![]() ![]() Once the leader dies, other silverbacks (most times the older and stronger) becomes dominant or try to mate with the adult females in the family (something they wouldn’t do as subordinate silverbacks). The subordinate silverbacks and blackbacks (younger males) provide backup protection but aren’t also allowed to mate with females. ![]() The dominant silverback also mediates conflicts and determines their movement on that particular day. In every gorilla family, there is one dominant silverback, and other silverbacks that don’t leave opt to stay as subordinate to the leader (dominant silverback).ĭominant silverbacks are in charge of making of protecting their troop from any external threat (especially poachers and leopards) or making key family decisions like where they nest, and where they forage and is also the only one to mate with adult female gorillas. Typically, when males become silverbacks, they tend to leave their families and form their own groups by forcefully grabbing females from their natal families or attracting the emigrating ones from other families. You might imagine that size and the silver-grey patch hair on the back are the only characteristics that distinguish silverback gorillas but you are wrong because they also have large Canine teeth which also become obvious when they reach maturity. Gorillas generally live in troops/families/groups comprising of one silverback (sometimes more than one) and several adult females, blackbacks, and babies. Silverback gorillas are also between 1.4 and 1.8 meters tall while their arms span from 2.3 to 1.6 meters. A male gorilla starts developing the distinctive patch of silver-grey hair on its back and hips at 12 years of age, hence known as a “silverback gorilla”.Ī silverback gorilla is in most cases larger than an adult female, typically weighing from 150 to 240 kilograms compared to their counterparts that weigh from 70 to 100 kilograms. Silverback gorilla is imply a mature male gorilla (regardless of specie) and the name “silverback” is due to the saddle of the silver-grey hair that develops on their backs, shoulders, and hips. These four gorilla sub-species have their natural habitats in the dense rainforests of Africa. Silverback gorillas are about 4-6 feet tall, the tallest silverback recorded 2was 1.95 cm tall with an arm span of 2.8 meters and a chest of 1.98 meters wide. Western gorillas are sub-categorized into the western lowland and Cross River Gorillas while the Eastern gorillas are sub-divided into the Eastern lowland gorillas as well as the mountain gorillas. ![]()
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