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# Meet the Silverback, the Leader of the Troop
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/nature/extras/meet-the-silverback-the-leader-of-the-troop/
- Published: 2024-10-08T20:00:58.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-07T13:41:22.000Z
- Description: Cameraman Vianet Djenguet captures the face of the forest's 500-pound silverback.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Nature, #ZZZ_Show_1b3b1a16-4d15-417c-9287-bc59a89e1201, #geo-us, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_6d374fc2-880d-423a-b9bc-46a531e08acc, #extra

For the first time, cameraman Vianet Djenguet captures the face of the forest's 500-pound silverback. This large -- and protective -- silverback called Mpungwe leads a family of 23 gorillas.