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Saw this baby and cried with the Love and serenity of the gorillas.....
So gentle.....
Good stuff.
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I love seeing the Gorillas at Howletts - unfortunately I haven't been for a long time as it's quite far. I could happily spend all day watching their antics.
Brilliant thread, Syd.
Arent they just amazing ? 
Awwww Amazing creatures. 
Will watch properly later.
Well us humans as usual are wrecking their environment.Orang Utangs live in south East Asia..Borneo,Sumatra...etc.WE want palm sugar etc for our recipes.So the folk there clear the forrests ,chopping down trees etc,the mothers etc are shot and then we have the babies as orphans ,tragic.A s a higher ape they have families and bond together(like us) they care and look after their families.....we really are vermin on the surface of the planet!
We get all worked up about so called vermin to us,rats ,mice etc.We are the ultimate vermin!
You really should see a documentary called 'A Conversation with Koko', absolutely amazing. It's about them working with a particular gorilla called Koko and teaching her how to use sign language to converse. I cried every time I watched it, I used to have it on vhs, and would love to find it again on DVD. Anyway, this is a link to the website.
Hi cinds, I find the most fascinating thing about watching Gorillas, is their peacefulness.....they have their own language untroubled by stuff (like ours), and the love for the family and younger members shines through (They have no interruptions to stop them from parenting and frolicking)
Syd, that documentary shows how deep they think and their emotions, there's a scene where Koko is expressing her want to have a baby, so they get her a kitten to look after until they can find her a suitable mate (they involve her in her choice of mate too using video footage). So they get her the kitten and she just loves it so much and looks after it. Then unfortunately the kitten is involved in an accident and dies, the part where they tell her and the aftermath is truly heartbreaking. 
Don't know about this....do know that the Gorilla is the most at peace on this earth tho......If we observe and leave them to it......xxxxxxxx
Originally Posted by Syd:
Don't know about this....do know that the Gorilla is the most at peace on this earth tho......If we observe and leave them to it......xxxxxxxx
And perhaps learn from them......xx
Robin Williams is a pretty hairy bloke, maybe she saw a potential mate 
I've just ordered the DVD, region 1 unfortunately, but I'll be able to plug the laptop in to the TV to watch it that way 
Gorillas are absolute vegetarians,despite their size and large canines etc.Very family orientated.Chimps are like us ,omnivores ,they eat veg and meat.I watched that David Attenborough show about nearly 15 years ago when they showed for the first time chimps hunting, and killing Colubus monkeys.THat blew the chimps out of the water as vegetarians,they are also very territorial and will kill neighbours etc.They go on "raids" around their territory.More like us than gorillas.
I've just taken time out to watch these clips.................such a lovely thread. Thanks for posting it
Originally Posted by Cinds:
You really should see a documentary called 'A Conversation with Koko', absolutely amazing. It's about them working with a particular gorilla called Koko and teaching her how to use sign language to converse. I cried every time I watched it, I used to have it on vhs, and would love to find it again on DVD. Anyway, this is a link to the website.
If your are able to play Region 1 DVDs you can get it from Amazon
Originally Posted by kattymieoww:
Gorillas are absolute vegetarians,despite their size and large canines etc.Very family orientated.Chimps are like us ,omnivores ,they eat veg and meat.I watched that David Attenborough show about nearly 15 years ago when they showed for the first time chimps hunting, and killing Colubus monkeys.THat blew the chimps out of the water as vegetarians,they are also very territorial and will kill neighbours etc.They go on "raids" around their territory.More like us than gorillas.
They will be writing on forums next.
Originally Posted by Ev (Peachy):
They will be writing on forums next.
From some of the things I've read in the past, I think they already do 
Originally Posted by Cinds:
Originally Posted by Ev (Peachy):
They will be writing on forums next.
From some of the things I've read in the past, I think they already do
You could be right. 