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Gorillas!

Gorillas!. Largest Apes. By: Blake T. Introduction. The scientific name for Gorillas is Gorilla, Gorilla, Gorilla!!! Gorillas live for 40 years in captivity There are many different kinds of gorillas, such as Mountain Gorillas, Forest Gorillas and Jungle Gorillas

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Gorillas!

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  1. Gorillas! Largest Apes By: Blake T.

  2. Introduction • The scientific name for Gorillas is Gorilla, Gorilla, Gorilla!!! • Gorillas live for 40 years in captivity • There are many different kinds of gorillas, such as Mountain Gorillas, Forest Gorillas and Jungle Gorillas • Gorillas are the largest of the ape family

  3. All About How Gorillas Look • Black hair like human hair • They have dark skin and small dark brown eyes as small as an ant • Males can be 6 feet tall and can weigh between 400-450 pounds • Females are shorter and weigh about 175 pounds • The stomachs are bigger than their chests • They have two long arms which are longer than their legs to swing tree to tree • They have two legs that always seem to be bent at the knees

  4. More About How Gorillas Look • There chest is very thick and strong. • Gorillas are much larger than chimpanzees, but have smaller ears • Gorillas have hands and feet like humans

  5. What Is In The Inside? • Gorillas have large muscles to protect themselves and to also help them shred a big banana tree • Gorillas are the largest living primates

  6. Where Gorillas Live • Rain forest in central Africa • Jungle • Lowland

  7. Favorite Climate • The weather is • Warm • Windy • rainy

  8. What Gorillas Eat! • Bamboo • Roots • Bark • Stems • Fruit • Leaves • Bananas • They eat up to 66 pounds of food every day

  9. Gorilla Prey and Predators • Humans hunt for gorillas! • Leopards • Crocodiles • But gorillas do not eat any animals or humans!

  10. How Gorillas Act • Gorillas live in troops of one or more males, females, and babies • They walk on all fours using their knuckles on the ground • They don’t usually climb trees • They give nose to nose greetings • Gorillas also touch and hug one another • They show their teeth when they are mad • Gorillas do not share food

  11. Gorilla Babies • Babies live with the moms 3 to 4 years) • Female gorillas can have babies when they are 7 or 8) • Gorillas can have a baby every year • Female gorillas give birth to one baby gorilla at a time

  12. Physical Adaptation • They have huge muscles to protect them selfs • Gorillas have hair to protect there skin from insects and to keep warm • Gorillas have fingers to pick up food and babies

  13. Behavioral Adaptations • Gorillas live in troops of one or more males and females and babies so they can play with each other • They walk on all fours using their knuckles on the ground so they can run really fast becausethey do not climb trees

  14. Physiological Adaptations • Gorillas have a big stomach to digest there 66 pounds of food • Gorillas have huge muscles to shred a big banana tree so they have food to eat • Gorillas have thick bones because they are big

  15. Awesome Gorilla Facts • Gorillas are not mean, they are peaceful • They make new nests out of leaves and branches every night before they go to sleep • Gorillas can smile and laugh • They don’t have hair on their faces, palms or the soles of their feet • Gorillas do not have tails

  16. THE END!!!!!!

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