Touched by a wild mountain gorilla

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 5:40 pm

What an experience! The silverback male is definitely the dominant family member. He's so powerfully built ... I'd hate to make him mad!

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 8:31 pm

could there be a cooler ... or more frightening, experience!

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 8:29 am

Wow!!

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 10:43 am

It is a good job he was wearing his brown shorts, truly amazing, and humbling, they obviously felt in control and unthreatened.

Makes the famous David Attenborough meeting pedestrian.

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 12:28 pm

I just LOVED it when the silverback pulled the little one away at one point,

like "Okay son, that's enough"!

That guy's expressions were priceless, too... could hardly believe it was

happening to him!

koan · Post by **koan** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 10:35 pm

Wow. He sure took the right position when they approached. Wonder if it would have been different if he looked them in the eyes. I loved the fascination with his silver hair. I think the other guy was right, the black shirt helped.

I wonder if the gorillas are in more danger if they get used to humans. That's true of wild animals in the West.