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Gorillas at the Zoo (in HD)

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Gorillas at the world- famous San Diego Zoo in high definition (HD). Gorillas have always fascinated zoo visitors. They are the largest of all primates—the group of animals that includes monkeys, lemurs, orangutans, chimpanzees, and humans. Gorillas are peaceful, family-oriented, plant-eating animals.

Many people like to compare gorillas with humans, but there are several differences. Although they are able to stand upright, gorillas prefer to walk using their hands as well as their legs. Their arms are much longer than their legs, and they can use the backs of their fingers like extra feet when they walk. Gorillas and chimpanzees are the only animals able to knuckle walk.Baby business
A female gorilla is ready to have babies of her own when she is about eight years old. But first, she must leave the safety of her own troop and find another troop or a lone silverback to live with. A newborn grows quickly. At five to six months old it learns to walk, and by 18 months of age it can follow mom on foot for short distances. Still, the safest place for the younster is its mother's back as she travels thru the dense vegetation of their forest home.

Young gorillas learn by imitating what the others in the troop are doing, and by play fighting with other youngsters. Even the stern silverbacks are gentle with the little ones as they practice new skills. A young gorilla stays close to its mom, sharing her nest, until it is four to six years old.

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  • Your videos are amazing. Thank you for filming them for all those who have no opportunity to visit all these places.

    Great quality.

  • @OneUmmahFisebilillah Thanks for watching and also check out my playlists of videos from SeaWorld, Disneyland, Walt Disney World, and Universal Studios!

  • i wish a planet existed only for gorillas where they could just chill and not worry about anything. imagine it , their happy faces smiling just jumping up and down across the world! MAN that would have been awesome :D

  • @kitam123 We cauld call it Planet of the Apes

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  • They resemble us so much. its amazing.

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  • @OneUmmahFisebilillah GORILLAS LIVE LONGER IN CAPTIVITY THOUGH ! wild : 30 years Captivity : 50 years

  • @kitam123 well zoos also help them. Gorrillas live 30 years in the wild and in captivity, 50 YEARS !

  • Animals are great.  Charles Darwin ate one of every one he discovered. That includes all 48 tortures he brought back to England. Not a one made it.

  • Gorillas are sooooo amazing.

    

  • They look sad to me..bcoz in captivity they have nth to do, no challenges...bored.

  • I wonder if they now they arent free

  • @MrBlamemeforit Actually we resemble them ;)

  • There just chillin like a boss

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