![]() ![]() ![]() In captivity, gorillas have been documented showing complex emotions, form family bonds, the ability to use tools, and recognize past and future. In addition to the size, strength, and speed, gorillas are also very intelligent. (Related: How Do Gorillas Get So Big And Strong While Being Herbivores?) Some gorillas have been recorded moving over 20 miles per hour. Gorillas have been documented lifting over 1800 pounds and throw with a force of nearly 1000 pounds! Not only are they strong, but gorillas are also fast. Male gorillas show an unbelievable amount of strength. Gorillas can also bite with an incredible 1300 pounds per square inch, twice the force of a lion, which is enough to crush a human skull like a grape. The male gorillas have broad, muscular shoulders and a crest, or ridge, that distinguishes them from the females. Males can weigh between 300 and 450lbs with the smaller females ranging between 200 to 300 pounds. Silverback gorillas males stand on average 6 foot tall with the females topping out around 5 feet. ![]() We are going to look at these powerful animals and determine how a silverback gorilla would fair in a fight with each. However, what would happen if this king of the jungle had to fight the other kings of the jungle, a male lion? What about a tiger? A grizzly bear? They and are truly the king of their jungle. ![]() The large primates can lift over ten times their body weight and with the rare exception of a leopard, have no natural predators. Read more about about lone silverback Giraneza.Silverback Gorillas are one of the strongest and intimating animals on the planet. We will post any additional information here as soon as it becomes available. Our field staff will be monitoring this situation closely. We hope to be able to recover Gushimira’s body today, so that a necropsy can be performed. Right now we are most concerned about the missing group members, including an infant, a juvenile male, and three females, some of whom may be pregnant. Due to its location and the calm nature of Gushimira, the group then became one of those also visited by tourists, who are led by park authorities. The new group then spent two years trying to establish its home range, before finally settling in the area previously used by Ugenda’s group (which had dispersed into various groups this year after the death of its dominant silverback). Karisoke staff were monitoring him closely, and although he had been recovering, it is likely he was still not in full health.īorn in Pablo’s group, Gushimira was 19 years old and had formed his group in February 2013, when he gained some females from Ugenda’s group. Last week Gushimira had some health issues, which made him weak for several days (see previous blogs below). By reconstructing the evidence, it seems clear that Giraneza was responsible for killing Gushimira, and that the incident occurred last night. Our trackers also located an interaction site, and its trail led to Giraneza. There were open wounds on his back, a sign that he had been killed by another silverback. In the afternoon, our trackers found Gushimira’s body. When our trackers arrived at his group this morning, three of his group’s females were found with well-known lone silverback Giraneza, but Gushimira – along with five other group members – was not seen. The Fossey Fund is saddened to report the death of dominant silverback Gushimira. Gushimira killed in fight with lone silverback ![]()
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