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LITERATURE CARNIVAL•CORNICE •GRADE V
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION
2. LIFESPAN
3. HABITAT
4. PHYSICAL FEATURE
5. BEHAVIOR
6. FOOD
7. POPULATION
8. MY THOUGHTS/EXTRA INFO
9. AMAZING FACTS
10. CONCLUSION

INTRODUCTION :

This folder is all about the gorillas. We needed to write this as a part of our
assignments. Our teacher gave us some handouts to read and after that we had to do
the rest of the work. We read the book called Changing the World by Dian Fossey and
the main facts about gorillas too. This work is based on the book, handout and some
independent research.

LIFESPAN:

Gorillas in general live to the age of 25 years. They live to the maximum of 50 years.
Their lifespan can shorten by poaching, wildfire, and loss of habitat by deforestation.
Poachers hunt gorillas for easy money. Poachers kill gorillas for three main reasons.
Trophies, collections and meat. They take their hands, feet, skin and heads for their
collection. Poaching reduces gorillas lifespan and population as well.

Loss of Habitat-
There are different reasons for the loss of gorillas’ habitat. It directly affects their
lifespan. They can lose their habitats because of woodcutters, wildfire, deforestation
for agricultural purposes, building homes in the jungles etc. Woodcutters cut trees
which are home to many woodland creatures like gorillas. Wildfire is another cause and
sometimes it kills the gorillas and other creatures. Increasing human population is
another reason for the loss of habitat as people go to the woods, cut down trees so that

they can grow crops and settle down. This is the leading cause of the loss of the
habitat.

Humans-
Humans are the main culprit for the extinction of gorillas. We humans give out

diseases, spread the diseases, we kill them, we burn their homes etc.

HABITAT:
Gorillas typically live in the lowland tropical rainforest in Central Africa, although some
subspecies are found in Montane rainforest (in between 1,500 and 3,500 meters). They
are also found in Bamboo Forests (between 2,500 to 3,000 meters. ) The two gorilla