TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction LET'S MEET MOUNTAIN GORILLAS 4 Chapter 1 WHAT DO MOUNTAIN GORILLAS LOOK LIKE 6 Chapter 2 WHERE MOUNTAIN GORILLAS LIVE 12 Chapter 3 LIFE IN THE GORILLA TROOP 18 Chapter 4 THE LIFE CYCLE OF MOUNTAIN GORILLAS 24 Mountain Gorilla Trait Chart 30 Glossary 31 Selected Bibliography 32 Further Information 32 Index 32
INTRODUCTION LET'S MEET MOUNTAIN GORILLAS A family of mountain gorillas rests in a clearing As the adults doze on the ground the young gorillas chase one another They wrestle and tumble testing their strength Mountain gorillas are mammals a kind of animal Other kinds of animals include insects fish amphibians reptiles and birds MMMMMMMMMM Young mountain gorillas love to roll around and play
Mountain gorillas have fur and are warm blooded All mammals share certain traits They are all vertebrates animals with backbones They are warm blooded which means their bodies stay warm even when it's cold outside They usually give birth to live young although a few mammals lay eggs They all have hair or fur All female mammals make milk for their babies Mountain gorillas have these and other traits in common with other mammals Yet they also have traits that set them apart Mountain gorillas are powerful plant eating mammals You can find them in the forests of Africa
