Silverback Gorilla breaks up vicious fight between females

The Silverback western lowland gorilla from the Twycross Zoo is flexing his muscles when he charges over to break up the fighting females.<br><br>It is quite terrifying to see how powerful the male is and to hear all the screams from the two female gorillas. Lope the eldest son is being his usual self and has a go at Biddy his grandma. Grandma is having none of it this time and pushes Lope away. Ozala that sits beside her sees this and has a go at her mother for having a go at Lope. The watchful eye of the Silverback gorilla Oumbi reacts in an instant, the way a Silverback should and launches himself towards the females, trying to break up the fight between Ozala and Biddy. Little Shufai runs towards the two females the same time Oumbi was moving. He first clung on to Biddi and then when mum emerged he clung on to her back, and was holding on right through the middle of it all. Biddy then got pushed out of the door by Oumbi, and then Oumbi has a go at Ozala.<br><br>Lope did not get involved at first, he just looked at them, seemingly in shock that he might of caused the fight, but then he did get involved and he went for dad, grabbing his backside. When Oumbi let go and run away, Lope still had a hold of his back. A very noisy Ozala had go at Oumbi, while Oumbi did a few more laps running around until he went into the back to calm down. Biddy came back in from the back entrance. When Oumbi came out from the back again, he went into the corner, still quite agitated looking. Asante comes down from her top bunk, obviously witnessing it all from above. A little later when Oumbi comes out from the back, Lope makes way and you can see Ozala in the back with Shufai . She’s giving Oumbi the evil eye and everybody is staying well clear of the silverback. The most sorry you feel for the baby gorilla Shufai, putting himself in the middle of it all. Oumbi did a great job in breaking up the female fight.Even though Ozala started the fight by overreacting they seem to blame the Silverback. Everything was fine afterwards, no one got physically hurt, only their pride.
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[@floridagirl330]

He is doing his job. Keeping the peace and protecting them too.

[@FerNando-pd6vm]

Of course, he is the alpha

[@Emma88178]

It should be their job too honestly

[@Emma88178]

@@FerNando-pd6vm he’s the alpha male and the grandma is the Alpha female

[@Random_JapGuy]

@@Emma88178 alpha female

[@atomaalatonal]

very interesting to see his tactics. just massively interfere their scuffle, but without being brutal at all, thzen when their heat is concentrated on him, he goes passive and let them hunt him. very clever, i love gorilla silverbacks.

[@peterp2153]

Yep. It’s more than just brute strength and ferocity. He’ really is the protector and leader, knowing how to maintain not just the order but the balance of things. Let the females blow off some steam on him until everything calms back down.

[@righty-o3585]

The agility and speed in an animal that size is astonishing. How easily he lifted that female off the ground like nothing. Those little females are probably nearly 300 pounds

[@righty-o3585]

@@debbiekonkin5768 yes I know 😁

[@ajaykamath1853]

errrmmm...that's 300 pounds of almost pure muscle 😢. Damn that make gorilla was powerful

[@righty-o3585]

@@ajaykamath1853 Hell yeah. Those male gorillas can get up into the 450 pound range, and on average they don't get taller than 6 foot. 6 foot 400 pounds of nearly pure muscle. That is no joke right there

[@cleolathompson3387]

Plus she had a baby on her back. Wow!

[@Little-She-Devil]

If that silverback was chasing me i would be screaming like that too. Only i would be running away like a bullet

[@TeaganKisa]

Wow, they move fast! He is a gorgeous silverback

[@SloggerVlogger]

Oumbi is quite handsome. :-) You can see more of him and his family on my channel.

[@TeaganKisa]

SloggerVlogger I love your channel. Thanks for sharing.

[@SloggerVlogger]

😊

[@cherokeeheartct8633]

He is

[@garethmckeown9620]

Size of him !!!! He’s frickin huge !!!!

[@jimzorn3853]

If I'm not mistaken, it looks like he broke up the fight, then one of the ladies got mad at him and chased him around, while carrying a baby on her back.

[@Supernova862]

That’s what they always do.

[@jimzorn3853]

@@Supernova862 You're familiar with gorillas?

[@MrWaterbugdesign]

I've seen this a few times where a male stops a fight and then allows the restrained party to retaliate against him. Like "I can take it. Take out your stress on me." Once vented things calm down. Wish I knew what was really going thru their heads though.

