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I am sure many of you remember the movie 'King
Kong'. In the movie, a giant
gorilla enters the ___1___ of New York and terrorizes
the people ___2___
Contrary to ___3___ many people think, real gorillas are
not violent and brutal beasts ___4___ all. In fact, they are gentle and shy
___5___
nature. Neither do gorillas go ___6___ killing humans or
animals for
___7___. Instead, they are vegetarians and they
___8___
mainly on
a diet of leaves, stems, roots and flowers. Gorillas will only attack
___9___ they feel threatened.
This is why zoologists ___10___ these animals are
careful not to observe them
___11___ binoculars for long periods of time.
Today, gorillas living ___12___ the wild face many
threats. This is because
many of the forests in the world are being cut ___13___. Because the natural
habitats ___14___ these creatures are being destroyed,
gorillas face the
___15___ of extinction in the future.
___16___ help save the
gorillas
from extinction, some of these animals are bred in
captivity in zoos all ___17___
the world. The Singapore Zoological Gardens obtained
___18___ first pair of
gorillas in 1983. The two gorillas, ___19___ names were
Saul and Goliath,
were a ___20___ from the Bristol Zoo in England. |
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I am sure many of you remember the movie 'King
Kong'. In the movie, a giant
gorilla enters the city of New York and terrorizes
the people there.
Contrary to what many people think, real gorillas are
not violent and brutal beasts
at all. In fact, they are gentle and shy
in
nature. Neither do gorillas go
around killing humans or
animals for
food. Instead, they are vegetarians and they
live
mainly on
a diet of leaves, stems, roots and flowers. Gorillas will only attack
when they feel threatened.
This is why zoologists
studying these animals are
careful not to observe them
through binoculars for long periods of time.
Today, gorillas living
in the wild face many
threats. This is because
many of the forests in the world are being cut
down. Because the natural
habitats of these creatures are being destroyed,
gorillas face the
threat of extinction in the future.
To help save the
gorillas
from extinction, some of these animals are bred in
captivity in zoos all over
the world. The Singapore Zoological Gardens obtained
its first pair of
gorillas in 1983. The two gorillas,
whose names were
Saul and Goliath, were a
present/gift from the Bristol Zoo
in England. |
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