Hello my dear friends I am again here on steemit platform with a new post my this post will be about Gorillas.
Gorillas are quadrupedal. They walk
on all fours with the soles of their feet
flat on the ground and the knuckles of
the hands curled and planted on the ground Gorillas live in groups of one fully adult male and several females. They play, sleep, and eat within this structured family group. The dominant male, often called the silverback male, leads the group. He regulates what time the group wakes up, eats, and goes to sleep. Gorillas learn from their mothers and other adults what to eat, social and sexual behaviour and how to rear young. They care for their babies with great affection, patience and playfulness. Gorillas eat some 200 types of
leaves, tubers, flowers, fruit, fungus
and some insects. Favourite foods
include bamboo, thistles and wild
celery. Gorillas do not drink water.
They obtain all the moisture they need
from the vast amounts of foliage
they consume.
Males consume approximately 50 lbs. a day.
Gorillas mate year-round. The female
produces one offspring about every
fourth year. If her offspring gorilla
dies in infancy.
A young gorilla remains with its
parents three years after its birth.
Gorillas recognize each other by their
faces and body shapes. Each gorilla
has a unique nose print.
Mature females are approximately
half the weight of males. Infant
gorillas weigh about 2.3kg (5 lb) at
birth. Western lowland gorillas are found
in zoos all over the world. They have
been important in behavioral research
because their intelligence and body
structure are closer to that of humans
than any other primate except for chimpanzees.
