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Tapir and Friends Wildlife World
The Official Web Site of The Tapir Preservation Fund ~ Online with Tapir Conservation Since 1996

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P.O. Box 118, Astoria, Oregon 97103, USA ~ Office phone / fax (503) 325-3179 ~ Cell phone (503) 338-8646

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	See more gorillas and aluminum jewelry Gorilla Jewelry F031 CB - Gorilla earrings ~ US $25.00 F029 CB - Gorilla pin ~ US $20.00 F030 CB - Gorilla pendant ~ US $20.00

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Any item can be ordered in a variety of colors. These sturdy gorillas are made by Corinna Bechko, who is not only an artist, but has worked at the Los Angeles Zoo in the research division. She attended the Jewelry Arts Academy in Manhattan. What a lucky day it was for us when she discovered our web site and suggested we might want to see the jewelry she makes!

Customers have a wide variety of choices. Pendants and earrings come with a bead. Corinna will try to find any color you want, so bead choices are almost endless. The gorilla itself comes in a variety of colors as listed in the drop-down menu above. You will find examples of the earrings, pins and pendants and some color combinations, as well as the other animal types we sell, on our page of Aluminum Jewelry.

This jewelry is sturdy and light weight, and each gorilla measures just over 1 inch wide. The pendants hang on a 17-inch black silk cord (included). You color choice can be made up quickly - probably in only a few days. Check out our terrific selection of gorilla toys and gifts.

Gorillas are primates, the animals most closely related to humans. Native to the equatorial regions of Africa, the gorilla is highly endangered, its decline the result of illegal poaching for the pet trade combined with advancing civilization and population growth. Poachers hunt endangered animals, and hunt in parks where the animals are supposed to be protected. Many poachers use snares, which are very dangerous to all animals. Although mature male gorillas can reach 400 pounds, and females can reach about 200 pounds, gorillas are shy and like to spend their days quietly, either leisurely searching for food, or resting in the warm sun. They are vegetarians and will only attack when provoked or threatened. Gorillas are the largest and most powerful of the apes. More laws prohibiting, rather than just controlling, the capture and sale of gorillas need to be passed and enforced in all countries within the species' range. (Gorilla research by Joslyn Biggins.)