Silverback gorilla biography
Silverback gorilla biography
Silverback gorilla habitat...
What is a Silverback gorilla? A Silverback is a term used to describe a mature male mountain gorilla that develops a grey patch of hair along his back due to aging.
Most Silverbacks are either group dominants, lone gorillas, or rivals competing for group domination.
A Silverback is responsible for all the group&#;s day-to-day activities.
They determine the group&#;s travel routes, foraging locations, resting points, and the construction of nests for nighttime sleep.
They are the most aggressive among all mountain gorillas, a fact you will witness on your gorilla trekking tours.
The dominating Silverback mates with all the group&#;s females and does not allow any other Silverbacks or Juveniles in the group to do the same.
This is why mature non-dominant Silverbacks move away to form their own families or fight the dominating silverback in order to gain control.
With this, they can also gain mating rights and have offspring of their own.
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