Gorilla

by:Blaine Peveto

First Grade

Kinds of Gorillas

Did you know you are related to a gorilla? Gorillas are a member of the primate family. Gorillas are the biggest primates. There are three types/species of gorillas :Mountain Gorilla, Eastern Lowland Gorilla, and Western Lowland Gorilla. They are related to

baboons, chimps, orangutans, monkeys and humans. Mountain gorillas are the rarest gorillas. Lowland gorillas and Mountain gorillas do not act or look the same. I want to be a gorilla expert because then I can tell the different kinds apart.

What Animal Looks Like

I'm an expert on gorillas. Do you want to learn

about gorillas? Gorillas have black hair and black skin. They also have a hairless face and a very large head with a bulging forehead that has a crest on top. On their face they have dark-brown eyes and tiny ears. When you see a gorilla, you will notice it has a bulky body with a wide chest. Gorillas are 4.6 - 5.6 feet tall. Gorillas arms are longer than their legs. Gorillas have NO claws and NO tail. I think if I had arms longer than my legs I would look weird!

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Where My Animal Lives

Would you like to know where gorillas live? Gorillas live in African rain forests and on mountains. They live in a nest in a forest clearing. All gorillas live in groups, called a band, of 6-7. In a band, the adult male is the leader.The leader is called a silverback. Because of lost habitat, gorillas are endangered and that's bad. People need to protect gorillas' habitat!

What My Animal Eats

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If I owned a restaurant for gorillas, I would make sure all of their favorite foods were on the menu. Gorillas are OMNIVORES, which means they eat plants AND animals. Gorillas eat fruit, nuts, berries, plants, roots, ants, termites, and of course bananas. An average adult gorilla eats 50 pounds a day. Gorillas rarely drink water. If I ate bugs, that would be gross!

What My Animal Does

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Gorillas grunt and hoot when they're happy and angry gorillas really beat their chest. They knuckle walk and they also stand erect. Gorillas wake up at 6 a.m to 8 a.m. They eat, then they travel from 300 feet up to a mile in a day. Then they build a nest from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.(the nests are untidy). Female gorillas have their first baby when they are 10 years old. The female feeds the baby milk for 3 years. When the youngster is 4 years old, it is old enough to ride on a adult gorilla's back. Some gorilla troops have 20 gorillas or more.Gorillas have five senses just like a human. They live to be 35 years old. If I made a sound like a gorilla, everybody would think I AM a gorilla and would be afraid!

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Other Interesting Facts

Do you want to learn other interesting facts about gorillas? A gorilla's head is heavier than a human's head. Gorillas challenge intruders to keep their band safe. Gorillas are quiet animals. They can smell if they are alone or not. People sell gorillas' hadns, feet and skulls illegally as lucky charms.