silverback
Noun
Meaning
The knot.
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In July, a man was jailed for 11 years after he confessed to killing a rare silverback gorilla in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Gorilla remains have been found in leopard scat, but this may be the result of scavenging. citation When the group is attacked by humans, leopards, or other gorillas, an individual silverback will protect the group, even at the cost of his own life.
However, male mountain gorillas sometimes stay in their natal troops and become subordinate to the silverback.
There are a handful of such women, devoted to shoring up outmoded styles of masculinity, the heroic breadwinner, the strong and bountiful silverback, a model which constrains both men and women.
A silverback is typically more than 12 years of age, and is named for the distinctive patch of silver hair on his back, which comes with maturity.
Infants remain in contact with their mothers for the first five months and mothers stay near the silverback for protection.