Gorilla

        Gorillas are found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo,
Central African Republic, and Zaire. They are also found in the rain forests of Rwanda and Uganda. Male gorillas weigh from three-hundred to five-hundred pounds. Females weigh from one-hundred fifty to two-hundred fifty pounds. Gorillas have black or brown -gray fur with black skin on their chests, palms, and faces. Males develop silver backs as they mature. Gorillas ear two-hundred kinds of leaves, tubers, flowers, fruit, fungus, and some insects. Their favorite foods include bamboo, thistles, and wild celery. Man is the gorilla's only enemy. Gorillas have a life span of between thirty and fifty years.

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