Do all males become silver-backs?

Do all males become silver-backs?

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No, all male gorillas will not become silver backs. A younger male gorilla will start out as what's called a black-back, so just a black gorilla. But if that gorilla doesn't find himself a dominant position in a group, then actually he won't get a silver back.