Gorillas

Gorilla’s habitat is tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests. Their location of their habitat is in Central Africa. The Eastern and Western gorillas are endangered animals. The gorillas are endangered mainly by hunting and logging throughout their ranges. Scientists warn that less than 10% of their remaining habitat could be left undisturbed by the year 2030. Gorillas are threatened by hunting for food, pets, and diseases and their body parts are used in medicine and as magical charms. The gorilla can reach a height of 1.25 – 1.75 meters when standing on two feet. The weight is 70 – 140 kg. in females and 135 – 275 kg. in males. Gorillas are stocky animals with characteristically large hands, and forearms that are much shorter than the upper arm. Gorillas eat leaves, shoots, fruit, bulbs, bark, vines, and nettles. They also eat ants, termites, grubs, worms, and insect larvae. Man is gorillas only enemy because of the actions of male gorillas protecting their groups with such determination from hunters, humans developed folklore the ferocity of gorillas about.

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