Baby Mountain Gorilla Falls Down

This is from our 2008 trip to Rwanda. A baby Mountain Gorilla playing on his dad's back. Baby is about 1 year old. These guys are from Group 13 at Parc National Des Volcans. It's the same area where Dian Fossey lived with the gorillas.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Mountain Gorillas
• Nature
• Rwanda
• Dian Fossey
• primates
• africa

[CookieToddo]

Thank you, Petts1, for sharing this. this is fabulous how dad and his kid interact with each other.. lovingly...

[petts1]

I'm glad you enjoyed it! Dad was definitely an excellent babysitter.

[MsVoolfy]

Beautiful...thank you for sharing.

[pussylips9]

take the starenght of a chimp times that by 10 and you have a silverback

[cipriancirstea]

can a baby mountain gorilla fall up ?

[2manylost]

This is a fantastic video, & my idea of Heaven :)

[HenryDavidT]

After having viewed this footage dozens of times, I am still amazed how father-like this silver back father is to his kids, as he took a break from eating to "baby sit" them, allowing their mothers to forage, & letting the youngsters play safely, wrestling with each other, next to him, climbing all over him, from the tiny baby to the bigger adolescent; and with him even joining in on the play, by scooting over to them & gently, playfully biting them. Beautiful, extraordinary footage.

[HenryDavidT]

This is how these giant, intelligent, & family oriented majestic creatures are supposed to be: with happy babies playing under the watchful eyes of their parents; climbing onto Dad's back, jumping on it... Contrast/compare this incredible footage to those captured, bred, & exhibited in dirt-filled zoos... who are dazed, confused, bored, & disturbed-looking, since all they do their whole lives is walk around in circle in their 30x50 ft enclosures.

[xxkittyfulkatxx]

aww :p

[NusquamNihil]

Gorillas are so odd to look at in that position because their backs are so, well, curved! I always expect them to have slightly straighter backs, so I can't help thinking, "Geez, his back will be sore if he keeps laying like that!" lol, it makes his bum stick out a little, too. XD

[CookieToddo]

Smile.....