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The silverback gorilla is a mature male of the species, and it will be some 11 or 12 years old. Consider that as people age, their hair goes grey or silver. The same applies to the old male gorilla. It's that simple. The silverback is not a separate species or an animal that has mutated. For instance, a lowland gorilla is a lowland gorilla, whether it is a 2-year old female or a 13-year old silverback male at the head of the family.
Adult Gorillas are known as silver backs due to the silver hair they develop when they reach adult hood
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∙ 13y agoEither the biggest gorillas or usually the male gorillas.
If there is to male gorillas and they're the same height then they will fight and whoever wins the fight and kills the other silver back then that gorilla wins the leadership.
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∙ 14y agoIt's just the creativity of GOD. Why are some of us black or white or brown?
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The silverback of the adult male gorilla is a display of his maturity both to attract potential mates and to warn off younger gorilla males.
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∙ 8y agoNo. A mature male gorilla is called a "silverback" based on the saddle of grey hair that grows on his legs and lower back. Since females do not develop this grey hair, there are no female "silverbacks."
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∙ 12y agoYes, but not all of them do, only some special males can become dominant.
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∙ 14y agoThe gorillas that have silver backs are known as SILVER BACK GORILLAS. They are naturally hebivors and live in central Africa.
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∙ 12y agoNo. The silver back trait is acheived once a male becomes dominant. Until then, males are known as black backs.
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∙ 11y agoyes so lissin to me k
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∙ 14y agofemale do
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Which gorillas are the silver backs?
The male ones.Kayla
Older male gorillas sometimes call this?
Silverbacks, due to the distinct silver hair on the backs of mature male gorillas.
Which gorillas are silver backs Just males The vain ones or Just females?
Silver back Gorillas are only ever male Gorillas.
What are father gorillas called?
Silverbacks, due to the distinct silver hair on the backs of mature male gorillas.
Which gorillas are silver backs?
Silverback gorillas are mature male gorillas 12 years of age or older. Each silverback is the dominant individual in his troop. He is the primary defender of the troop, but he may kill and eat the infants of females who have recently joined his troop.
Are there female silverback gorrilas?
Silverback Gorillas are always males, named for the silver fur they develop on their backs in adulthood.
Silverback gorilla average number of offspring?
Female gorillas have one young at a time, normally. The term "silverback" refers to the grayish hairs on the backs of adult males. It is not a species, nor are silver hairs found on the backs of female gorillas.
Do gorillas live in caves in the rainforest?
No. Gorillas will travel in groups usually. Especially if they are silver-backs. They also live in middle of rain forest most commonly sleeping and eating.
A family group of gorillas is led by an adult male called a?
silver back
What color is a gorilla?
They are black and sometimes gray. It depends on the gorilla. Most gorillas are black. The silverbacks have a large area of silver fur on their backs.
Do all male gorillas become silver backs?
The silver back of a silverback gorilla is a mark of age. This gorilla is not a "special case" or a genetic mutation branching off the tree. Let's look a bit more closely.Consider the way the hair of people change as they get older. Their hair goes grey or silver. The hair on the back of an old mature male gorilla goes grey or silver, and observers apply the name "silverback" to one of these creatures when it is spotted.
Does the capture of a gorilla often lead to the death of many gorillas?
Sometimes YES. If the captured Gorilla is a Silver back then the chances of death of other gorillas is significantly high because Silver Backs are the leaders of their group and without their guidance and protection the other members of the group cannot survive.