[@mateistoian726]

Probably not much. They do it instictually. Your guess is as good as nature's.

[@KathyPrendergast-cu5ci]

They know what their job is; it’s to maintain safety and harmony in their troop, and also their health. In gorillas, a herbivore species, any energy spent in unnecessary conflict is wasted energy. Healing from injuries or wounds is a waste of energy. Their waking lives need to be dedicated to finding food and eating it, not to fighting. Silverbacks must understand this at some level, hence their intolerance of bullying or conflict. It can be harsh sometimes, eg. when they mistake good-natured play for real fighting and punish females or juveniles, but their motivation is always the well-being of the troop.

[@penelopelopez8296]

Poor grandma Biddy went flying over that log but she seemed to be okay.

[@MySkinnydip]

I think Biddy was pushed thru the door and Ozala went flying over the log. And Shufai followed her

[@NN-fw4qf]

Oumbi is the BossMan and don't you ladies forget!💕.

[@joegaito702]

He's the man he is charge of his troop and family look out wouldn't want to get him furious we laugh and learn and benefit from the gorillas thanks they are very smart and intelligent animals always learning something new each day from them they make good parents and grandparents and uncles and aunties stay safe and warm out there love you guys thanks !!! Joe

[@kevrink5605]

He doesn't always have to get physical. Sometimes a roar and pounding of his chest is all he needs to do. It's him yelling "ENOUGH!"

[@stevensanchez2951]

Male Gorillas: Hey! Hey! Ladies! Stop it!

[@erikb8979]

Dad just wanted some peace and quiet

[@bgaineshunter]

His handling of his son was interesting.

[@joek9353]

The big guy did his job and broke up the fight between his two wives. The one making all the noise I believe is his teen son

[@MySkinnydip]

Ozala sure can scream!😂

[@stephenbrand5661]

He threw Ozala like she weighed a kilo!!

[@GoinDownhill361]

Dad ain't buying their crap, dispensing justice real quick.

[@indianicholas6562]

He's like my wife got drunk again now I gotta save her ass.

[@pamela6507]

Good job watching his family and stopping the nonesence

[@red8643]

Lope wasnt having it, don't handle my mom and gran like that.... geez that was intense.

[@elsa7281]

@Red. Lope went to his mom's rescue. He is something else. ♥️Lope.

[@idrcc6263]

The little male gorilla was going after his big ass, respect

[@petermoody6147]

To: @idrcc6263 - Ha, ha! It is noticeable in a few videos, where there is 'tension' between the male and female, the young gorillas will insert themselves between the two. It is as if there is an unwritten code whereby the father will not pursue the matter too aggressively.

[@curlynella1011]

The male gorilla seems to always back down towards the female gorilla. Realistically he can tear them up but he respects them 💯

[@moe6806]

that's not what happens in nature at all lmao, especially with primates.

[@CoffeeFiend1]

@@moe6806 It really depends on the primates. Chimpanzees and gorillas behave very differently. Gorillas have a single alpha and a more or less nuclear family. Chimps are like marauding post-apocalypse scavenger bands of killers with a tyrant and usually 2 trusted beta lieutenants but more or less every male can fuck nearly every female. Bonobos are just fucking nice and pragmatic and basically have a queen. Orangutans are ginger so they tend to live alone (as it should be).

[@russellbrown6888]

@@moe6806 It absolutely is what happens in nature, especially in social animals like gorillas. The silverback is only leader for as long as the females allow him to be, and if they get tired of him or he proves unreliable they will chase him off, sometimes violently. The same happens with other social primates like chimps and baboons, as well as animals like lions and kangaroos. The males may be stronger, but the females have numbers on their side.

[@Eclipse-lw4vf]

Silverback “I’m gettin to old for this..”

[@Thisismyaccount82]

The son of one of the females was yelling at the silverback! The silverback won’t attack the young ones.

[@CaptainGrat75]

Really? How come?

[@Thisismyaccount82]

@@CaptainGrat75 because it’s his kids. To be honest I don’t remember I watched it a month ago and I have so much information overload from Tafe course.

