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• n  an adult male gorilla with grey hairs across the back

• A western lowland gorilla silverback is seen among a group in this undated handout photo.
• In the comedy jungle, where Robin Williams is a big silverback ape and Jon Stewart a sneaky hyena, Flight of the Conchords are tiny fawns.
• The civil war in Congo has cut off the rare silverback mountain gorilla from the conservationists who are trying to save it.

News & Articles

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• King Kong Musical Extends Melbourne Run to August
  The world-premiere musical King Kong, which brings to life an epic spin on beauty and the beast, officially opened June 15 at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne. Global Creatures designed the musical's massive silverback star the largest puppet ever created.
  June 17, 2013 - Playbill
• Boise Start-up Silverback Learning Solutions Announces $2.5M Round to Transform K-12 Education with Student ...
  Silverback Learning Solutions , an educator-founded technology company and developer of Mileposts™, a results-driven instructional improvement system installed in schools K-12 nationwide, today announced that it has secured financing of $2.5 million from angel investors to allow the company to expand its operations and accelerate its product development.
  June 12, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
• Ed tech startup Silverback Learning nabs $2.5M to expand from one district to schools nationwide
  Silverback Learning, a startup hatched out of a school district in Idaho, has raised $2.5 million as it plans to expand to school districts nationwide.
  June 12, 2013 - GigaOM