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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><u>Interesting
Physical Characteristics<o:p></o:p></u></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> - </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
largest primate is the Gorilla, which can weigh up to 600 pounds.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> - </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Unlike
humans, gorillas have an opposable big toe, as well as thumb. Therefore they
can manipulate objects with their feet as well as their hands.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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- <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The
arms of a gorilla are longer than their legs (and their armspans are about 1
foot longer than an adult male), which is why they prefer to walk on their
knuckles (although they can walk on two feet also).</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana;"> - </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">An
adult gorilla has six times the upper body strength of an adult human male.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> - They
have a large bulging forehead mainly to protect their eyes</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana;"> - </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Gorillas’
also have stomachs, which are larger than their chests due to their enlarged
intestines.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> - </span> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Similar
to humans, gorillas go through two sets of teeth in their lifetime (baby teeth
and permanent teeth).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">- - They also have 32 teeth, which is the same as us!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> - They
have fingernails and toenails instead of claws. This is true for all primates.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> - </span> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Most
gorillas have dark skin, and black to brown hair except the Silverbacks. They
develop silver hair across their backs and thighs as they go through puberty
and sexually mature. This creates the illusion that they are bigger than they
are!</span></div>
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gorillas lack hair on their fingers, palms, soles, nose, lips, ears, and chest.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> - </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #104ac9;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Similar
to a fingerprint, gorillas have a unique nose print! This is used by
researchers to distinguish gorillas in the field.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/gorilla/images/pic-nose-prints.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/gorilla/images/pic-nose-prints.jpg" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">- Unlike
monkeys, gorillas do not have tails!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><u>Other
Fun Facts</u></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;">- </span>The
Mountain gorilla is especially susceptible to human diseases.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">- Mountain
gorillas are currently also the most endangered, though all gorillas are
endangered because of hunting and a loss of their habitat.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">- Gorillas
build their own nests to sleep at night, but a nest is not used more than once.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">- Gorillas
live in “troops” of about 5 to 9 gorillas.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">- Gorillas
live in Africa in the following countries: Cameroon, the Central African
Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of Congo.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> - Human
birth control pills also work on gorillas</span></div>
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gorillas nurse up to three years!</span></div>
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It turns out that gorillas' diets really do consist mainly of plants! Although there are slight diet variations depending on the type of gorilla. Western lowland gorillas' diet consists of 67% fruit, 17% leaves, seeds, and stems, and 3% termites and caterpillars. The diet of Mountain gorillas, on the other hand, consists of 86% leaves, shoots, and stems, 7% roots, 3% flowers, 2% fruit, and 2% ants and snails. The lack of fruit that the Mountain gorilla consumes compared to the Western lowland gorilla is due to the scarce amount of fruits that grow at the high altitudes of their mountain habitats. <br />
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Gorillas are, in fact, able to survive on only fruits, leaves, trees, and other plants. However, in order for them to obtain all of the energy and nutrients that they need, gorillas must consume a large amount of this vegetation, which, luckily, is available to them year round in their natural habitats. Adult male gorillas consume more than 40 pounds of vegetation every day! Now that's a lot of salad.<br />
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Here is a cool video where you can see gorillas eating up close.<br />
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Gorillas use their strength to break apart plants. They are also very selective foragers, in that they like to only eat certain parts of plants (which is what I had noticed at the zoo!). This helps so that they don't overexploit an area for food. They crop the vegetation in a manner that allows for quick replenishment to occur. This system is very important because this is their only diet, so they need a constant, abundant source if they are to survive.<br />
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sources:<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4Gm_lzn0iI">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4Gm_lzn0iI</a>
