Facts About Gorillas
Gorilla is the largest primate in the world. They are
closely relatives of chimpanzees and humans. Gorilla usually lives in groups
called Troops. Like humans, gorillas have 10 fingers and 10 toes, small ears on the side of their heads, 32 teeth and forward-looking eyes. They have a distinctive body shape and their stomachs are larger than their chests.
This is because of their enlarged intestines, which are necessary to digest the very bulky and fibrous vegetation that they eat. A female gorilla is ready to reproduce when she is around eight years old. She must first leave the safety of her own troop and find another troop or a lone silverback to live with.
