Narrator: [narration as John 'John Boy' Walton, Jr. reading from his journal] The end of World War Two brought a period of readjustment for the men who had served in the armed forces. Restless soldiers returned home to towns that looked smaller than they remembered.
Unlike their two closest relatives -- humans and chimpanzees, who consume plant and animal food -- gorillas are largely herbivorous. Large gorillas may consume up to 60 pounds of leaves, grasses, shoots and bark in a day.Most of their feeding activity happens in the morning and again in the evening.hree Animal Adaptations of Gorillas. Gorillas can stand on their rear feet for short periods of time. Tom Brakefield/Stockbyte/Getty Images. Along with chimpanzees, orangutans and humans, gorillas are members of the family Hominidae.
Some records have shown that male gorillas can be as much as 600 lbs. Their canines can â¦grow up to 4 or 5 inches long. Female gorillas weigh from 190 lbs to 260 lbs, and are usually shorter than males by 3 inches.      Gorillas and humans are about the same size. Male gorillas are larger than females, and are usually around 1.7m (5 ft) tall.    A male gorilla can weigh 500 lbs or over and stand 6 ft tall on all fours.