[@andre-lucvezina291]

Godin job Shabani 👍🏼 Bon travail Shabani 👍🏼 👍🏼🎸🤟🏼

[@MySkinnydip]

Not Shabani. This is Oumbi in England

[@balidancer]

the mother and daughter always fighting

[@AmazighAmazon]

This is it. The best video on the internet.

[@AmazighAmazon]

@Master Shake in my defense, i must've been baked

[@troll_engin]

while i was in a aquarium with my dad it was the luckiest day of my life 1- we saw toirtoises mating in the crocodile section 2- when we reached to the exit we saw 2 monkeys in there enclosoure figthing

[@movingup2118]

If that was a human they take videos and laugh. These amazing animals do there job.

[@samanthadavis573]

His mama and his wife 😂😂😂

[@Writeowl]

"I TOLD you not to marry that ho!!!"

[@tiyahisrael]

@@Writeowl 😂🤣😂

[@tiyahisrael]

Oh..I thought grandma Biddy was his mother in law🤔

[@Kiwi-gn8tf]

@@tiyahisrael she is. Biddy is ozalas mom

[@tiyahisrael]

@@Kiwi-gn8tf 😂🤣right.I got confused bc the previous comment said Biddy is his mama and his wife

[@stevenwhite8936]

that little one who jumped on mama was lucky to not get crushed by the pole in the mix of that melee

[@MySkinnydip]

I’ve seen babies smaller then that stick to mama like glue!

[@edithboozy1000]

They do appear fragile compared to their Mother's and fathers. But it's actually shocking how hardy these animals are even as very young babies

[@AlaskanAndie]

HAHAHAHAHA!!! EVEN AFTER SITTING DOWN FOR A FEW SECONDS... DADDY STILL HAD HAY PARTICLES AND DUST FLYING COMPLETELY AROUND HIS FACE AND HEAD!!!! LOOOL!!!

[@matthewcrawford4177]

HEY HEY HEY break it up no fighting. You can't bite each other that's my job.

[@alziratoledo8284]

NOSSA!!! OLHA A FORÇA DESSE PRIMATA DOMINANTE,,!!! É O INSTINTO DELES,,, SÃO LINDOS 😍😍😍.

[@toddwilliams1380]

I know the silverback always runs after he gets the problem sorted out. Then they kinda chase him but looks like it’d be other way around. Looks like if they ran after him when he runs off that he’d get them again or he’d get them worse than before. But I don’t guess it bothers him when they chase him ? Absolutely love the gorillas thgh! 🦍🦍🦍🦍

[@peterp2153]

I think he’s letting them blow off some steam. He’s the boss and protector of the group, so it’s not in his interests to beat up on them, just to maintain order.

[@violetnewell5076]

Apparently his running away is a show of dominance. I've sorted it. I'm done.

[@bigboytoyz541]

Sometimes they do get it again if they keep chasing him. But normally when the silverback stops running, everyone else stops also. They don't dare keep going after him.

[@edithboozy1000]

​@violetnewell5076 I agree and it also looks to me like a further "flex" of his physical prowess. Like "look Im fast af boy...cant catch me." 🏃‍♂️💨

[@rosapfeffer5358]

Genial love them so much ..

[@SloggerVlogger]

More from the family on my channel :-)

[@fathful14]

He came in like a G

[@BlackAndWhiteScribbles]

Even the younger one tried to help

[@filthyan1mal588]

He punched her right throught that hole in the wall. She just dissapeared

[@fuckthosekids]

Baby Mama drama 🙄 😂🤣

[@fraser_mr2009]

0:41 angry face is funny

[@johng669]

I was going to research how strong a silver back is. OK. never mind!

[@sbtoolman12123]

Between 7 to 10 times stronger than a well developed human male.A well developed human male could bench press around 300 to 350 pounds.They are scary strong.

[@theresarodriguez9342]

So freaking intense

[@nancycollins5295]

Bravo

[@aldripriadi9836]

What is happening between Qumbi & Ozala?😢😲

[@jesstube112781]

This is me when my ex wife and wife fought at my kids 2nd birthday

[@lizardchosimbastedanko3077]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

👋😂✌

[@jlopez240gaming7]

Epic

[@2zwaantjes]

Horrible story, because children were present 🥺

[@jesstube112781]

@@2zwaantjes Maybe, can't control what you can't control. I got them separated and got my little one outta there.

[@mikebon8352]

Always these women... :)

[@aliceobryant618]

What the name of this troop?

