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.
They are able to adapt when the climate of the habitat is very dry or exceedingly wet. An adaptation is the change, or adjustment made by the plant or animal which increases its chance of survival in its environment. There are two types of adaptations; physical adaptations and behavioral adaptations. A physical adaptation can be a part of the plant or animal that has evolved in a certain species over time to enable it to survive better. A behavioral adaptation is a behavior or action that an organism does or uses to help it survive better.