![]() The male gorillas have larger heads than the females due to a crest, or ridge on their skull that serves as an anchor where larger jaws muscles attacks. ![]() And the female can weigh about half of the male gorillas that is 200 pounds (90kgs) with an average of 4 feet tall. The adult male gorilla can weigh about 400 pounds (181kg) and grow to the height of 6 feet tall when standing straight. It’s sometimes impossible but some families can have more than 1 silverback living harmoniously in the same family. Back to silverbacksĪlmost all the classified species have the same setup only separated by their nature adaptability, the silverback rules over and the rest of the individuals. The mountain gorillas can be accessed in the 4 parks of 3 countries of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park of Uganda, Volcanoes National Park of Rwanda, and the Virunga National Park The Virunga National Park of Congo. And the Virunga sub-species possess shorter far as they dwell at lower altitudes compared to the Bwindi species. The mountain gorillas are farther spread into two sub-species that’s the Bwindi sub-species which dwells in the highest volcanoes of Bwindi Impenetrable forests, the Bwindi gorillas because they inhabit in the coldest thick volcanos they are distinguished with the longer far. These are the most endangered gorilla species and in the wild, there are about 1060 individuals left, but the mountain gorillas give the best hopes of conservation as the results indicate a tremendous increase in the number of species. These are larger species, only surviving in the volcanic highlands of the Virunga Conservation Area and the Bwindi Impenetrable forest. These are the most common species dwelling in the lowland tropical forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo, 1990s Congo forests dwelled almost 17,000 eastern lowland gorillas but today the population has reduced beyond 50% and the unrest in the Congo forests are making the counting of the species so hectic. The lowland gorilla is differentiated from others with its stocky body, large hands, and short muzzle. The Eastern lowland gorilla (Grauer’s gorilla) is the largest species of all the sub-species of the gorilla family. The cross-river gorillas have possessed a lot about the western lowland gorillas and scientists have sub-categorized the species to be a member of the lowland family dwelling to close to human forests which is causing their decline in numbers. The western lowland gorilla (gorilla gorilla) resides in the tropical forests of West Africa in countries of Cameroon to the Congo River, the Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of Congo and DRC, and the western lowland gorillas are the most numerous species though the number in the wild is not much known. The lowland gorilla species farther spread in two sub-species of western lowland gorillas and the eastern lowland gorillas. About the lowland gorilla “gorilla gorilla” Naturally, gorillas are known to inhabit the thick jungles due to their spared survival. The species are geographically spread to varying regions of Africa, the species only lives in the tropical rainforest of the equatorial areas of Africa. The gorillas are scientifically believed to be the closest man relative as they are proven of sharing over 98% of human DNA. Gorillas are divided into three species which are the lowland gorillas “the gorilla gorilla” and mountain gorillas “gorilla beringei” and the cross river gorillas “G. A summarized theory about the gorillaĪ gorilla is the largest in the ape family among the chimpanzees, gibbons, orangutans, and humans. And the rest of the individuals in the family submit to the silverback, when the silverback is weaker than some individuals, especially adult females tend to look for families with stronger silverback who can greatly defend the family. Every family can comprise of an adult male leader and this in most cases are the giant and stronger silverback, male black backs, adult female, juveniles, and infants. Gorilla lives in families under the leadership of the silverback who decides on the rest of the activities which are done in the family. ![]() It’s only at this stage that the male back greyish gorilla can be able to defend the rest of the family members against attacks from other families. It’s only a male silverback in the family of the gorillas that earns the honor of becoming a family leader. The male gorillas become silverback at the age of around 13years when the hair across their shoulders and down their back becomes greyish or white. Silverbacks are the adult male gorillas and these can either be the mountain gorillas or the lowland gorillas. The rush silver saddle of the hair at their backs that develop with advancement in age terms them the “Silverbacks”. ![]()
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