Gorilla’s

1. Jacob Gallegos Bio April 13, 2011 Gorilla’s

2. So Where Do These Beast LIVE.? Gorillas inhabit tropical forest habitats. Tropical forests having little in temperature (around 23°C) and time of daylight (around 12 hours).But, rainfall varies considerably in the tropics and is a primary factor as to the type of vegetation that grows in an area.

3. Eating, and dieting for Gorilla’s!? They consumes parts of at least 97 plant species. About 67% of their diet is fruit, 17% is leaves, seeds and stems and 3% is termites and caterpillars.

4. What do Gorilla’s have to be afraid of? People Hunt Gorilla’s. End of story.

5. Diseases of Gorillas Captive gorillas are frequently infected with pathogens transmitted by other animals or humans Endoparasites Ectoparasites and Skin Diseases Conspecifics Diseases of the Respiratory Tract Check them out. http://www.berggorilla.de/english/gjournal/texte/9disease.html

6. A little bit of everything Gorillas spend about 14 hours feeding and foraging and about 10 hours resting every day.     Gorillas move about 400-1,000 meters (0.24-0.60 mi) per day which is about 88-219 miles per year.     Feeding/foraging activity rise during the first three to four hours of the day. Then there is usually an extended rest period during midday until mid-late afternoon at which point feeding/foraging activity resumes.     Gorillas construct "beds" to sleep in at the end of the day. They gather vegetation around them in trees or on the ground. Gorillas construct a new nest each night because they travel to different locations during the day foraging. The daily construction of new nests also helps avoid parasites that may nest in the bedding It is extremely rare that gorillas would compete for or share food. • 1. Gorillas build nests to sleep in and the presence of sufficient nesting stuff determines the location where they go to sleep at., but usually consists of bent/broken vines and branches formed around and underneath each one and other. Infants sleep in their mother's nest until they are about three years of age.but, some offspring as young as eight months practice nest building. Nests function to keep the gorillas off the cold ground, prevent them slipping down a slope, or support them in a tree during the night. Researchers can identify the size, age, activity and make-up of a gorilla troop based on their nests. •     2. Gorillas most often walk four-footed with limited bipedal (two-footed) movements. Gorillas and chimpanzees have a distinctive walk called knuckle-walking. The walk derived its name because they walk on their knuckles, not on their palms.

7. Few questions, and answers • How will not having this organism affect the environment • Endangered gorillas, our close relatives, keep reminding us that if we do not save them from imminent extinction, we may forever lose this unique chance to gain more knowledge about evolution of life on Earth. • How does having this organism affect the environment • It doesn’t. • What is being done to protect this organism? Making it illegal to hunt them, even though, some people don’t follow the rules it does help. • What needs to be done to increase the numbers of this organism in the environment? • Stop hunting, and, Protect there habitat. • How did this organism become endangered or extinct?... • Humans destroying the habitat and killing numbers for gorilla's for food.

8. Why’d I pick them? • I believe in evolution, and Gorilla’s have a lot in common with us, its interesting how they’re thought of as monsters, when all they’re trying to do is live, without being bothered, like us. • For being ‘Just Animals’ they’re smart, when it comes to eating right, finding somewhere to sleep, and keeping there young ones safe. Just how they think, I think, is pretty awesome. • We should try and keep them alive, and see where that takes us in the future if you ask me. • That’s Why I Picked Gorilla’s.