The Mountain
Gorilla:
Gorillas
are big, shaggy animals that live in forests in Africa . An adult
gorilla may nearly be two meters long and weigh about three men. Gorillas are usually gentle and quite harmless.
Some people even make friends with them.
They travel in groups
searching for food. They eat leaves, bark, fruits, flowers and tender
shoots of plants. They don't drink much because they get water they
need from the juicy plants.
Gorillas spend their
days playing and eating. While the adults sleep, the young ones play.
They walk on their
hind feet and the knuckles of their hands. They do not climb trees.
There are two types of gorillas - lowland gorillas and mountain gorillas.
Both types are in danger but mountain gorillas are in greater danger.
They are mainly killed for their fur. They are also having less food
to eat because people are cutting down trees and forests.
The Aye-Aye:
This
strange looking animal is called a Aye- Aye which lives on the island
of Madagascar which lies of the coast of Africa. Most of the time
the Aye - Aye is silent, but sometimes it makes noises which
resemble the sound Aye - Aye. This is how it got it's name.
The Aye - Aye is very
small, almost, the size of the cat. It lives in trees and comes
out only at night in search of food. It has strange looking hands.
The middle finger on each hand is much longer and thinner than the
other fingers. It makes tiny holes in the tree trunks, and then pulls
out the caterpillars and eats them.
The Aye - Aye is one
of the most endangered animals of all the animals in danger. It is
in real trouble because
- All the forests where
it lives are being cut down.
- People kill them because
they believe it brings bad luck.
back to under threat
