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ailsagirl

(22,893 posts) Fri May 4, 2018, 10:07 PM May 2018

This guy was taking photos of wild gorillas when a WHOLE FAMILY of them decided to...

gather around and pet him

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This guy was taking photos of wild gorillas when a WHOLE FAMILY of them decided to... (Original Post) ailsagirl May 2018 OP

wonder how long he sat there? angstlessk May 2018 #1

I've seen this on YouTube and it RandomAccess May 2018 #3

Full Original YouTube Video Grokenstein May 2018 #8

Oh, thanks! RandomAccess May 2018 #12

Thank you! ailsagirl May 2018 #13

So cool! 50 Shades Of Blue May 2018 #2

I was at the zoo last year. Cracklin Charlie May 2018 #4

Gorillas: "Awww, the human is sooo cute. Can I pet him?" n/t Yavin4 May 2018 #5

Beautiful. I love gorillas... Aristus May 2018 #6

KR NT ProudProgressiveNow May 2018 #7

cool Demovictory9 May 2018 #9

he was BLACK. sort off. pansypoo53219 May 2018 #10

Awwww what a lucky man! MuseRider May 2018 #11

angstlessk

(11,862 posts)

1. wonder how long he sat there?

Reply to ailsagirl (Original post)

Fri May 4, 2018, 10:12 PM

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RandomAccess

(5,210 posts)

3. I've seen this on YouTube and it

Reply to angstlessk (Reply #1)

Fri May 4, 2018, 10:41 PM

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is considerably longer. And very enchanting.

Grokenstein

(5,721 posts)

8. Full Original YouTube Video

Reply to RandomAccess (Reply #3)

Sat May 5, 2018, 01:11 AM

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I love TheDodo, but here's the original vid:

RandomAccess

(5,210 posts)

12. Oh, thanks!

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Sat May 5, 2018, 11:48 AM

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ailsagirl

(22,893 posts)

13. Thank you!

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Sat May 5, 2018, 12:08 PM

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50 Shades Of Blue

(9,957 posts)

2. So cool!

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Fri May 4, 2018, 10:18 PM

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Cracklin Charlie

(12,904 posts)

4. I was at the zoo last year.

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Fri May 4, 2018, 11:03 PM

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Looking through glass at the gorillas, and a female gorilla with infant walked right up to the glass, turned her back to me, and sat with her back against the glass, proudly showing me her baby!

I stood there and looked for 15 minutes while I told her how beautiful her baby was, and that she was such a good mommy. It was enchanting, and I left with tears rolling.

Females are amazing creatures!

Yavin4

(35,427 posts)

5. Gorillas: "Awww, the human is sooo cute. Can I pet him?" n/t

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Fri May 4, 2018, 11:11 PM

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Aristus

(66,307 posts)

6. Beautiful. I love gorillas...

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Sat May 5, 2018, 12:14 AM

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Proud to call them my cousins...

ProudProgressiveNow

(6,129 posts)

7. KR NT

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Sat May 5, 2018, 12:57 AM

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Demovictory9

(32,444 posts)

9. cool

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Sat May 5, 2018, 01:15 AM

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pansypoo53219

(20,968 posts)

10. he was BLACK. sort off.

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Sat May 5, 2018, 04:53 AM

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MuseRider

(34,103 posts)

11. Awwww what a lucky man!

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Sat May 5, 2018, 09:18 AM

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I have never felt anything softer than a gorilla's nose. We used to bring them frozen yogurt after our lunch breaks when I worked at the local zoo many many years ago. Never any closer encounters but that was pretty amazing. I learned a lot from that job, the need for some animals to be there and the need for conservation but I have never gone back.

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