silverback male gorilla

Eye Of The Beholder

Munich, Germany.

The silverback male gorilla of the Hellabrunn Zoo.

Western lowland gorillas also live in groups in the wild. Each group is led by a mature silverback male who assumes the dominant role and is the only male to reproduce. In addition to the silverback, the group consists of several females with their young and usually one or more adolescent males called blackbacks. 

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