KWITONDA is also a name of a Gorilla Family in the Volcanoes National Park. The name was adopted from the dominant silverback in this group and It means humble. It was a silverback that crossed from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Rwanda in the year 2003. There is possibility that it was under pressure from other gorilla families in the area and so it moved to form a group of its own in a whole different neighborhood. The Gorilla Silver Back was humble and gentle. Akarevuro who was young in the reign of Kwitonda has taken over the leadership after the demise of Kwitonda. The 2 other silverbacks in the group, Kigoma and Magumu also submitted to the fact that Akarevuro had taken over the leadership of the group. In September 2012, Kwitonda was found dead at the age of 40. His health had started deteriorating and the pressure from the young gorillas also affected him. His body was discovered 10 days after his death after he had run away from the family and disappear to a place no one knew. Kwitonda gorilla family settled in the area between Mount Sabyinyo and Mount Gahinga.

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