Yes , but their herds are called troops .
Yes .
An adult male gorilla has silver hair along his back. That is why adult male gorillas are called silverbacks. A female gorilla, on the other hand, does not have silver hair along her back. Young male gorillas younger than twelve years of age are called blackbacks. A twelve-year-old male gorilla is a young silverback gorilla.
Usually a large male will lead a gorilla family. This can be a silverback, and males of 11 or 12 years of age are the ones that "go grey" in this manner.
Silverbacks, due to the distinct silver hair on the backs of mature male gorillas.
The silverback gorilla, which is simply a mature male of the species (whichever one that is), is not extinct. But it is endangered, and seriously, because of habitat destruction, hunting/poaching by humans, and disease (which, oddly, is usually the Ebola virus, which infects and kills apes). Think of the silverback gorilla as a "senior citizen" among a given gorilla family, and you've got it.
Silverbacks weigh approximately 150 to 200 kg (310 to 440 lb).
2 This answer is wrong there are around 700-750 mountain gorillas left. (The silverback is the male mountain gorilla).
An adult male gorilla has silver hair along his back. That is why adult male gorillas are called silverbacks. A female gorilla, on the other hand, does not have silver hair along her back. Young male gorillas younger than twelve years of age are called blackbacks. A twelve-year-old male gorilla is a young silverback gorilla.
Usually a large male will lead a gorilla family. This can be a silverback, and males of 11 or 12 years of age are the ones that "go grey" in this manner.
Male gorillas are called bulls or silverbacks, other ape species males are simply called males, or if he is a group leader, boss.
Gorillas are black. The silverbacks, which are the males, have a silver back. They have long arms and short legs! The male's face is more dome-shaped than the female's.
Silverbacks, due to the distinct silver hair on the backs of mature male gorillas.
A group of gorilla is called a band or a troop. Gorillas usually live in a band or troop of 5-30 lead by a single adult male.
young male gorilla
If it is a fully grown male gollila, I suggest you call him whatever he likes to be called.
I think Jeffrey is a wicked name for a male gorilla!
tropical rain forest Wild Gorillas live in Africa, and there are three varieties: the mountain gorilla, Eastern Lowland gorilla, and Western Lowland gorilla. A group of gorillas is called a troop. The troop is lead by a large male called a silver back.
Silverbacks, due to the distinct silver hair on the backs of mature male gorillas.