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<a href="http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/gorilla/diet.htm">http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/gorilla/diet.htm</a>
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorilla#Food_and_foraging">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorilla#Food_and_foraging</a>Bridgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01738343814700529073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811709318183217883.post-61112129221231566712012-05-01T18:44:00.001-07:002012-05-01T18:44:29.121-07:00Adventures at the San Diego Zoo!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This picture shows the comparison between the baby ("Frank the Tank") and the large silverback that is clearly in charge at the zoo.<br />
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This gorilla liked to cause a little bit of trouble, and tried taking food from the littlest one, Frank the Tank, and the Silverback and him got in a little fight.<br />
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The gorillas were expecting food but I was amazed at how the gorillas held their hands up in the air waiting for the food to be tossed to them, caught the lettuce heads, and then continued waving, signaling that they wanted more food.<br />
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Watching the Silverback eat was interesting because he examined each piece of lettuce before eating it and was pretty picky about the parts he ate. He preferred the crunchy roots and threw the leafy part of the lettuce to his feet.<br />
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I just took a picture of his foot because I couldn't believe how big it was! Also he was sitting very human-like while eating his lettuce, leaning against the glass window with his knees bent.<br />
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The Silverback was looking over all of the leafy remains and showing it to the younger gorilla.</div>
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The Silverback gets mad and chases the other gorilla!</div>
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Although gorillas' hearing capabilities are probably not any better than ours, they do need to be extra sensitive to sounds because they live in dense forests which conceal visibility of potential predators. So hearing is important to gorillas for locating one another and for detecting danger. For this reason, gorillas often respond to strange noises that they aren't used to.<br />
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<u>Sight</u><br />
Gorillas see mostly as well as we do. Their eyesight is used for finding and identifying food, as well as looking out for danger. Because gorillas are herbivores that search for food in the daytime, they probably have color vision which is useful for detecting the difference between ripened and unripened fruits. Like humans, gorillas also have both eyes facing forward, instead of one on each side of the head. This binocular vision allows them to accurately assess distances and depth. Gorillas and humans both have a specialized area of the eye called a fovea, which contains condensed light-sensitive cells that aid in good visual acuity.<br />
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<u>Smell</u><br />
Gorillas probably have a better sense of smell than humans do. They are able to detect strong odors in the environment, like human sweat and the scent of an unfamiliar gorilla. Males use females' odors to determine their reproductive statuses. Also, Silverbacks emit a scent from their armpits when they sense strangers around them.<br />
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<u>Touch</u><br />
Gorillas probably have a less sensitive sense of touch than humans do, and they are less tactile than other primates. The hands and feet of gorillas are protected by hair and very thick skin so that they can pick up nettles (a plant covered with stinging hairs) and be stung by wasps without being hurt. One of the main reasons gorillas use their sense of touch is for grooming. Mutual grooming often takes place between mothers and offspring, and sometimes females groom Silverback. This grooming keeps the thick hair free from dirt and parasites, and also reinforces social bonds.<br />
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<u>Taste</u><br />
Gorillas most likely have the same tasting abilities as humans do. Their tasting capabilities are important so that they can learn the differences between poisonous and non-poisonous plants.<br />
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<a href="http://gorillacd.org/2007/11/30/how-mountain-gorillas-see-hear-touch-smell-and-taste/">http://gorillacd.org/2007/11/30/how-mountain-gorillas-see-hear-touch-smell-and-taste/</a>
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<a href="http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/gorilla/senses.htm">http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/gorilla/senses.htm</a>
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<a href="http://www.inmagine.com/x139/bxp40906-photo">http://www.inmagine.com/x139/bxp40906-photo</a>
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<a href="http://www.digitalapoptosis.com/archives/animals/002024.html">http://www.digitalapoptosis.com/archives/animals/002024.html</a>Bridgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01738343814700529073noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811709318183217883.post-86045758735974339112012-04-20T11:12:00.001-07:002012-04-20T11:12:38.404-07:00Koko and Gorilla Intelligence!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Gorillas
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known as Project Koko) proves it. This project began in 1972, when Koko the
Gorilla was only one year old. After being in the study for about 40 years,
Koko has surpassed any other non-human in her ability to communicate with sign
language. She has a vocabulary of approximately 1,000 signs and can about 2,000
words of English when she’s spoken to. Koko also initiates many of her
conversations with humans, and even tested between a 70 and 95 on the IQ scale.
