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WHAT DO GORILLAS EAT? [ ] Mostly meat[ ] Mostly plants[ ] Fish and fruit[ ] Banana sundaes

WHERE DO GORILLAS LIVE? [ ] Only in forests of Africa[ ] Deserts of the Middle East[ ] Mountains of Asia[ ] Skull Island

HOW BIG DO THEY GET?[ ] 50 pounds (1 foot tall) [ ] 100 pounds (3 feet tall)[ ] 400 pounds (6 feet tall)[ ] 800 pounds (Kong size)

WHAT ARE GORILLAS?[ ] Apes[ ] Monkeys[ ] Homo sapiens[ ] Bigfoot

WHAT DO THEY SLEEP?[ ] Cave [ ] Tree forts [ ] Nest made of leaves[ ] Underground lair

Unlike human feet, gorillas have an opposable toe allowing them to grasp items with their feet. It’s like having four hands!

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GORILLA FIELD NOTES - LEVE L ON E -

GORILLA FIELD NOTES

Complete these Field Notes, then look at the answer page to see if your findings are the same as ours.

What it’s like to be a gorilla *You might need to

ask an adult for help!

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Gorilla feet

1. GORILLA Y L P A

2. AFRICA N A T I F N

3. CLIMB L L G R I O A

4. MOUNTAIN I A M O N U N T

5. NEST F A I A C R

6. SILVERBACK M B C I L

7. PLAY E T N S

8. INFANT C A S I B V L E K R

Gorilla = 3, Africa = 5, Climb = 6, Mountain = 4, Nest = 7, Silverback = 8, Play = 1, Infant = 2.

Gorillas are just about 4 1/2 pounds at birth. Their mother carries them around in her arms until they can grab her fur, and then they ride on the mother’s back. When gorillas are about 3 1/2 or 4 years old, they get around on their own, though they may stay close to their mothers for a while.

GORILLA FIELD NOTES

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GORILLA FIELD NOTES - LEVE L T WO -

I’m called a “silverback” because the band of light

grey hair across my back shows I’m full-grown and ready to lead and

protect my group.

Bwenge, group leader

Hello, I’m Bwenge leader of a group of

mountain gorillas in the Virunga Mountains of

Rwanda, Africa.

Gorilla jumble match gorilla facts

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Answers: 1. True 2. True 3. False

Gorillas are herbivores - meaning they don’t eat meat

Gorillas have unique handprints (like humans) - and noseprints!

Gorilla DNA is only 2% similar to that of a human

True/false gameT / F

T / F

T / F