Animal Animal Adaptations:Adaptations:

GorillaGorilla

Kayleigh Kayleigh JohnsonJohnson

11stst Period Period

January 27,2005January 27,2005

• Gorillas have a Gorillas have a rough facerough face

• 4 toes & 1 thumb 4 toes & 1 thumb like toelike toe

• Very enlarged Very enlarged handshands

• 32 teeth32 teeth• And rough black And rough black

skinskin

Physical Features

• Lives in parts of Lives in parts of AfricaAfrica

• Lies in lowlands Lies in lowlands and mountainsand mountains

• Roams in humid Roams in humid areas as well as areas as well as clearclear

Its Habitat

Habitat Adaptations

•He has dark skin to He has dark skin to blend in to his blend in to his environmentenvironment•They have large They have large hands to hold and hands to hold and grasp thingsgrasp things

•He shelters He shelters himself with himself with leaves under leaves under trees to sleeptrees to sleep•Hides and runs Hides and runs when it hears a when it hears a predatorpredator

• Grown male and Grown male and female gorillas female gorillas feed on fruits and feed on fruits and plants.plants.

• Infants eat solid Infants eat solid foods when born.foods when born.

Its Feeding

Feeding Adaptations

•They have wide They have wide tongues and 32 tongues and 32 sharp teeth to eat sharp teeth to eat its food.its food.

•Gorillas eat 2 times Gorillas eat 2 times a day;morning and a day;morning and night.night.

• Female gorillas Female gorillas mate at the age of mate at the age of 8 and males mate 8 and males mate at 12.at 12.

• They have 1 They have 1 offspring at a time.offspring at a time.

• The mama carries The mama carries the baby for 3 the baby for 3 months until it can months until it can walk at 5 months.walk at 5 months.

Its Breeding

Breeding Adaptations

•The male gorillas The male gorillas breed by finding breed by finding and calling to the and calling to the female gorilla.female gorilla.•The mama gorilla The mama gorilla cares for 1 cares for 1 offspring until it offspring until it can go off on its can go off on its own at 3 years old.own at 3 years old.

•While the gorillas While the gorillas travel, the mama travel, the mama carries the baby on carries the baby on its back until it can its back until it can walk.walk.

• This species is endangered .Hunters are killing This species is endangered .Hunters are killing and experimenting on them so they cant and experimenting on them so they cant reproduce.reproduce.

• We can save them by putting them in a wildlife We can save them by putting them in a wildlife environment until they reproduce again.environment until they reproduce again.

Endangered Species?