Beautiful Video of Wild-Released Gorilla Reunited with Man Who Raised Him

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Great video of conservationist Damian Aspinall’s reunion with a gorilla he raised, and released in Gabon, West Africa, five years later. It’s amazing, that, after all that time the gorilla, Kwibi, recognizes and obviously cares a great deal for his fomer friend, to the great extent seen in the video.

I respect and appreciate all creatures, but have to say that this video brought tears to my eyes in seeing that there was an understanding and bond between the gorilla and man that lasted through a long period of separation. It’s widened my understanding of seeing animals capable of emotional connection with humans. Hope it does the same for y’all. Check it out. This is sweet news.

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So, I thought the YouTube link provided would be the longer clip I saw at work today, sans my slow-ass dial-up. It took a good while to see that it didn’t include the best part of the end, where, Kwibi follows his friend down the river, making it more poignant. Here’s the longer version.

Worth it all.

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Have you seen this one? Christian the Lion.

[sub]I have some dust in my eye.[/sub]

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I was going to say that at least this was better than that Christian the Lion video, because this guy was a trained researcher who knew what he was doing.

I’m sorry if your eyes get dusty, but, IMO, Christian’s owners are two of the luckiest idiots alive. My own encounter with a friendly lion landed me in the emergency room; big animals with teeth are not safe for amateurs.

Uh, right, nice man-and-ape reunion. Very sweet.

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Whoa, Malleus, what happened? Were you OK?

Anyway, I thought it was sweet, too.

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I liked that one so much the first time I saw it that I bought the full DVD. It’s good (warning: Has sad parts!!)

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That’s spectacular, elelle. Thank you.

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MIS, we have to know. You can’t leave us hanging like this. I mean, what will happen the next time I have an encounter with a friendly lion if I haven’t been properly warned?

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That was beautiful. I have seen the one about Christian before (Several times, I’m a sucker that way) Just amazing.

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Dusty in here today…

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Try it with the sappy Whiney Houston noise off. Kinda like turning on a HEPA filter.

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:slight_smile: Maybe I should put the link to the post explaining it allin my sig or something.

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Glad you’re okay–that sounds painful!

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elelle, that was just what I needed to see. Thanks for taking the trouble to find the long version.

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My favorite pic from your photo album is the last: ‘I was bitten by a lion and all I got was this stupid t-shirt.’ Bet you don’t run into too many people with the same shirt!

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Nice video, thanks elelle.

Though when I saw the title I did think you were stitching us up with the Gerald the Gorilla video. ‘Wild? I was absolutely livid!’ Cracks me up every time. :slight_smile:

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That’s a cool video, elelle. Thanks for posting it.

But that gorilla doesn’t seem as big as I had expected. I thought he’d be one of those humongous silverback males, but he’s not like that at all. I had the sound turned off; perhaps the naturalist points out that this is a different variety.

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So sweet! I have something in my eye as well…

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I bawled.

Thanks, I needed some good tears for a change.

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I know what’s going through the ape’s mind:

“TAKE ME BACK!! This place is a friggin’ JUNGLE. What did I do to deserve this? I have to eat nits off my mate’s back – I can’t find decent kibble anywhere. Remember when we used to play cribbage in the lab? Oh PLEASE take me back!”