Not only can she understand basic human conversation, but the study has
consisted of “spontaneous gorilla language use including <span style="color: #262626;">invention of new signs and compound words, simultaneous
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Intelligence
is defined as the capacity of the mind to be aware of what is occurring around
us, and not only acquiring knowledge, but also putting it into practice. By
testing self-awareness by using a “mirror test,” then gorillas are self-aware
because Koko could recognize herself. Gorillas also use tools to solve
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Koko is also emotionally intelligent, as you can see in this clip by clicking on the following link.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She played and cared for
this little kitten, and even named him All Ball, because he reminded her of a
ball. This shows the innate motherly side of her, but also the fact that she
named the kitten shows her understanding of the human relationship between a
mother and child, or even of a human and their pet. After All Ball tragically
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<!--EndFragment-->Rebecca Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368005418825328275noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811709318183217883.post-9769925183500580302012-04-15T18:17:00.001-07:002012-04-15T18:17:17.186-07:00Baby Gorillas Are Just Like Us!Being that gorillas share about 98% of the same genes as humans, it is not surprising that they develop and mature in a very similar manner as we do! For instance, the gestation period for gorillas is around 8 1/2 months, which is very close to our average nine-month period. Gorilla mothers usually wait about three to four years before having another baby because that is usually how long the infant stays with them. Also, mothers usually only have about three offspring during their lifetimes, which is very similar to the average of about 2 children per human mother. Similar to human babies, gorilla babies also love to cling to their mothers, horse around with their fathers, and make a mess when they eat. Also like humans, gorillas use a wide variety of nonverbal communication with their young, such as animated facial expressions, eye gaze, and tactile signals like grooming and cuddling.<br />
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Although human and baby gorillas are indeed very similar in their development stages, it is interesting to note that gorillas do tend to mature more quickly than humans do. For example, gorillas usually learn to crawl at about two months and learn to walk at nine months, while humans are still learning to sit up at around 6 months and then walking at about 1 year. Also, female gorillas reach "puberty" between the ages of 10 and 12, and male gorillas reach this maturity between 11 and 13 years, while for humans it can range from ages 10 to 18. </div>
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<br />Bridgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01738343814700529073noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811709318183217883.post-8858234269839983972012-04-15T15:02:00.001-07:002012-04-15T15:03:06.950-07:00Analysis of Klailova, Hodgkinson, and Lee (2010) ArticleKlailova, Hodgkinson, and Lee (2010) recently studied the correlation between human tourism and aggression in gorillas. Before this study, it had been suggested that human tourism may negatively affect wild gorillas because of potentially lowering gorilla's immunity and making them more susceptible to contracting human diseases. So, Klailova, Hodgkinson, and Lee wanted to evaluate the impact of tourist presence, human observer numbers, and human observer distance on the behavior of a group of Western Lowland Gorillas at Bai Hokou, in the Central African Republic. The results showed that although tourist numbers had no significant effect on human-directed aggression, close observer-gorilla proximity correlated with a decrease in feeding rates and an increase in human observation. For instance, the silver-back (dominant male) of the group directed less aggression toward observers when they stood more than 10 meters away, but his aggression was greater when observers stood anywhere from 6 to 10 meters away. Furthermore, the human-directed aggression was eliminated when observers stood greater than 18 meters away. From this observation, Klailova, Hodgkinson, and Lee suggest that the current 7 meter distance limit governing gorilla tourism be increased to anything greater than 10 meters in order to increase the gorillas' well-being and decrease their aggression towards humans. The researchers also recommend decreasing observer group sizes and restricting tourist access to one visit per day. These recommendations are important to consider because although observation of gorillas can be very educational and useful (and interesting!), we want to make sure that by learning about these great creatures we are not harming them in any way. This is especially true of observation of gorillas in the wild, where we are guests in their natural habitat. So, we should treat them with respect now if we want keep them safe and healthy so that we can continue learning about them in the future.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Gorillas’ main food source consists of plants, fruits, and ants.
Therefore, Gorillas aren’t really known as predators. However, the Silverbacks
in the troop are usually more aggressive, as their role is to protect the rest
of the group. Silverbacks need to gain experience before they can fully protect
their troops, and tend to live by themselves for a few years before developing
and securing a group of their own. They tend to be the dominant male and group
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miles away by both humans and animals. Although this is 99% meant as a threat,
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Gorillas have few animal predators in the wild, other than leopards and
possibly crocodiles for the lowland gorillas. The real threat to these
magnificent animals are humans. In western Africa, gorillas are hunted for meat
or “in retaliation for crop raiding,” by poachers, while on the opposite coast,
they sometimes accidentally get caught in antelope snares or traps meant for
other animals. Sometimes, entire family groups are killed by poachers, who are
trying to take the infants for zoos. Although gorillas rarely attack humans,
they could easily overtake a person, and in this type of situation, them
fighting back is no match for the poachers’ guns.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Gorillas are generally calm animals and not threatened by other primates.
