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Ivan remembers where he lived,his family, and who he really is. This will impact the story by Ivan wanting a change.

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And ruby would take what Ivan is doing and act the same an Ivan might help ruby escape with him and help

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I think it's important because he need to learn about his self and his self and is family and he don't want to live in a cave he wants to live with his family

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Because now he is a able to remember is name and to remember is friends and to remember is family. Maybe Ivan might break out of is domain.

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I think it's important because he need to learn more about is self and is family in be with the and he don't want to live in a cage

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Ivan's real Name is mud for once Ivan might Remember his family.

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Because ivan

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It is important that remember his past because he remembers him self . It will effect the rest of the story because he will think different about the jungle.
Ivan is starting to remember his name mud and then his past.
Will lvan remember Stella.
I think it's important because he remembers who he really is.
I think that it will affect the that Stella died
Maybe lvan will break out and be in the wild life and maybe find his family

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He need to remember his self. And remember mint gives he condition

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I think that Ivan should remember his name because it is the most important thing because remember his family and his sister but he never know that his real name was mud .and how it would impact the story might escape the cage and help ruby have a better life and be happy and make ruby happy as well as he is

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Because he tries to remember and he REMEMBERS!

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It effects because, it makes him remember his name,mud and his name tells him about who he is and how his went back then and why his real name is mud and how he lived his whole human life went with Mack and how his sister, tag died back then in his life

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Ivan is starting to remember his name mud and then his past

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It is important that Ivan remembers his name because he will remember who he really is. It is going to change the story because he will remember that he is not suppose to be in the cage and he might try to escape with Stella.

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It is important that he remembers his past because he remembers him self.
It will effect the rest of the story because he will think different about the jungle.

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I think sense Ivan rembers his name mud and he's rembering his self he might make him no he shouldn't be in a cage and he might try to escape with Stella.

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Why is it important that Ivan remembers his real name? How will this impact the rest of the story?

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Why is it important that Ivan remembers his real name? How will this impact the rest of the story?

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He remembe his sister and his past and now he

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I van is going to try to escape with ruby so ruby can have a better life

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I think it's important because he rembers who he really is

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I think it is important that Ivan is remembering his name because it helps him remember who he really is.

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The one and only Ivan /ava because he REMEMBERS!!!!

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#1 It is important that Ivan remembers his name because if he remembers his name he can remember who he really is. #2 I think this will impact the rest of the story by if Ivan can remember his name he will remember he is a Gabriela and Garold's are wiled animals and he will remember wiled animals don't belong in cages and he will break out with ruby and go back to the wiled and take care of ruby.

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I think he will remember stuff and that will help them get out

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Why is it Important that Ivan remembers his name? How will this impact the story

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Why is it Important that Ivan remembers his name? How will this impact the story

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I think that it will impact the story big time because he's rembering his childhood.

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It is important that Ivan remembers his name bec

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Well he remembers because when his best friend

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He remembers who he is I think that will impact the story by him knowing that he is a wild animal and wild animals aren't meant for sitting in a cage so he is going to break out with ruby.

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Where do Gorillas live?

Gorillas live in Central Africa. There are two main species of gorilla, the Eastern Gorilla and the Western Gorilla. The Western Gorilla lives in Western Africa in countries such as Cameroon, the Congo, the Central African Republic, and Gabon. The Eastern Gorilla lives in Eastern African countries such as Uganda and Rwanda.

Gorillas live in a range of habitats from swamps to forests. There are lowland gorillas which live in bamboo forests, swamps and lowland forests. There are also mountain gorillas which live in forests in the mountains.

What do they eat?

Gorillas are mostly herbivores and eat plants. The plants they eat include leaves, stems pith, fruit, and bamboo. Sometimes they will eat insects, especially ants. A full grown adult male will eat around 50 pounds of food in a day.

How big to they get?

Gorillas are the largest species of primates. The males are often twice as big as the females. The males grow to around 5 ½ feet tall and weigh around 400 pounds. The females grow to 4 ½ feet tall and weigh around 200 pounds.

Gorillas have long arms, even longer than their legs! They use their long arms to "knuckle-walk". This is where they use the knuckles on their hands to walk on all fours.

They are mostly covered with brown hair. Gorillas from different areas may have different colored hair. For example, the western gorilla has the lightest hair and the mountain gorilla has the darkest. The western lowland gorilla can also have grayish hair and red colored forehead. When male gorillas get older their hair turns white on their back. These older males are called Silverback gorillas.

Are they endangered?

Yes, gorillas are endangered. Recently the Ebola Virus killed a number of them. This disease, coupled with people hunting gorillas, has put both species further in danger of extinction.

Fun Facts About Gorillas

Gorillas have hands and feet like humans including opposable thumbs and big toes.

Some gorillas in captivity have learned to use sign language to communicate with humans.

Gorillas live in small groups called troops or bands. In each troop there is one dominant male Silverback, some female gorillas, and their offspring.

Gorillas live around 35 years. They can live longer, up to 50 years, in captivity.

They sleep at night in nests. Baby gorillas will stay in their mother's nests until they are around 2 ½ years old.

Gorillas are generally calm and passive animals, however, the Silverback will defend his troop if he feels threatened.

They are highly intelligent and have now been observed using tools in the wild.

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Back to Animals for Kids Where do Gorillas live? Gorillas live in Central Africa. There are two main species of gorilla, the Eastern Gorilla and the Western Gorilla. The Western Gorilla lives in Western Africa in countries such as Cameroon, the Congo, the Central African Republic, and Gabon.

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For a long time the image most people had of a gorilla encounter included chest pounding, roaring, charging, and big, bared teeth. But researchers studying gorillas reveal a very different picture of mountain gorillas. The animals are peaceful, gentle, social, and mainly vegetarian creatures. The occasional ferocious-looking, impressive displays are generally from a male gorilla protecting his family group from a threat.

A typical group is led by the biggest and strongest mature male gorilla-often the guy doing any chest pounding or charging. He's called a silverback because the hair on a male's back turns from black to silvery gray as he matures. This happens when he is between 11 and 13 years old. A silverback's group normally includes a subadult male or two and a few females and their young. Mountain gorillas wander around a home range of up to 15 square miles (39 square kilometers).

Mountain gorillas spend much of their time eating. Their food includes a variety of plants, along with a few insects and worms. At night the animals make a nest to sleep in. Many lightweight gorillas nest in trees, making beds of bent branches. The heavier individuals may nest in grasses on the ground. Babies snuggle with their mothers for the night.

Life for mountain gorillas isn't all peaceful. They are endangered, threatened by civil war in a small area of Africa where they live. Hunters kill them for food or trophies. Their forests are chopped down for farmland, fuel, and housing. But many dedicated scientists, park rangers, and other concerned people are working hard to protect mountain gorillas, their forests, and their way of life in the mountains.

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Youngsters tumble, climb, and run playing follow the leader. Another group plays a rowdy game of king of the mountain. Several adults watch the action, relaxing nearby. Is this a playground scene at school? No, guess again. It's a lush mountain forest high in the Virunga mountains of Africa, and the playmates are young mountain gorillas under the watchful eyes of their mothers.

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The mountain gorilla, a large, strong ape inhabiting Africa's volcanic slopes, has few natural predators. Yet due to detrimental human activity, such as poaching, civil war, and habitat destruction, the mountain gorilla, a subspecies of the eastern gorilla, has become the most endangered type of gorilla.

Currently, the mountain gorilla's habitat is limited to protected national parks in two regions of Africa. One group of gorillas lives in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda. The other group is spread over three national parks in the Virungas mountain region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and Rwanda.

Mountain gorillas are as shy as they are strong. But when threatened, they can be aggressive. They beat their chests and let out angry grunts and roars. Group leaders will charge at the threat. Mothers will fight to the death to protect their young.

Mountain gorillas live in groups of up to 30. The group, or troop, is led by a single alpha male, an older silverback. These males are called silverbacks because of the silver stripe they develop on their backs when they mature. The oldest males of the group are at least 12 years old. These troops also include several younger males, adult and juvenile females, and infants.

In addition to providing protection to group members, silverbacks maintain order and decide all activities within their troop. They schedule feeding trips, resting time, and travel. They also father the majority of the young in the group.

Female mountain gorillas can produce young beginning at age 10. They carry one or two babies at a time and give birth after a 8.5-month gestation period. In general, they will bear between two and six offspring in a lifetime.

Newborn gorillas weigh about 1.8 kg (4 lb.) at birth. They are as weak and uncoordinated as human babies. For the first four years of their lives, they get around by clinging to their mothers backs. By 3.5 years of age, the young gorillas are fully weaned from their mothers milk and start the same diet as mature mountain gorillas: plants, leaves, roots and shoots.

Fully-grown male mountain gorillas can weigh up to 180 kg (400 lb). Females weigh half that at about 90 kg ( 200 lb). Aside from the silver stripe on their backs, male mountain gorillas are distinguished from females because they have a crest of fur on their heads. Both genders have similar thick black hair covering their body. Their thick hair keeps them warm in cold mountain temperatures.

Conservation Status

Mountain gorillas are considered endangered by IUCN's Red List. Not only are mountain gorillas threatened by loss of habitat due to human encroachment, they have also become victims of human violence. As civil war rages in Africa, efforts to conserve mountain gorilla populations have been curtailed. Mountain gorillas have also been killed or captured by poachers. Their body parts are sold to collectors, and baby gorillas are sold illegally as pets, research subjects, or private zoo animals.

What You Can Do to Help

To help, you can make donations to the International Gorilla Conservation Program. You can also support the Gorilla Fund International, set up by conservationist Dian Fossey.

Mountain Gorilla Range

Gorilla Resources

Blog Posts about the Mountain Gorilla

About the Author

P.A. Smith is a middle school Language Arts teacher. He is also a contributing editor of My House Rabbit.

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Mountain Gorilla Facts | Endangered Animals

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Due to poaching, civil war, and habitat destruction in Africa, the mountain gorilla is the most endangered type of gorilla. Learn more at Animal Fact Guide!

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