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« on: February 12, 2012, 01:44:52 AM » |
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A friend sent me this link tonight in my email and it is pretty incredible! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did... had to watch it twice! Touched by a Gorillakatt
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« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2012, 02:03:15 AM » |
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Amazing video katt. Couldnt help but but notice how relaxed was the gorillas behaviour, espetially with the presence of their youngsters, it leads me to believe that they had more simillar contacts with ppl in the past.
I admire the guy that was in the midlle of them, it must have been one of a lifetime experience for him.
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« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2012, 02:07:11 AM » |
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I think you may be right about them having encountered people before drtheleon... I think it is a habitat built for them... right at the beginning the guy said something about "habituated" gorillas and that it is a major tourist attraction.
But to be that guy sitting there... he smiled the whole time. And to sit there that still while they checked him out and even started grooming him... wow!
Glad you liked it!
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« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2012, 02:21:54 AM » |
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he's wearing a black t-shirt, so they thought he was one of them, maybe?
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« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2012, 02:33:29 AM » |
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he's wearing a black t-shirt, so they thought he was one of them, maybe?
I think so TAAA, perhaps with the black shirt and siver hair they thought he was another silverback like the big male... At the end the guy says, "I'm a gorilla?!" katt
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« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2012, 02:57:47 AM » |
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Well guy certainly had some experience with gorillas before, because the only way to approach them is exactly what he did, sit there completely stoned untill they approach him. If i were him i doubt i could act the same, and certainly couldnt smile while doing that 
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« Reply #6 on: February 12, 2012, 04:29:34 AM » |
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The black t-shirt did help but the guy knew what he was doing, like drtheolen said. It surely was a once in a lifetime experience.
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« Reply #7 on: February 12, 2012, 05:24:45 AM » |
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He looked like he was the most privileged man that ever lived after they left. Amazing footage.
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« Reply #8 on: February 12, 2012, 04:41:17 PM » |
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Well guy certainly had some experience with gorillas before, because the only way to approach them is exactly what he did, sit there completely stoned untill they approach him. If i were him i doubt i could act the same, and certainly couldnt smile while doing that  I don't think he would dare to do that with the wild silver back
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« Reply #9 on: February 12, 2012, 11:37:50 PM » |
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I sure would hope that I could sit still like that even with a tame or habituated as they say gorilla... I am pretty sure I would have jumped right out of my skin though.
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