Until early 1902, Silverback gorillas were not even known to exist in the world. They spend much of their day foraging, feeding on bamboo shootouts and leafy plants Gorillas are majorly herbivores, feed on plants and some insects.
Silverback gorillas can approximately weigh up to 350 pounds- about twice of an adult human weight. Each family is led and submit to a silverback who scares away intruders by him standing erect on the hind legs, tearing up and throwing plants, drumming on his chest with his hands, striking the ground with his palms and stamping his feet as well as galloping in a mock attack on all fours!Īn adult Silverback Gorilla can attain a height of around six feet tall while a female can have up to five feet tall. Their fore arms are longer than their hind legs. Commonly Mountain gorillas have a stocky build, with a broad chest, long, muscular arms, wide feet and hands. Because the Silverback turns a silver saddle hair on their backs once it attains maturity age hence its name. With shaggy coats to help keep warm through cold climatic conditions, Silverback gorillas have long black and thick hair. Nests are constructed out of tree leaves and tree branches either up in the tree or on the ground. Due to their roaming behavior, they build new nests every evening to sleep in at night, babies sleep with their moms. They continually ramble through the forest daily basis within their home ranges and cover at least one kilometer a day, feeding and resting. Because they survive in the mountains, hence are referred to as mountain gorillas. Silverback gorillas live in high altitude mountains in two protected forest in Eastern Africa, The Virunga massif and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The silverback is the head of the gorilla family and will protect it to death from intruders such as attacks from other gorilla families and poachers. Congo in eastern Africa, The silverback gorilla is the alpha male in a gorilla family that attains a silver color on its back at about the age of 13, Silver back gorilla is our closest relatives and share 98% of human DNA, very intelligent animals known to have the ability to use tools and varied communication. Scientific name, gorilla beringei is found in Africa, a straddle that borders Uganda, Rwanda and DR.
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