Jacob Jones- life of a gorilla by JACOB JONES

Habitat

jacob_jones — 2014-05-23 15:42:13 UTC

* lives in tropical rain forests

* lowlands

* swamps

* abandoned fields

* only found in Africa

Behavior

jacob_jones — 2014-05-27 15:14:57 UTC

*They are shy but social during the day

*Not aggressive

* they spend the mornings and evenings

feeding

* during the middle of the day they play,

sleep, or groom the young.

Diet

jacob_jones — 2014-05-27 15:19:10 UTC

*herbivores

*mostly plant eaters

*eats leaves, plant bulbs, tree bark, fruit, and seeds.

Anatomy

jacob_jones — 2014-05-27 15:23:57 UTC

*arms are longer then legs to walk on all four

*have fingers plus a thumb

*very large head, have hair and skin (not fur).

* stomach is larger than its chest

Life span

jacob_jones — 2014-05-27 15:27:12 UTC

In captivity= 50 years

Wild= 35-40 years

jacob_jones — 2014-05-27 15:34:58 UTC

Other info

jacob_jones — 2014-05-27 15:38:34 UTC

*when they walk on all four legs the

walk on their knuckles

* climb trees

* cannot swim

* gorillas are the largest living

primates

* they have showed emotions such as

grief

* each gorilla has their own personality

* stronger than a single human

* strength of 8-15 men ( 1 gorilla)

* can bend tempered steel bars that

are 2'' thick

jacob_jones — 2014-05-29 15:25:56 UTC

Language

jacob_jones — 2014-05-29 15:43:07 UTC

* sign language