# Touched by a Wild Mountain Gorilla(Video) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 23, 2011, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touched-by-a-wild-mountain-gorilla-video/607146 "2011-12-23T02:28:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touched-by-a-wild-mountain-gorilla-video/607146/1 "2011-12-23T02:28:38Z")
Saw this over at [The Daily Squee](http://squee.icanhascheezburger.com/) Filmed at a camp in Bwindi National Park, Uganda. [A troop of gorillas wanders through](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1eXS0o6r-Wk) and starts interacting with one of the men. Worth the time and bandwidth to watch in HD and full screen. ---
**Author:** ![Washoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecae2f/32.png) [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touched-by-a-wild-mountain-gorilla-video/607146/2 "2011-12-23T03:29:45Z")
If you look closely, you’ll notice the silverback signing “he’s got a purdy mouth.” ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touched-by-a-wild-mountain-gorilla-video/607146/3 "2011-12-23T13:11:10Z")
I would be needing a new pair of drawers after having a silverback sitting 30cm behind me for a couple of minutes. HIJACK: How common are gorilla-on-tourist fatalities? ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touched-by-a-wild-mountain-gorilla-video/607146/4 "2011-12-23T13:19:15Z")
That was amazing. Thanks for posting it. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touched-by-a-wild-mountain-gorilla-video/607146/5 "2011-12-23T13:29:13Z")
> [@Crotalus](#): > > That was amazing. Thanks for posting it. Wow. Agreed. ---
**Author:** ![Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Springtime_for_Spacers)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touched-by-a-wild-mountain-gorilla-video/607146/6 "2011-12-23T14:09:12Z")
Watching this I was thinking that the adult gorillas were taking the young uns to see the tame humans. ---
**Author:** ![Terraplane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@Terraplane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terraplane)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touched-by-a-wild-mountain-gorilla-video/607146/7 "2011-12-23T14:23:16Z")
I can’t believe the guy was just smiling through it all. I’d have been silently weeping and possibly soiling myself. It was an awesome video though, thanks for posting it. ---
**Author:** ![lavenderviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cdc98d/32.png) [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touched-by-a-wild-mountain-gorilla-video/607146/8 "2011-12-23T15:07:58Z")
> [@HeyHomie](#): > > I would be needing a new pair of drawers after having a silverback sitting 30cm behind me for a couple of minutes. > > HIJACK: How common are gorilla-on-tourist fatalities? After looking around on google I don’t seem to be finding anything about any tourists being killed by gorillas. This [story about some gorillas possibly dying of an infection brought in by tourists](http://www.gorilladoctorsblog.org/field-blog/2011/3/29/human-virus-linked-to-deaths-of-endangered-mountain-gorillas.html) makes it sound like, as usual, humans are far more dangerous to them than they are to us. ☹ But, yeah, knowing how powerful a silverback gorilla is, I’d be very afraid if I had one come that close to me as well even if there aren’t any documented cases of gorillas killing tourists. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touched-by-a-wild-mountain-gorilla-video/607146/9 "2011-12-23T15:10:08Z")
That goes down as one of my all time favorite videos! Simply awesome! ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touched-by-a-wild-mountain-gorilla-video/607146/10 "2011-12-23T15:13:12Z")
“_We had a moment!_” ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touched-by-a-wild-mountain-gorilla-video/607146/11 "2011-12-23T15:49:20Z")
> [@lavenderviolet](#): > > After looking around on google I don’t seem to be finding anything about any tourists being killed by gorillas. This [story about some gorillas possibly dying of an infection brought in by tourists](http://www.gorilladoctorsblog.org/field-blog/2011/3/29/human-virus-linked-to-deaths-of-endangered-mountain-gorillas.html) makes it sound like, as usual, humans are far more dangerous to them than they are to us. ☹ > > But, yeah, knowing how powerful a silverback gorilla is, I’d be very afraid if I had one come that close to me as well even if there aren’t any documented cases of gorillas killing tourists. The only attacks I found were almost all in zoos. Understandable. In the wild, gorillas are generally quite shy unless you engage in behavior they see as challenging. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touched-by-a-wild-mountain-gorilla-video/607146/12 "2011-12-23T16:30:30Z")
Fucking hell! That was awesome! ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touched-by-a-wild-mountain-gorilla-video/607146/13 "2011-12-23T16:51:29Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > Saw this over at [The Daily Squee](http://squee.icanhascheezburger.com/) > > Filmed at a camp in Bwindi National Park, Uganda. [A troop of gorillas wanders through](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1eXS0o6r-Wk) and starts interacting with one of the men. > > Worth the time and bandwidth to watch in HD and full screen. I like that little scene at 2:45…“Don’t touch that, junior, you don’t know where it’s been.” ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touched-by-a-wild-mountain-gorilla-video/607146/14 "2011-12-23T16:55:43Z")
\*Hello. Hello. How’s your species today? Evolving. And yours? Analytical. Well, time to forage. Have a nice existance. Yes, nice interacting with you. You too. \* ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touched-by-a-wild-mountain-gorilla-video/607146/15 "2011-12-23T18:12:56Z")
If it’s your life’s work, it must be pretty thrilling. Was the purpose of the camp to study gorillas? I know they said that gorillas come through a few times a year but I wasn’t sure if that’s the whole reason that they were there… ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touched-by-a-wild-mountain-gorilla-video/607146/16 "2011-12-23T18:36:37Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > I like that little scene at 2:45…“Don’t touch that, junior, you don’t know where it’s been.” And the little glance back at 5:11…“That’s right. You’re submissive. Remember that.” ---
**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touched-by-a-wild-mountain-gorilla-video/607146/17 "2011-12-23T19:01:20Z")
emailed to parents, thanks **runner pat**! ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touched-by-a-wild-mountain-gorilla-video/607146/18 "2011-12-23T19:53:07Z")
An acquaintance from years back had a similar although less dramatic experience. He an his wife were on vacation and a silverback wandered through, paused, and placed his hand on her shoulder. He had pics but no video. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touched-by-a-wild-mountain-gorilla-video/607146/19 "2011-12-28T02:12:20Z")
That was just incredible. Thanks for posting it, **Runner Pat**. StG ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touched-by-a-wild-mountain-gorilla-video/607146/20 "2011-12-28T12:01:51Z")
Wow. Totally awesome. People in the midst. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touched-by-a-wild-mountain-gorilla-video/607146.md?page=2)