![]() ![]() To your surprise, the Uganda silverback gorillas are quite gentle and shy despite their formidable size and strength. These great gorillas start developing their silver saddles at around twelve years old the young males that have not developed these saddles yet are called “black backs”. Their legs are uniquely shorter compared to their hands. Their hair is long and thick this helps them in insulation at high elevations. The silverbacks are the most hairy species of mountain gorillas. They have large bony crests on the tops of their skulls and backs which support their jaw muscles and teeth, and also give their heads a conical shape. Uganda silverback gorillas are very large with a height of about 5.5 to 6 feet and weight of 360 pounds. The ferocious Uganda silverback gorillas are always in charge of the troop, they make decisions on where the group travel, where it forages for food, where it will rest and where it will sleep at night. This troop can consist of 5 to 30 gorillas. Since the silver back is the head of the group, it’s responsible for the safety of his group (troop/family). They were named after their silver saddles across their backs. Silverback gorillas are the mature male leaders for the families of mountain gorillas in Uganda’s wild. These forests are homes for over 400 mountain gorillas, almost half of the world’s total population of mountain gorillas with the great silverbacks leading them. These biologically varied rainforests that date back to more than 25,000 years comprise of about 400 varied plant species. Mountain gorillas are one of the wonderfully made species found in Uganda’s Bwindi impenetrable national park and Mgahinga gorilla national park in the south western Uganda. Therefore an adult male cannot wrestle and win a wild silverback gorilla, which instinctively learns to fight other silverbacks in the battle for dominance.Silverback gorilla in Rwanda Uganda silverback gorillas How strong is a silverback gorilla compared to a human or adult man?Īn average silverback gorilla is at least seven to 18 times stronger than an adult male. The silverback gorillas usually weigh between 135 to 195 Kilograms, (300 to 430 Pounds) and stand between 1.5 to 1.8 meters in height (4 feet 11 in to 5 feet 11) with an arm span that stretches from 2.3 to 2.6 meters. How big is a silverback gorilla? – Weight of a silverback gorilla This is done to show their submission to the silverback. When the silverback gorillas do this, the adult females, juveniles and babies who are close by huddle together with their bellies to the ground and their feet and hands folded under their bodies. This may be a form of playing, an attempt to intimidate, or just to alert the group that there is something unusual or simply the beginning of an interaction. Usually the dormant silverback gorillas charge, thumping their chests and making roaring sound. It’s therefore common for you to see the young silverbacks fighting with the leader of the group as they attempt to take over the leadership of their family, this is one of the interesting things you can witness during your gorilla trekking tour. The strongest and most dominant silverback gorilla usually takes on the role of leading its gorilla group/ family. Its quite easy to recognize the silverback gorillas during your Gorilla trek in Uganda, Rwanda or Congo because of their unique color and large size. This is because upon reaching maturity, the hair on the backs of the Male Mountain Gorillas begins to grayish or silver-colored. The term “silverback” is used to refer to adult male mountain Gorillas. Silverback gorilla | Adult Male Mountain Gorillas What to Wear for your Gorilla trek in Rwanda. ![]() 10 Day Rwanda and Uganda Gorilla Safari.
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