For reasons obvious to those familiar with the hierarchy of the forum, I decided to do a little research to learn some basic facts about gorillas.
1. "An adult male gorilla is called a silverback because of the distinctive silvery fur growing on his back and hips."
A silverback has gray hair sprouting from various areas of his body as a sign of age, wisdom, and strength. That's all well and good...as long as he keeps his shirt on.
2. "Each gorilla family has a silverback as leader who scares away other animals by standing on his back legs and beating his chest."
So one of the silverback's primary responsibilities is to keep the other animals in line. A gorilla will not hesitate to make a stand and beat his chest to make his point to the other animals.
3. "Gorillas are herbivores. They spend most of their day foraging for food and eating bamboo, leafy plants and sometimes small insects."
If one of the resident animals gets in trouble with the silverback, a steak dinner will not be an appropriate bribe to get out of trouble. Offer celery...or a couple bugs instead.
4. "A gorilla can live for 40 – 50 years."
In the animal kingdom, gorillas have a long life span. This experience prepares a silverback for the arduous task of ensuring that appropriate interactions take place within their social community.
5. "Gorillas are considered to be very intelligent animals. They are known for their use of tools and their varied communication."
Don't try to outwit the silverback. He's got the brains to back the brawn...and he's not afraid to intelligently communicate his expectations to the rest of the animals in his social group.
6. "Gorillas are endangered animals."
Yup...it's getting more and more difficult to find silverbacks with the strength to guard from inappropriate interlopers, the experience to guide through stressful social interactions, and the patience to teach civilized discourse among a diverse group of wild animals.
Now maybe this little bit of research can help me stay out of trouble on this forum. I don't have gray hair growing out my ears yet, but I can sure learn from those who do. God bless gorillas...we need'em.
Just pretend this is witty.
1. "An adult male gorilla is called a silverback because of the distinctive silvery fur growing on his back and hips."
A silverback has gray hair sprouting from various areas of his body as a sign of age, wisdom, and strength. That's all well and good...as long as he keeps his shirt on.
2. "Each gorilla family has a silverback as leader who scares away other animals by standing on his back legs and beating his chest."
So one of the silverback's primary responsibilities is to keep the other animals in line. A gorilla will not hesitate to make a stand and beat his chest to make his point to the other animals.
3. "Gorillas are herbivores. They spend most of their day foraging for food and eating bamboo, leafy plants and sometimes small insects."
If one of the resident animals gets in trouble with the silverback, a steak dinner will not be an appropriate bribe to get out of trouble. Offer celery...or a couple bugs instead.
4. "A gorilla can live for 40 – 50 years."
In the animal kingdom, gorillas have a long life span. This experience prepares a silverback for the arduous task of ensuring that appropriate interactions take place within their social community.
5. "Gorillas are considered to be very intelligent animals. They are known for their use of tools and their varied communication."
Don't try to outwit the silverback. He's got the brains to back the brawn...and he's not afraid to intelligently communicate his expectations to the rest of the animals in his social group.
6. "Gorillas are endangered animals."
Yup...it's getting more and more difficult to find silverbacks with the strength to guard from inappropriate interlopers, the experience to guide through stressful social interactions, and the patience to teach civilized discourse among a diverse group of wild animals.
Now maybe this little bit of research can help me stay out of trouble on this forum. I don't have gray hair growing out my ears yet, but I can sure learn from those who do. God bless gorillas...we need'em.
Just pretend this is witty.
