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Inspiring Information

Did you know that there are only about 800 mountain gorillas left in the wild? Gorillas are one of the smartest species in the world so we need to help save them. They have saved many young children that have fallen into their enclosures at the zoo. There is a mother gorilla that saved a child after he fell into the troop's territory at the zoo. This gorilla is the niece to a famous gorilla that has learned sign language named Koko. Isn't it amazing that there are gorillas that have learned sign languange? Koko was one of the first that learned sign language. 

Gorilla Lifestyle

*A gorilla is mostly vegetarian so it eats bamboo, and fruit, and sometimes bugs

* Mountain gorillas use its fur to keep it warm in their damp and cool habitat

* Mountain gorillas live on old and sleeping volcanoes

  Did you know...

* Gorillas can laugh

*Gorillas are capable of smiling

*Gorillas can get ebola

*Some gorillas that have learned sign language have learned up to 2,000 words

*Gorillas and humans share about 98% of the same DNA!

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