[@LNERMallard]

Jesus... Donkey Kong doesn't fuck around.

[@shiningstar2903]

0.37 nonchalantly checking his nails.

[@motolomalatse8641]

😂😂😂

[@moosefuzz3957]

at 5 seconts in the video when the male pushes one outside u can also hear a loud low piched growl or roar as hes throwing one of the gorillas outside.

[@TravisLoneWolfWalsh]

You’ll deal with me before each other

[@AlaskanAndie]

BOY O BOY HE HAD TO REALLY WORK AT SPLITTING THEM UP... THE LADIES WERE PISSED AT EACH OTHER!!!! OOOOO... JEALOUSY MAYBE???? OR DID ONE MISTREAT THE BABY AT SOME POINT???

[@sierramikain6671]

I can't wait until he fights Godzilla later this year! 🐵 Vs. 🐲In theatres March 31!

[@nilobeebee]

His wife found out about his sidechick.

[@reddplays2367]

So I slowed it down and it looks like they started fighting after the one gorilla pushed the little one out the way

[@user-po7js1nn3l]

仕掛けた方に逃げられ、怒りのおさまらないパパは、仕掛けられた方を投げ飛ばしちゃったね😅

[@shiva72945]

They just fight to amuse the onlookers.

[@irfanhanif7735]

That's what you got when you practicing polygamy

[@annemariemcnamara8756]

He’s a scary looking gorilla an if he can pick up a through Ozala like that watch out. But I think I’m more around of her she’s huge

[@mark6302]

came in like king kong

[@aliforeman5532]

Jesus!

[@MaToEL1985]

I was gonna say it's a play fight but that's no play fight

[@lestight1976]

This is twycross zoo

[@michaellivesey4354]

Got my back anyday

[@sandeepbharath8202]

This is female?

[@Jan-iu5hc]

I have never seen a male look so mean he's got a very odd face

[@christinecole4596]

He is a bit of breath and a bit out of shape lol

[@frazerdavidson4830]

0:48 Women am I right?

[@matouspullo]

This ain’t happenin. Now let me walk it off.

[@Random_JapGuy]

He's in the hood

[@carneromathidavid]

Umm.

[@debrarudolph8911]

Time to build a bigger enclosure or separate the pod and build a second enclosure.

[@DirtBoyzProductions]

To me, it looks like that they were just playing at first and then the silverback jumps in and starts attacking them and biting them and hurting them worse than anything...

[@KabrynMadeIt]

I don't think so buddy

[@DirtBoyzProductions]

Yeah? Well, go back and watch it...the silverback is biting and then throws the mom over the post onto her back.

[@KabrynMadeIt]

@@DirtBoyzProductions who

[@BangBangNoee]

@@DirtBoyzProductions he didn’t bite anyone. Yeah he through the mom off to separate which did the job. They think a lot differently than we do, and they also see their situation a lot differently than we do.

[@tiffanysorenewed3096]

@@DirtBoyzProductions when they fall into the hay the smaller one runs away as if to be scared

[@MightBeSmart]

Sad prison for gorillas ;(

[@annieoakslee]

Thats why they belong in jungles with thousand of acres..I'd be pissed in enclosures

[@peterp2153]

When you can get asshole poachers to stop killing gorillas, then I’ll agree with you.

[@Emma88178]

Of course people on here are going to make unnecessary misogynistic jokes for no reason. 🙄

[@williamsmith666]

I can hear you sobbing from here, woakster.

[@motolomalatse8641]

​@@williamsmith666 😂😂😂😂😂

[@erismana2105]

​@@williamsmith666 chill beta

[@michelleg5371]

They are probably bored living on concrete how depressing.all for humans entertainment and money. Those poor animals . How greedy . I hope you people at that zoo sleep well at night ! I really do . 🙄🤔

[@williamsmith666]

Cry about it some more, and be sure to do nothing to fix things. That'll show 'em. Useless.

[@towandacarter7277]

Enslaving animals for ppls entertainment. Make excuses for such Enslavment. The European way..

[@williamsmith666]

And they're doing more for the species than you ever will. What a worthless life you lead.

[@erismana2105]

Stupid comment

[@sutnack7537]

I can’t believe these are what we came from and people STILL think men and women are built the same😂💀🤡