Cousins D
Acta Zool Pathol Antverp. 1976 Dec(66):91-100.
It is clear that most zoos feed their gorillas a principally frugivorous diet, while the diets of wild gorilla populations are undoubtedly basically herbivorous. The primary food plant of western and eastern lowland gorillas is Aframomum, and Blancou (1955) even maintains that these plants possess active parasiticidal qualities, but this subscription is not borne out by recent research. However, it is possible that another plant food, combretum, could have some propensities as a deparasitant. Many captive gorillas accept cooked or raw meat in their diets and there is some evidence that feral gorillas may also occasionally consume matter of animal origin.
很明显，大多数动物园主要以水果为食喂养大猩猩，而野生大猩猩种群的饮食无疑基本上是食草性的。西部和东部低地大猩猩的主要食物植物是非洲豆蔻，布兰库（1955年）甚至认为这些植物具有活性杀虫特性，但最近的研究并未证实这一观点。然而，另一种植物性食物——风车子属植物有可能具有一定的驱虫倾向。许多圈养的大猩猩在饮食中会接受熟肉或生肉，并且有一些证据表明野生大猩猩也可能偶尔食用动物源性食物。
