Which animal has mature males called silverbacks?

Answer 1

A silverback is an adult male gorilla, typically more than 12 years of age and named for the distinctive patch of silver hair on his back. Silverbacks are the strong, dominant troop leaders. If challenged by a younger or even by an outsider male, a silverback will scream, beat his chest, break branches, bare his teeth, then charge forward.

Males will slowly begin to leave their original troop when they are about 11 years old, traveling alone or with a group of other males for 2–5 years before being able to attract females to form a new group and start breeding. While infant gorillas normally stay with their mother for 3–4 years, silverbacks will care for weaned young orphans, though never to the extent of carrying the little gorillas.

The gorilla, the largest of the living primates considered as highly intelligent, is a ground-dwelling herbivore that inhabits the forests of Africa which move around by knuckle-walking. They are mainly vegetarian, eating fruits, leaves, and shoots. Insects make up 1-2% of their diet. Almost all gorillas share the same blood type (B) and, like humans, have individual finger prints.♥

Answer 2

Wikipedia says Gorilla:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorilla


A silverback is an adult male gorilla, typically more than 12 years of age and named for the distinctive patch of silver hair on his back. A silverback gorilla has large canines that come with maturity. Blackbacks are sexually mature males of up to 11 years of age.

Answer 3

Gorillas

Answer 4

Gorillas

Answer 5

silverbacks are mature male gorillas typically more than 12 years old. they have a gray patch of hair on their backs, hence the name.

Answer 6

The gorilla

Answer 7

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The animal that is called a Sliverback is a gorilla.

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Answer 8

the gorilla

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gorillas

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gorilla