Reign of the Silverback

A Silverback Gorilla, when under stress or attack, sometimes turns on his own family and slaughters the family in an act of self preservation. It's an ugly truth of our chromosomal cousins who happen to share 99% of our DNA. See if the following description and liberal translation paints a picture of any middle manager corporateslavemonkeys you might know:

1. Despite their reputation, gorillas are passive, shy animals. They may put on a noisy charge display to scare off intruders and/or allow time for the band to disappear into the forest.

(Translation: Passive aggressive, avoids confrontation, makes noise to ward off trouble)

2. Chest-beating displays against outlying silverbacks can be intense but rarely develop into a confrontation. If a fight does begin between silverbacks, females and/or offspring are at risk, and infants are often mortally injured.

(Translation: Typically benign, but quick to turn on their own if engaged in a tough situation)

3. There are nine steps in the highly ritualized charge display from hooting to chest-beating to running and tearing plants to slapping the ground.

(Translation: Quickly creates a mess, and then attempts to intimidate others)