Silver back Gorillas are only ever male Gorillas.
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.
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.
The male eastern lowland gorilla is the largest at 5 ft 9 and 360 lbs.Adult males are typically 300-400 lbs and just over 5 feet tall. Humans are often taller, and can grow larger than gorillas, but on average gorillas are more massive. they are also the rarest and most powerful apes. they inhabit the forests of africa!!
Depends, only rival male gorilla's will kill another's young, usually the alpha male is the one who does this. Other than that no, gorilla's don't kill their young.BTW CHICKENS ARE AWESOME
No, the "silver back" is a description of the hair coloring of mature Gorilla males, particularly of the Mountain Gorilla species, and NOT species of Gorrilla. Females do not develop this silvery appearance.
Silverback Gorillas are always males, named for the silver fur they develop on their backs in adulthood.
Mountain gorillas and silverback gorillas are not the same, but they are closely related. Mountain gorillas are a subspecies of the eastern gorilla, specifically found in the Virunga Mountains of Central Africa. The term "silverback" refers to adult male gorillas, regardless of their subspecies, characterized by the silver hair on their backs that develops with maturity. Thus, while all silverback gorillas can be mountain gorillas, not all mountain gorillas are silverbacks, as females and younger males do not have this distinctive feature.
Showing off how strong they are by fighting other males.
only males are silver backs
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
Find out yourself you dirty little kid. Sexual Dimporhism in primates is when there is difference in size between the males and the females. For example with gorillas, the males are much larger than the females therefore gorillas are extremely sexually dimorphic. In chimpanzees, there is slight sexual dimorphism between males and females but not a huge difference.
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.
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.
Gorillas can weigh between 200 to 400+ pounds, with males typically being larger and heavier than females.
The females have the hour glass shapes on their backs. Also, the females are usually quite a bit larger than the males. You're more likely to see a female because their survival rate is higher. Males also aren't as poisonous.
they leave a nest as a type of mateing ritual and the females come and urine on the nests and the males come back and smell it and realize the females are horny
The male eastern lowland gorilla is the largest at 5 ft 9 and 360 lbs.Adult males are typically 300-400 lbs and just over 5 feet tall. Humans are often taller, and can grow larger than gorillas, but on average gorillas are more massive. they are also the rarest and most powerful apes. they inhabit the forests of africa!!