The SSP provides resources that allow accredited AZA organizations, like Zoo Atlanta, to manage and conserve threatened or endangered species. At Zoo Atlanta, we have bachelor troops that are recommended by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Species Survival Plan® (SSP). This occurs naturally because not only are gorillas already social animals, but they also recognize that there is safety and survival in numbers. Once the males leave their family troop (whether by force or voluntarily), either the males will find a new family troop, or a bachelor troop will form between two to four individuals. When the male is forced out, this occurs typically because the dominant silverback gorilla doesn’t want to compete for the females, and especially doesn’t want another male’s genetics in the family gene pool. These are made up of juvenile and older male gorillas, and are formed when a male gorilla is either forced out of a family troop, or leaves a family troop voluntarily. Under the silverback, the rest of the family forms their own hierarchy.īachelor troops are also found at Zoo Atlanta and in the wild. The silverback gorilla is the leader of the family, where his role is to protect, mediate conflict, and breed with the females to pass on his genetics. This includes one silverback gorilla (a mature male), several adult females, and many younger juveniles, adolescents and infants. Western lowland gorilla families typically consist of around three to 11 individuals. In the wild and in human care, gorillas find themselves in both family and bachelor troops. When gorillas are in a group, they are often referred to as a troop. This being said, there are similarities and differences between the family of a human and the family of a gorilla. ![]() Gorillas are one of the four kinds of great apes closely related to humans: gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans and bonobos. Here, we have three bachelor groups and two family groups (one of them being our geriatric group). Hey friends, it’s Allie from the Gorilla Care Team, and today I’m going to teach you all about gorillas and their social dynamics! If you’ve ever been to Zoo Atlanta, you might have noticed that each habitat houses a different group of gorillas.
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