The document discusses various facts about great apes. It covers their classification, family tree, behaviors, characteristics, and abilities. Some key points include: - Great apes include gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, and gibbons. Gorillas are the largest species and can be 3-4 times stronger than humans. - Baby apes spend about a third of their day walking and playing. Common chimpanzees live both on the ground and in trees, and can learn sign language. - Great apes like gorillas and orangutans eat foods like fruits, insects, and occasionally other small mammals. Eastern lowland gorillas are the largest known ap

1. The Great Apes By Cody Delcambre, Justin Bailes, and Michael Abel.

2. Classification of Apes Kingdom- Animalia Phylum- Chordata Class- Mammalia Order- Primates Family- Hominidae Genus Gorilla Species- Gorilla-Gorilla

3. Family tree of Apes Monkeys Chimpanzees Gorilla Primates

4. A is for Adult Apes Adult ape is 3 to 4 times stronger than a human.

5. B is for Baby apes Baby apes spend 1/3 of there day walking.

6. C is for Common chimpanzees Common chimpanzees live in trees and on the ground, can display emotion and learn sign language.

7. D is for Diet A great apes diet consist of insects, berries, fruits, and other mammals.

8. E is for Eastern lowland Gorillas Eastern lowland gorillas are the largest apes known to man.

9. F is for female Apes Female apes weigh usually about 250 lb but in captivity they weigh 200 lb more.

10. G is for Gorillas Gorillas beat their chest to show threat or curiosity.

11. H is for Hibernation Great apes don’t hibernate because since they live in the tropics they don’t need to.

13. J is for jaw The reason why a great apes jaw is so small is because the soft food they eat doesn’t need a lot of chewing.

14. K is for Koko A Great ape name Koko learned sign language from a scientist and he knew exactly at what she was saying (apes can’t talk but there very intelligent.)

15. L is for living Great apes can live 50 years or more especially living in captivity.

16. M is for Monkey Monkeys throw their feces at you and pee on you when angry or upset.

18. O is for Orangatan Orangatan spend 95% of their lives living in trees.

19. P is for play Great apes think that play is the most important thing because when they play they learn how to make new tools.

20. R is for R.I.P Great Apes die more than humans in a average year.

21. S is for Silverback Silver backs are undisputed boss of each gorilla and is a mature male.

22. T is for tools Great apes create tools such as “the leaf sponge” to make it easier to drink water.

23. U is for Urban legend The Jewish believed that Satan made the great apes to a response to God making humans.

24. Z is for Zoo Zoo often keep Gibbons and Siamangs in display of water because they will not cross it because they dislike water.

25. Resources websites: Google.com Ask.com Gale reference Zoobooks About.com

26. Created by…….. illustrator: JUSTIN BAILES Researcher: MICHAEL ABEL TECHNICAL PRODUCER: CODY DELCAMBRE