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Gorilla beringei beringei
Adult males are called silverbacks because a saddle of gray or silver-colored hair develops on their backs with age. The hair on their backs is shorter than on most other body parts, and their arm hair is especially long. Fully erect, males reach 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) in height, with an arm span of 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in) and weigh 220 kg (490 lb).
rainforested mountains
This silverback is just one of a family of 20 mountain gorillas I saw while trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park.
Spotted on Feb 12, 2009
Submitted on Apr 12, 2011
9 Comments
Indeed they are Yaniv and Sarit Wainer, thanks! Thank you Stefanie also.
Amazing! Great photos! This is truly one of the most interesting animals in the world! Thanks!
I like the fourth photo- it shows all the majestic, powerful and expressive gestures they are able to show... but yeah, even the first shot is really amazing- profound and beautiful.
Wow, glad you liked it so much Dangermouse! Thanks!
That first shot is absolutely amazing. I had to stare at it for a moment or two to figure out what I was looking at, but then...seriously wow. I can't even begin to explain how much I love it. Thanks for sharing this with us, Dan.
Your welcome Ashish and thanks Thurd13.
amazing series
Dan... thanks for sharing this Super series of biggest Primate..!!
I added some more photos to this spotting.