Author: Rebecca E. Hirsch

Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. 2015

Pages: 32

Description: Mountain gorillas walk on all fours through the forests of Africa. These animals have dark hair and large front arms. They eat plants and build nests from branches. Their young love to wrestle and tumble on the ground.

The mountain gorilla is a type of mammal. All mammals have backbones and fur or hair. The make milk to feed their babies, and most give birth to live young. But mammals have many differences too. Learn what a mountain gorilla has in common with hippopotamus. Find out what sets a mountain gorilla apart from a racoon or a mountain lion. Check out the comparison charts and use your compare-and-contrast skills to explore mammal traits!