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Gorillas often go knuckle walking on all fours. This male silverback gorilla is knuckle walking through the forest with two babies.

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Gorillas are smart animals. They make and use tools. Gorillas sometimes use sticks to see how deep the water is before they go into a river. Gorillas can also learn to understand people. A gorilla named Koko learned to talk with people using hand signs.

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Making Connections

Text-to-Self

Have you ever seen a gorilla at the zoo? What was it doing?

Text-to-Text

What other animals have you read about that like to play? How do these different animals play?

Text-to-World

Many gorillas are losing their homes because of people cutting down forests. How do you think people can keep animals safe?

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