Awwww department. Two gorilla brothers are re-united after the older one, silverback Kesho, had been taken away for stud duties. The Beeb has a slide show. Awww. Those faces they’re making – those are “play-faces.” The lips cover the teeth.
Awww.
H/t Bernard Hurley
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bcoppola
August 16, 2012 at 11:26 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Almost makes me wish I had a gorilla brother!
Ophelia Benson
August 16, 2012 at 11:30 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Or worked in a zoo nursery! Which I once did. Juvenile apes are adorable.
Catwhisperer
August 16, 2012 at 12:18 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I can’t believe I went to Longleat a few months ago, was there for 8 hours, and still didn’t manage to get down to the lake to see the gorillas! And the sea lions. And the Hippos. And who knows what else I missed? To think that I scoffed at the concept of a two-day pass… I suppose it’s the perils of going somewhere with a 5-year-old who might want to go and play in the adventure playground and boring stuff like that.
Ophelia Benson
August 16, 2012 at 12:43 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Oh that’s too bad! Gorillas are pretty unboring.
Simon
August 16, 2012 at 12:50 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I sometimes wonder: in a hypothetical fight between a gorilla and a bear, who would win?
Giliell, not to be confused with The Borg
August 16, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I love, love, love gorillas, they’re such fascinating creatures
I had the great fortune of my most beloved husband watching over our two brats feeding the goats while I could go down and see the gorillas when we wnet to a zoo recently.
Funny enough, the two gorilla-kids I watched there behaved exactly like my kids, too. With the difference of being able to hang upside down from the ropes.
Catwhisperer
August 16, 2012 at 1:11 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Ha, so you could have just stuck with your own kids!
I’m not really complaining. I got some great photos of one of the tigers, and I saw the baby anteater, which was cute beyond words. Anyway, what it means is that I’ll have to go back another time…!
Ophelia Benson
August 16, 2012 at 2:33 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Ditto about gorillas. I worked in Woodland Park zoo’s gorilla unit for awhile.
Godless Heathen
August 16, 2012 at 3:11 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Does anyone else think of Justin Bieber rather than the BBC when someone says “the beeb?”
Because my first thought was: Why does Justin Bieber have a slideshow about gorillas on his website?
And my second thought was: Why does Ophelia follow Justin Biebers website?
Giliell, not to be confused with The Borg
August 16, 2012 at 11:25 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
catwhisperer
No way!
Like this it was mummy-gorilla’s job to prevent serious injuries
Claire Ramsey
August 17, 2012 at 1:11 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
The pictures are so touching. I had to get out my hanky. Sniff Sniff. “Gorilla Joy” is my watchword of the day.
dirigible
August 17, 2012 at 1:56 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Having seen this, apparently I *do* have a heart.
Giliell, not to be confused with The Borg
August 18, 2012 at 1:09 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I’ll just leave this here for the shared love of Gorillas