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#WESTERN LOWLAND GORILLA SILVERBACK FULL#

Females leave their native group at the time of their sexual maturity to join other silverbacks to reproduce. The social structure of the western gorilla is made up of a silverback, adult females generally between 3 and 7 and their offspring. Unlike eastern gorillas, only one silverback male is tolerated and present per group. Maintaining group cohesion is much more difficult when searching for food, especially during the rainy season when fruits are abundant, as some move further away from the group. Unlike chimpanzees, wild gorillas do not use many tools and they can cover long distances searching for food. In rainy seasons, the Gorilla builds its nest directly high up in the trees. During the dry season, the nests are simply constructed but can become more elaborate depending on the degree of rain and consist of cool branches that isolates the moisture from the soil. In the evenings, they build their nests mainly on the ground next to the dominant male. The western gorilla groups are very cohesive, all members remain at a distance allowing auditory contact with the dominant male. The female reaches half of the male size and reproduces for the first time between 8 years and 11 years, much earlier than for the male. The male completely develops the silver color of his back around the age of 18.

They are highly intelligent and have now been observed using tools in the wild.The western gorilla is physically smaller than the eastern gorilla.

Gorillas are generally calm and passive animals, however, the Silverback will defend his troop if he feels threatened.

Baby gorillas will stay in their mother's nests until they are around 2 ½ years old. They can live longer, up to 50 years, in captivity. In each troop there is one dominant male Silverback, some female gorillas, and their offspring.

Gorillas live in small groups called troops or bands.

Some gorillas in captivity have learned to use sign language to communicate with humans.

Gorillas have hands and feet like humans including opposable thumbs and big toes.

This disease, coupled with people hunting gorillas, has put both species further in danger of extinction. Recently the Ebola Virus killed a number of them. These older males are called Silverback gorillas. When male gorillas get older their hair turns white on their back. The western lowland gorilla can also have grayish hair and red colored forehead. For example, the western gorilla has the lightest hair and the mountain gorilla has the darkest.

Gorillas from different areas may have different colored hair. This is where they use the knuckles on their hands to walk on all fours. Gorillas have long arms, even longer than their legs! They use their long arms to "knuckle-walk". The females grow to 4 ½ feet tall and weigh around 200 pounds. The males grow to around 5 ½ feet tall and weigh around 400 pounds. The males are often twice as big as the females.

Gorillas are the largest species of primates.

#WESTERN LOWLAND GORILLA SILVERBACK FULL#

A full grown adult male will eat around 50 pounds of food in a day. Sometimes they will eat insects, especially ants. The plants they eat include leaves, stems pith, fruit, and bamboo.

Gorillas are mostly herbivores and eat plants. There are also mountain gorillas which live in forests in the mountains. There are lowland gorillas which live in bamboo forests, swamps and lowland forests. Gorillas live in a range of habitats from swamps to forests. Author: Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons