Friday, 17 January 2014

Gorillas

Gorillas are ground-dwelling, predominantly herbivorous apes that inhabit the forests of central Africa.Gorillas
constitute the eponymous genius gorilla,the largest of primates by size.A mature male gorilla can be over 6 feet tall and weigh 300-500 pounds.A gorilla can spread his arms 8 feet and is as strong as 4 to 8 strong men.Gorillas can live more than 50 years.New born gorillas are very small,weighing only about 4 1/2 pounds.Gorillas communicate to each-other by using gestures,body postures,facial expression, vocal sounds,chestslaps,drumming and odours.There are three types of gorillas:

Western Lowland Gorillas,

Eastern Lowland Gorillas,

and Mountain Gorillas.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                         

                                                                                 

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