Meet the Real King Kong — The Western Lowland Gorilla
In Meet the Real King Kong — The Western Lowland Gorilla, naturalist Steve Backshall examines a female gorilla skull and stumbles upon a group of gorillas. He observes a blackback gorilla who is relaxing until he wants to assert his dominance. This video is excerpted from BBC's Deadly 60, an award-winning nature and adventure show for kids in which narrator Steve Backshall has one mission: to travel the globe in search of 60 of the world's deadliest animals.
Lesson Express
Q: How does Steve know that the skull is a female gorilla’s skull?
A: It is smaller.
Q: Why does the gorilla have sharp canine teeth?
A: It helps protect it from leopards and other animals, including chimps.
Q: Why did the blackback slap the tree?
A: It’s communicating who is boss.
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