Gorilla Facts

Gorilla Facts

1. They were discovered by Dr. Thomas Savage in Africa in the year 1847.

2. Gorillas always have black eyes. Gorillas can make about 25 different sounds.

3. Their feet look exactly like their hands. 

4. A boy gorilla can weigh 390 pounds, on it’s legs it can be 6 feet tall.A girl gorilla can weigh about 200 pounds and are shorter than boys.

5. Gorillas can be black or brown-grey.

6. Gorillas don’t have tails.

7. Gorillas eat baby insects called grubs, leaves, bark, shoots, stems, roots, flowers, fruit, and termites, and they are omnivores.

8. Strong bones and powerful muscles; their body is more like a humans than any other animal. Gorillas have bones, muscles, and organs that are similar to humans. They have big brains, good eyesight, big eyes, and thumbs they can use. 

9. The gorilla has about twenty-five different sounds including screams, grunts, and barks. They have moods like humans. They can be happy, sad, jealous, and laugh when they are tickled.

10. A gorilla has breakfast then takes a nap and travels in the afternoon; most of the gorillas daylight hours are spent feeding or resting. As sunset comes the gorilla gets ready for bedtime by making a nest.

11. Gorillas live in the tropical lowland forests of western and central Africa, they also live in mountain forests.

12. Gorillas are the biggest members of the ape family.

13. They are members of the ape family.

14. They are becoming endangered
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15. Adult arms are 20% larger than their legs.

16. They walk on their knuckles (knuckle-walking).

17. Cannot swim but sometimes walk in swamps to eat and find food.

18. When an adult boy takes over a family group, he may kill some baby gorilla that belonged to the previous gorilla.

19. Gorillas are 98% the same as humans
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20. Gorilla girls have a baby once every four years
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21. Every gorilla has a different fingerprint just like humans.

22. Just because gorillas are big doesn’t mean they aren’t calm believe it or not gorillas are very calm
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23. Gorillas can hold things with both their hands and feet.

24. Gorillas can live up to be thirty-five years old.

25. A group of gorillas is called a troop or a band.

26. Average adult male gorillas eat approximately 50 pounds of food a day.

27. Male gorillas are much larger than females. Males can weigh as much as 450 pounds.

28. Gorilla means “Hairy Person”.