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What does a Mountain Gorilla What does a Mountain Gorilla look like?look like?
• Human looking– Hands– Nostrils– Feet
• Dark and has a lot of fur on the body • Massive chest• Big chunky body helps them keep warm during the seasons
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How many pounds does A MOUNTAIN GORILLA WEIGH?
• Weighs about 154-350 pounds. – Males 350 pounds – Females 250 pounds
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What’s a Mountain Gorilla’s Typical Size?
Male – 6 feet tall Female – 5 feet tall Average is 4-5 feet
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What's a Mountain Gorilla’s What's a Mountain Gorilla’s CColor?olor?
• Black or dark brownBlack or dark brown– Gets old, turns grayGets old, turns gray
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What adaptations help its survival?
• Fur helps keep them warm • Hands help them walk, eat, and feel• Rely on their sense of smell, sight,
and hearing • Stick with their family because they
depend on them
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The Mountain Gorilla Habitat
• Live in three different countries in Africa:» Uganda» Rwanda » The Democratic Republic of Congo
• Live in thick forests where it can be cold at night because they like the cold
• The weather in the forests is usually cloudy and damp
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How Do Mountain Gorillas Get Their Food?
• Using their big hands and ripping whatever they are going to eat off
• Mostly get their food from the ground or from the tree if they can reach it
• Rarely climb trees to get their food even though they are excellent climbers
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Mountain Gorillas Eat What?
• Eat all sorts of plants• Spend about eight hours a day eating • Eat vines, thistles, ginger and wild celery
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Are Mountain Gorillas Herbivores, Carnivores or Omnivores?
• Herbivores
• They only eat plants
• Don’t eat meat or anything else besides plants
NO
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How are Mountain Gorillas Endangered?
• Hunters kill them and use them for traditional medicine
• People still hunt them for meat
• They also are hunted for their fur
• These are the traps that they catch them in
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What Fundraisers can be What Fundraisers can be Helped to Save Mountain Helped to Save Mountain
GorillasGorillas• You can join ConservationYou can join Conservation• Conservation is a group of Conservation is a group of
people that work together to people that work together to save Mountain Gorillassave Mountain Gorillas– International Gorilla International Gorilla
Conservation Programmer Conservation Programmer (IGCP)(IGCP)
– You can join FundraisersYou can join Fundraisers
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Thanks for watching!Thanks for watching!We learned a lot about Mountain We learned a lot about Mountain
Gorillas, and we hoped you enjoyed Gorillas, and we hoped you enjoyed the show !the show !
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