Silverback mountain gorillas have a fearsome reputation with aggression that helps maintain family order. ... This male has been very successful. He's ruled his group of 14 for six years.

A silverback male mountain gorilla eats among vegetation in Bwindi Impenetrable forest on September 23, 2009, bordering Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, 561km south west of Kampala. Uganda ...

Isabukuru, a silverback mountain gorilla that lived in Rwanda until his death last year, was known for being exceptionally affectionate toward the infants in his group. “One infant, named Mushya ...

Three female mountain gorillas and a male silverback gorilla have been found shot dead inside a national park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a conservation group said Thursday.

The shooting deaths of four mountain gorillas -- three females and an alpha male silverback -- are prompting a United Nations agency to send a mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

They are led by an older dominant male, known as a silverback. The dominant male is not the only male in the troop, and the groups often include a few younger males, some females, and their offspring.

Thumping his chest, grunting loudly, and rising up on his hind legs, a 400-pound male silverback mountain gorilla charged at Anderson Cooper during a reporting assignment in central Africa in 2007 ...

Unfortunately, the female is 37 years old, and most female silverback gorillas stop having intercourse once they reach their mid-to-late 30s. Evidently, the female ignores the male’s attempts to ...

In this corner, we have the mighty male silverback gorilla, a massive great ape with a powerful punch! His opponent is the terrifying, fierce grizzly bear yielding long, dagger-like claws capable ...

Silverback is a reference to adult male Mountain Gorillas that sport a silvery sheen on their backs. Grizzlies are one of the most fearsome predators on earth that launch attacks with brute force ...

The shooting deaths of four mountain gorillas -- three females and an alpha male silverback -- are prompting a United Nations agency to send a mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo.