|
| You might also like: | Label Gorilla | Hippo Read-and-Answer Quiz | Walkingstick Read-and-Answer Quiz | Kangaroo Read-and-Answer Quiz Printout | Gorilla Printout (simple) | Today's featured page: Ladybugs |
| Go to the Answers Gorilla Information |
EnchantedLearning.com Gorilla Read-and-Answer Quiz |
Animal Printouts Label Me! Printouts |
Gorillas are large, quiet, shy apes that live in Africa. They live in small groups (called bands) of 6-7 individuals, including one silverback (adult male), a few females, and their young. Because of loss of habitat, these majestic primates are on the verge of extinction. The scientific name of the western gorilla is Gorilla gorilla.
Anatomy: Gorillas have very long arms (the arms are longer than the legs), and a short, bulky body with a wide chest. They are covered with black hair on most of their body (except their fingers, palms, face, armpits, and bottoms of the feet). Gorillas have a very large head with a bulging forehead, a crest on top (larger on males), tiny ears, and small, dark-brown eyes. Gorillas (like all apes) have no tail. Gorillas range from 4.6-5.6 ft (1.4-1.7 m) tall.
Diet: Gorillas are generally herbivores, eating mostly plant material. Occasionally, gorillas will eat termites and ants. An average adult male eats about 50 pounds of food a day. They rarely drink water.
Questions:
1. Are gorillas mostly carnivores or herbivores? __________________________
2. Which is longer, a gorilla's arms or legs? __________________________
3. Which continent are gorillas from? __________________________
4. Do gorillas have tails? __________________________
5. What is an older male gorilla called? __________________________
| Search the Enchanted Learning website for: |