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Males: 400 pounds (180 kg); up to 6 feet (1.8 m) standingFemales: 200 pounds (90 kg); up to 5 feet (1.5 m) standingHabitat: Lowland gorillas live in rainforests in East and West Africa; mountain gorillas live in rainforests in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.Community: Up to 30 gorillas live in a troop. A troop includes one male, many females, and their offspring.Diet: Plants and some insects. Wild gorillas have big potbellies, which are full of bulky plants. You’ll notice: The silvery back of the adult male Baby fact: Baby gorillas have little white tufts of hair on their bottoms that look like tails.
Males: 200 pounds (90 kg); up to 4.5 feet (1.4 m) standingFemales: 110 pounds (50 kg); up to 3.5 feet (1.1 m) standingHabitat: Tropical rainforests in Borneo and SumatraCommunity: Orangutans are more solitary than other great apes, though mothers and their young stay close for years. An orangutan eats a lot of fruit, and since fruit trees can grow far apart, it is probably better for a single orangutan to find a tree and eat its fill.Diet: Mostly fruit; other plants, some birds’ eggs and meatYou’ll notice: Its long red hairBaby fact: Baby orangutans play in the treetops like little acrobats.
Males: 115 pounds (52 kg); up to 4.5 feet (1.4 m) standingFemales: 90 pounds (40.5 kg); up to 4 feet (1.2 m) standingHabitat: Forests and savannas in western and central AfricaCommunity: An average community has about 50 members-males, females, and offspring. Each group has a complex hierarchy that is headed by an “alpha male,” or boss. The alpha male is usually the smartest male ape, rather than the biggest.Diet: Mostly fruit; other plants and some meatYou’ll notice: Its strong bald browBaby fact: A baby chimpanzee weighs only two or three pounds at birth.
Males: 100 pounds (45 kg); up to 3.3 feet (1 m) standingFemales: 75 pounds (34 kg); up to 3.3 feet (1 m) standingHabitat: Rainforests in central Democratic Republic of the CongoCommunity: Bonobos live in groups of about 20 to 50 that are as complex as chimpanzee groups, but more close-knit. Bonobos are not as aggressive with each other as chimps are, and female bonobos have a more dominant role than females in chimp groups.Diet: Mostly fruit; other plants and some meat (rarely)You’ll notice: How the hair on its head often “parts” in the middleBaby fact: Unlike chimps, bonobos are born with dark faces that match their bodies.
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