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Gorillas
Gorillas are heavy. An adult male can weigh more than two men. Gorillas are strong. Adult gorillas are much stronger than people.
Gorillas are big. When a gorilla stands up it can be as tall as a man.
How much can a gorilla weigh?
Films make gorillas seem scary, but gorillas are very gentle in real life. They only use their strength when they need to.
How do gorillas normally behave in real life?
Where do gorillas live?
Gorillas live in forests in Africa.
Gorillas live in forests in Africa.
Some gorillas live in forests high up on mountains.
Silverback gorillas
The hair on the back of male gorillas turns silver when they are grown up. The silver fur shows other gorillas that they are adult males. This is like adult male lions having manes.
The hair on the back of male gorillas turns silver when they are grown up. The silver fur shows other gorillas that they are adult males. This is like adult male lions having manes.
When do male gorillas get silver hair?
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What do gorillas eat?
Gorillas eat fruit, stems and bamboo shoots. They also eat rotten wood. The wood has sodium in it, which is important for the health of all animals.* Some gorillas eat ants as well. |
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Why do gorillas eat rotten wood?
How do gorillas live?
They live in groups called troops. A troop has a silverback, lots of females and offspring. In the daytime, the troop looks for food in the forest. At night, each gorilla makes a nest to sleep in. A nest can be on the ground or up in a tree.
They live in groups called troops. A troop has a silverback, lots of females and offspring. In the daytime, the troop looks for food in the forest. At night, each gorilla makes a nest to sleep in. A nest can be on the ground or up in a tree.
What is a group of gorillas called?
Why do gorillas make nests?
Why do gorillas make nests?
The big toe of a gorilla’s foot is like our thumb. The big toe helps the gorilla to grip things. So, the gorilla can grab food or climb trees with its feet.
Gorillas can stand, but they prefer to move on all fours. They move on all fours by making their hands into fists and walking on their knuckles.
What is a gorilla's big toe like?
Why do gorillas make fists?
Why do gorillas make fists?
Gorilla babies
A baby gorilla can go for a ride on its mum as the baby can cling to the mum's long hair.
Babies drink their mother's milk and eat leaves and fruits.
How do the babies hold on to their mum?
How are they like us?
Gorillas are our third closest relatives after chimps and bonobos.
Gorillas are our third closest relatives after chimps and bonobos.
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Gorillas' hands have thumbs like us so they can hold things easily.
They can laugh and feel sadness. And they are smart - they can use objects as tools. One gorilla called Koko has even learnt sign language!
Name an emotion they can feel.
* Fact from http://www.livescience.com/4120-mystery-solved-gorillas-eat-rotting-wood.html