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Facts about Gorillas by Louis and Mathilda - Coggle Diagram
Facts about Gorillas by Louis and Mathilda
What do they eat?
Sometimes they will eat insects, especially ants.
The plants they eat include leaves, stem pith, fruit and bamboo forests.
A full grown adult male will eat around 50 pounds food a day.
Gorillas are mostly herbivores and eat plants.
How big do they get?
The males grow to around 5 1/2 feet tall and weigh around 400 pounds.
The males are often twice as big as the females.
The females grow to around 4 1/2 feet tall and weigh around 200 pounds.
Gorillas are the largest species of primates.
Where do Gorillas live?
The Western Gorilla lives in Western Africa in countries such as Cameroon, the Congo, the Central African Republic, and Gabon.
There are 2 main species of Gorilla, the Eastern Gorilla and the Western Gorilla.
The Eastern Gorilla lives in Eastern African countries such as Uganda and Rwanda.
Gorillas live in Central Africa.
Are they endangered?
Recently the Ebola Virus killed a number of them.
This disease coupled people hunting gorillas, has put both species further in danger of extinction
Yes, gorillas are endangered.