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<!--EndFragment-->Rebecca Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368005418825328275noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811709318183217883.post-63246131394243469712012-03-25T17:01:00.000-07:002012-03-25T17:01:25.149-07:00Conservation StatusWe have already learned that Gorillas typically reside in tropical forests (with the exception of the Mountain Gorillas, which live in the mountains). We also know that in recent years, humans have slowly been destroying forests throughout the world, due to our increasing populations and need for more residential and industrial space. For this reason, all subspecies of gorillas are considered "endangered" because the largest threat to the gorilla population is habitat loss, which can be due to deforestation, wood extraction, infrastructure development, and human settlement. Other threats to gorillas include direct killing for bushmeat trade, hunting for live animal trade, and diseases transmitted by humans, war, and political unrest. Since gorillas share about 98% of the same genes as humans, they are very susceptible to catching human diseases, and vise versa.<br />
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On the plus side, many programs in Africa, as well as other parts of the world, have been established to protect gorillas. For instance, there are laws in eight different African countries that govern gorilla hunting and capturing. In addition, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is an international trade treaty that was developed in 1973 to regulate trade in certain endangered species, which includes gorillas. Also, in 2000, the United States congress passed the Great Ape Conservation Act, which provides financial support for conservation projects that protect great apes in the wild. </div>
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<b>You can help too!</b> The next time you buy wood or furniture, be sure to ask if it has been certified. This means that the wood was taken in a way that has been approved by forestry experts. Buying certified wood will encourage logging companies in Africa to follow wildlife laws that will help protect gorillas and other African animals. Also, be sure to check out the gorilla exhibit at the San Diego Zoo!</div>
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<br />Bridgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01738343814700529073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811709318183217883.post-8178542985731469242012-03-20T19:13:00.002-07:002012-03-20T19:13:57.644-07:00Reproductive Behavior of Gorillas<style>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Mountain Gorillas are polygynous, which
means that the dominant males have access, and permission, to reproduce with
all of the females in the group. However, the females are only able to birth an
infant approximately every 4 to 5 years because she ceases to ovulate for a few
years after birth. Therefore, the average number of offspring usually tends to
be only one. Reproductive rates are also fairly slow, and if a female chooses
to birth more than one offspring (anywhere from 2 to 6), it can be over the
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"> Mating
behavior does not begin until the gorillas are sexually mature, which is about
10 years old for females, and 15 years old for males. Gorillas usually are
nursed and cared for by their mother for the first three to four years of life,
and then the toddlers stay with their group until they are sexually mature to
leave. Females will go out and wander by themselves in search of a new group,
and males venture off when they are about 12-13, recruiting new members and
bachelors for their own new troop. (This prevents inbreeding). Unlike many
animals, the female is the one to initiate mating behavior by slowly
approaching the male, as well as giving off a specific odor that the males will
pick up on when she is ready to mate. Gorillas are also “one of the only known
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time and maturity devoted to having one offspring, gorillas are said to be one
of the best caregivers in the animal world. They provide the basic needs as
wells as giving their children lots of affection. The mothers hold their babies
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<br /></div>Rebecca Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368005418825328275noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811709318183217883.post-89846435333137150362012-02-26T23:13:00.000-08:002012-02-26T23:13:22.797-08:00Territorial BehaviorGorillas are highly social, relatively non-territorial and live in groups (called troops) that usually consist of 1-4 adult males, some juvenile males, and several young and adult females. The oldest and strongest adult male (called the silverback) is usually the dominant one of the troop and has exclusive breeding rights with the females. Adolescent females transfer to a different troop once they reach about eight years of age. Generally, the first troop in which the female produces offspring becomes her permanent troop. A female's status is usually determined by the earliness of her entry into the troop. For instance, latecomers do not get as many benefits, which include protection of offspring by the dominant silverback. For this reason, females do not have strong relationships with each other because they are constantly fighting to be closest to the silverback in order to receive the most attention and protection.<br />
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Adolescent males, on the other hand, usually remain in the troop until they can leave and establish a new troop on their own as the silverback. Troop populations range from 2- 12 individuals, with 9 being the average size. The silverback is typically the most aggressive member of the troop because he is the one who must provide protection and security. He also makes all of the group decisions, settles disputes between members, and gets the majority of the group's food. <br />
