The gorals are four species with a goat-like or antelope-like appearance. Gorillas are intelligent and charismatic.
Physical features: -Gorillas have a distinctive shape in that their stomachs are larger than their chests. Their stomach size is attributed to their enlarged intestines, which digest the bulky fibrous vegetation they consume. They have larger muscles in their arms than in their legs.
Behavior: - Gorillas are non-territorial and live in groups called troops that generally consist of 1 to 4 adult males (called silverbacks), some juvenile males (called black backs), several adult females and young.
Habitat: - Gorals were distributed from 964 m to 1591 m asl, in MGCA. Five habitat types were used by the goral: Schima mixed forest, Shorea mixed forest, Quercus forest, grassland and rocky cliffs. The highest number of fecal deposits was recorded on rocky cliffs. Gorals also preferred south facing steep slopes of 510-700 and top of cliffs.
Gorals are facing a serious local threat of illegal hunting for meat. Other threats include habitat destruction, fragmentation and various anthropogenic activities such as fire, fodder collection, fuel wood collection and overgrazing.