How to deal with an angry silverback




“Firstly, you should announce your presence with reassuring vocalisations to avoid taking the silverback by surprise and angering him. Gorillas keep in contact via calls known as BVs — ‘Belch Vocalisations’ because they sound like burps. To imitate one, clear your throat while keeping your lips sealed and saying ‘mmm’, so it sounds like ‘harrrmm mmmwah’. If you’re on a slope, position yourself so that you and the silverback are the same height.”

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