Mountain gorillas differ from lowland gorillas
(Western Gorillas). At first scientists thought there was no difference between
these gorillas. The sliver back gorilla is the Mature male mountain gorillas of about 12
years that have grown a sliver grey hair on its back. A saddle of grey hair
grows on its back after attaining sexually maturity age. Gorillas are very
social animals and each group call it a family may have 5 up 30 or 40 members
headed by 1 sliver back mountain gorilla.
A such group will have a sliver back or two of them heading the family.
Other members of the group may contain females who are wives to the sliver back
thus sliver back gorillas are polygamous in nature. Others are Juveniles and
infants. The dominant sliver back gorilla commands the family and gives protection and
other young sliver backs take orders from the head. Orders may include the
directions to take while searching for food and if threatened who should fight
first . A silver back enjoys the center of attraction at any time in the group
or family.Bwindi National park is the home of mountain gorillas situated western Uganda
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| Juvenile mountain Gorilla |
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| Mountain Gorilla Sliver Back |
BwindiNational Park isthe home of Mountain
Gorillas. It is estimated to half of the world’s surviving population of
mountain gorillas –400 live within these boundaries shared by Uganda, Rwanda
and Congo part of the Virunga Massif. Mountain gorillas live in family groups like Ruhija , Nkuringo, Buhoma groups
Mountain Gorilla sliverback presence and guidance/care/dominance is important to his babies & adolescent gorilla children’s well being- because in absence of a dominant male silverback father figure - females will fight and baby/children gorillas can be bullied, injured or even emotionally damaged by others in the family group running lawlessly and without rules or order— since the dominant male silverback is the one who leads the family and maintains order and peace within the gorilla troupe.
Mountain Gorilla sliverback presence and guidance/care/dominance is important to his babies & adolescent gorilla children’s well being- because in absence of a dominant male silverback father figure - females will fight and baby/children gorillas can be bullied, injured or even emotionally damaged by others in the family group running lawlessly and without rules or order— since the dominant male silverback is the one who leads the family and maintains order and peace within the gorilla troupe.
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