Mountain Gorilla

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Mountain Gorilla

• By Kayla

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Physical Description

• Mountain gorillas can be 4 feet tall.
• Male mountain gorillas weigh about 400 pounds.
• Female mountain gorillas weigh about 200 pounds.
• Mountain gorillas have fur almost all around its
  body except its face.

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Predators

• Mountain gorillas predators are humans.
• Mountain gorillas beat their chests.
• Poachers kill mountain gorillas for their meat
  and fur.

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Habitat

• Mountain gorillas live in cool misty forests.
• Mountain gorillas live in Rwanda, Zaire and
  Uganda.
• Mountain gorillas live in places that are wet and
  dry.

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Food and Diet

• Mountain gorillas eat all different kinds of
  plants.
• Mountain gorillas eat bamboo, wild celery,
  thistles, stinging nettles, bedstraw and certain
  fruit.
• Mountain gorillas are not a omnivorous.

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Babies

• Female mountain gorillas might have only 2-6
  offspring.
• New born mountain gorillas weighs about 4 pounds.
• Baby mountain gorillas stay with their mothers
  for 4-5 years.

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Interesting Facts

• Mountain gorillas are special, because they have
  fingers like humans.
• Mountain gorillas can stand on two feet.
• Mountain gorillas are endangered.