Gorilla

=Western Gorilla:=
 * Scientific name: //Gorilla gorilla//
 * Class: Mammalia
 * Location: Western Africa
 * Size: avg weight 605lbs wingspan and height male: 5.8ft female: 4.3ft
 * Habitat: Africa's tropical secondary forest, there the open canopy allows light to reach the forest floor.
 * Living requirements: They live in the forests of equatorial Africa.
 * Life cycle: They normally live to be 35 to 40 years old but when n some type of captivity the can live to be 50 years old. A single young baby gorilla is born after nine months of gestation.The mother will take care of the infants for 3 to 4 years. Most mother will only give birth every 6 to 8 years starting at age 10.
 * Male and Female: There is only one dominate male sometimes known as the silverback. The only major difference between the male and female gorilla is that the male is larger.
 * Interesting fact: When a new male takes over the pack they will kill all infants from the former leader. Mutual grooming is not coomon with gorillas as other primate species.



Work cited: Csomos, R. 2008. "Gorilla gorilla" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed March 09, 2011 http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Gorilla_gorilla.html.