Some Facts About All Gorillas
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- A baby gorilla is 4 pounds.
- Male adult gorillas eat 40 pounds of food a day..
- A gorilla grows up to be 500 pounds.
- Gorillas are primates.
- Gorillas mostly like to climb, eat, or sleep.
- There are about 5 to 30 gorillas in a group.
- Wild gorillas live in Africa.
- Gorillas eat plants and insects (yummy!).
Gorilla Troops
Silverback Gorillas
- Silverback male gorillas are the leader of the troop of gorillas.
- Silverback male gorillas are bigger than the biggest football player.
- They get their name from their back, which has silver hair.
- They develop silver hair because they are old.
Blackback Gorillas
- Blackbacks are young gorillas, between 8 and 12 years old.
- Blackbacks wait until it is time for them to lead their own troop.
- Blackbacks may not challenge the silverback gorilla until they are old enough.
Types of Gorillas
Cross-River Gorillas
- There are about 200-300 cross river gorillas in the wild.
- The cross river gorilla is the world's rarest great ape.
- The cross river gorilla lives in Cameroon and in Nigeria.
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Mountain Gorillas
- There are about 880 mountain gorillas in the wild.
- They live in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.
Western Lowland Gorillas
- They live in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equitorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo.
Eastern Lowland Gorillas
- These gorillas are bigger than the western lowland gorillas.
- They live in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Extra Facts
- A gorilla is a mammal.
- Mammals like gorillas do not lay eggs.
- Gorillas need milk from their mommy to drink when they are babies.