Thinkabara🦍 Gorilla Facts for Kids
🐾 Mammals Grades K–5
The gorilla is a plant-eating mammal that lives in Africa. Gorillas are the largest apes in the world.
🦍 Gorilla fact file
- Scientific name
- Gorilla
- Animal group
- Mammal
- Where it lives
- Africa
- Habitat
- Rainforests and mountain forests of central Africa
- Diet
- Herbivore (plant-eater) — Leaves, stems, fruit and sometimes ants and termites
- Size
- About 4 to 6 feet tall when standing
- Weight
- Females about 150–200 lb; males up to about 400 lb
- Life span
- About 35–40 years
- Status
- Critically Endangered
📏 A grown male gorilla is about as heavy as two grown-up men.
⭐ 5 fun facts about gorillas
- Gorillas are the largest apes in the world.
- Grown males are called silverbacks because of the gray hair on their backs.
- Gorillas build a fresh nest of leaves to sleep in every night.
- They usually walk on their knuckles.
- Gorillas share about 98% of their DNA with people.
Where do gorillas live?
Wild gorillas are found in Africa. Rainforests and mountain forests of central Africa. If you want to see one in the United States, visit an accredited zoo or aquarium.
What do gorillas eat?
Gorillas are herbivores, which means they eat plants. Their menu: leaves, stems, fruit and sometimes ants and termites.
Is the gorilla endangered?
Status: Critically Endangered. That means it is at very high risk of disappearing from the wild, and people are working hard to protect it. You can help wild animals by learning about them, saving energy, cutting down on plastic and supporting zoos, aquariums and parks that protect wildlife.
Gorilla quiz
Why are grown male gorillas called silverbacks?
What kind of eater is the gorilla?
What kind of animal is the gorilla?
On which continent can you find wild gorillas?
✏️ Write about the gorilla
1. The most surprising fact I learned is…
2. If I could ask a gorilla one question, I would ask…
3. Draw the gorilla in its habitat:
Gorilla questions kids ask
Where do gorillas live?
Gorillas live in Africa. Their habitat: Rainforests and mountain forests of central Africa.
What do gorillas eat?
Gorillas are herbivores (plant-eater). They eat: Leaves, stems, fruit and sometimes ants and termites.
How big is a gorilla?
About 4 to 6 feet tall when standing. Weight: Females about 150–200 lb; males up to about 400 lb. A grown male gorilla is about as heavy as two grown-up men.
How long do gorillas live?
About 35–40 years.
Is the gorilla endangered?
Its conservation status is: Critically Endangered. That means it is at very high risk of disappearing from the wild, and people are working hard to protect it.
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