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Although gorillas typically aren't aggressive, they do exhibit territorial behavior by standing upright on their bottom two legs and pounding their chests in order to intimidate whatever threat they have been given. These gestures, however, are more for show and aren't usually violent. These instances can come about when two silverbacks of different troops meet, when two males are fighting over a female that they want to mate with, or when a younger male is challenging the silverback for dominance of the troop. However, in stable troops these acts of violence and aggression are very rare.</div>
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At dusk, gorillas settle down for the night in nests made of vegetation that is shoved around them. These nests are initially made by bending soft trees, breaking bamboo sticks, and taking large leaves from other types of trees to be used as a blanket to shield from the cold. Mothers like to find a comfortable spot in the nest where their backs can be supported so that they can breast feed and cuddle their babies throughout the night. </div>
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Gorillas’ eating behavior varies a
bit depending on the subspecies, although all of them are predominantly
herbivores. While the Eastern lowland gorilla eats predominantly plants (104
species), the Western lowland gorilla’s diet is composed of fruit, leaves,
seeds, termites and caterpillars. The Mountain gorilla also eats a large
variety of plants (142 different types) along with fruit, ants, and snails. All
of the vegetation that gorillas eat has relatively low nutritional quality, which means
that they must eat large quantities of everything. An adult male can consume
approximately 40 to 50 pounds of foliage per day. They also rarely drink water
because of the natural morning dew on the vegetation. Sometimes they also use
the hair on the backs of their hands to “absorb moisture and then suck it,”
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are also very selective when choosing what to eat. They never consume a whole
plant, but instead will only forage for the leaves, pith, stalk, or roots. They
also have extremely supple lips and hand agility, which assists them in only
consuming the specific parts of they plant that they want. Gorillas’ incredible
strength also allows them to be picky with what they eat, because they could
break apart a whole tree just to get to the interior pith.</div>
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Mountain Gorillas specifically spend most of 60% of their time either eating or
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Gorillas are fascinating creatures because they are so like humans, yet still obviously have many very different qualities. Both humans and gorillas share a common ancestor which was some sort of primate millions of years ago, however somewhere down the line the species diverged into two separate lineages. One of these ultimately evolved into gorillas and chimpanzees, while the other evolved into humans. Researchers believe that Gorillas began to differentiate from other apes and monkeys because they began to evolve into a larger and stronger species, which in turn caused a loss of agility and the gradual loss of a tail because their bodies eventually became too heavy to swing from trees. Instead, they began to swing with their powerful arms, which is why their arms are longer and stronger than their legs. These strong arms also help for balance, and although they are able to stand and walk in an upright position, they are more comfortable on all fours with their knuckles being the point of balance.<br />
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The taxonomy of the Gorilla is as follows:<br />
Kingdom: Anamalia<br />
Phylum: Chordata<br />
Class: Mammalia<br />
Order: Primates<br />
Family: Hominidae<br />
Genus: Gorilla<br />
Species: Gorilla and Beringei<br />
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Gorilla scientific classification has been divided into three subspecies based on where each is geographically located in Africa. The Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) is the smallest of all three subspecies. These gorillas typically live in the tropical forests of West Africa, and are the most common in zoos. The Eastern Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla graueri) is slightly larger in size and typically resides in the rain forests of central Africa. Finally, the Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla beringei) is the largest and rarest of all the subspecies. These are naturally found in the Virunga Volcano range of Africa, and have darker coloring than the other subspecies because of the high altitudes in which they live.<br />
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It is very common to confuse apes with monkeys because the two words are often (wrongly) used interchangeably. However, I would like to try and clarify a distinction between the two. Gorillas are classified as apes, while others, like baboons for example, are classified as monkeys. The main detail that differentiates apes from monkeys is that apes do not have tails while monkeys do. Also, apes typically having larger body sizes and weights, as well as more of an upright body position. Great apes also tend to be more ground-dwelling than monkeys who are typically more tree-dwelling. This distinction has led to many evolutionary changes in the muscle and skeletal structure of the arms of apes because they are not as adapted to things like swinging from trees as monkeys are. So, while gorillas indeed appear to be very similar to their other primate relatives, it is important to keep in mind the details and characteristics that separate them as apes from monkeys.<br />
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<b>Fun Fact</b>: Humans are more closely related to chimpanzees and gorillas than either of them are to orangutans!<br />
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