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  • @ppaylinn
    @ppaylinn 9 лет назад +1865

    Human: be careful it's a wild animal!
    Animal: be careful it's a wild human!

    • @paranoidninja6767
      @paranoidninja6767 9 лет назад +21

      Right lol

    • @brandenj.3813
      @brandenj.3813 7 лет назад +5

      K?

    • @samalass466
      @samalass466 6 лет назад +48

      Human: Be careful it can bite!
      Animal: Be careful the poacher can shoot us!

    • @xxxxxxx-q9d
      @xxxxxxx-q9d 6 лет назад +8

      +Darkness Of Hatred You’re calling him retarded when you can't even spell?

    • @gemmalfirefly4287
      @gemmalfirefly4287 6 лет назад +4

      And they kill for sport not to feed there family

  • @TazShera
    @TazShera 5 лет назад +695

    Save the Gorillas! Save their habitat! They're magnificent; we don't want them to go extinct!

    • @Michael-nc3ib
      @Michael-nc3ib 3 года назад +7

      As well as for chimpanzees! If there were no more chimps then there would no longer be any Most Valuable Primate movies. 😂

    • @mogadon7
      @mogadon7 3 года назад +5

      Probably too late because of most dangerous animal - MAN.
      Good job steve irwin didnt get his hands mixed up when feeding the croc.

    • @RazorsharpLT
      @RazorsharpLT 2 года назад

      @@Michael-nc3ib Chimps and Macaques are literally pests, they're not going "Extinct" anytime soon. They even started breeding in fuckin' Florida

    • @kellyprada9135
      @kellyprada9135 2 года назад

      @Sentic chimps suck man they go to famliy of gorillas minding there own business and the dang chimps just FRICKING kidnapped the chilldren!!!!

    • @kellyprada9135
      @kellyprada9135 2 года назад

      @@mogadon7 also I think the most dangerous animal are mosquitoes but ya that to and chimps lerning how to use spears to kill other of there KIND AND EAT THEM.

  • @yargundev9772
    @yargundev9772 5 лет назад +164

    I still remember the Gorilla that was shot while gently carrying to safety the toddler that fell into its pit.

    • @willsr2112
      @willsr2112 3 года назад +8

      I wouldn’t say that mate

    • @foxlandrie8816
      @foxlandrie8816 3 года назад +7

      @@willsr2112 good point it was quite gentle but obviously harambe didn’t intend to hurt the boy, shame he died

    • @kknightsoldier8453
      @kknightsoldier8453 3 года назад +12

      rip Harambe

    • @fashiondiva6972
      @fashiondiva6972 3 года назад +15

      @@willsr2112 I would say exactly that, mate. I would also say that it’s a prime example of humans placing wildlife in mortal jeopardy, even where we place them in captivity “for their safety.” Humans are the most self involved, selfish, dangerous creature on this planet. Failure to mind their own offspring led to Harambe’s death. The ignorance perpetuated by a clueless “higher intellect” species since that time only magnifies it. And that is the supreme tragedy here.

    • @PearlCab
      @PearlCab 3 года назад

      Damn Hillary

  • @andrewstevenson7580
    @andrewstevenson7580 7 лет назад +144

    it angers me how these animals could be endangered...how can anyone harm them? they are too humanlike not only in mannerisms but emotionaly too. adorable

    • @patrickking6576
      @patrickking6576 2 года назад

      It’s because humans are such cancerous creatures, It is sad that there are so many out there who think “kill” instead of understand, relate, be compassionate. We’re suppose to love nature and defend it and help it grow. But we as a species that was given dominion have failed again.

    • @destruction1928
      @destruction1928 Год назад +5

      don't worry, we can hurt humans too.

    • @kelcritcarroll
      @kelcritcarroll Год назад +4

      They are kinder than humans as well!

    • @maymacbell3983
      @maymacbell3983 Год назад +3

      We are actually more related to chimpanzees than we are gorillas, we share about 95-98% dna 🧬 with chimps

    • @cockeyedoptimista
      @cockeyedoptimista Год назад

      ​@@maymacbell3983 Humans and chimps share 98.8% of their DNA, per American Museum of Natural History website.

  • @whiskymarko
    @whiskymarko 6 лет назад +205

    Bless this father !
    May he continue to helping gorilas !
    Bless his family!

  • @dpo2323
    @dpo2323 8 лет назад +614

    I miss Harambe

  • @gameu360
    @gameu360 9 лет назад +1604

    "You must be careful they are wild animals." Indeed, but the same rule applies to human beings too.

  • @teresajeffery8861
    @teresajeffery8861 2 года назад +65

    I'm so envious of this family having been raised and grown up with gorillas. Such an amazing opportunity!

    • @kacmac2340
      @kacmac2340 Год назад

      Yeah. I'm also like families with such live like their.

  • @charlesespinosa8986
    @charlesespinosa8986 8 лет назад +908

    we are the most dangerous animals in the world

    • @salamanca1954
      @salamanca1954 8 лет назад +19

      +charles espinosa Specifically, we are the most dangerous apes in the world.

    • @CrownOfTheTown
      @CrownOfTheTown 8 лет назад +4

      +salamanca1954 - Your semantics are terrible.

    • @salamanca1954
      @salamanca1954 8 лет назад

      CrownOfTheTown Unnngaa unngaaa!

    • @CrownOfTheTown
      @CrownOfTheTown 8 лет назад +1

      salamanca1954
      I do not understand.

    • @salamanca1954
      @salamanca1954 8 лет назад +3

      +CrownOfTheTown It is the language of the wild. Inexhaustible, instinctual, ineluctable.

  • @kellydevlin4236
    @kellydevlin4236 9 лет назад +57

    I don't see what the big deal is. These animals are incredibly intelligent. They knew that she was a baby and needed to be handled with care. Two small children have fallen into a gorilla enclosure at two different zoos and two different gorillas protected and saved those children. One gorilla barricade the child in refusing to let any of the gorillas get within arms reach of the child until he was rescued. The other gently picked up the child and began rocking him as she was walking over to the door and then handed the child over.

    • @tinobemellow
      @tinobemellow 2 года назад +8

      People often like to focus on prominently negative events because those events are those which are most often documented, and circulate the quickest. Isolated cases in which aggressive males or individuals target human children are an ever-present threat in these situations, as gorillas are known to assault their own offspring (or at least the offspring of other gorillas) at times. But those situations don't represent the norm. Would you consider it fair to consider figures like Hitler and other such aggressive humans as representative of the entire human species? I would say no. Remember instead that animals have as wide a capacity for aggressive deeds as humans have, and no species should be grouped under the category of "bad."
      Except mosquitos. Those guys can suck it, as it were.

    • @cockeyedoptimista
      @cockeyedoptimista Год назад +2

      And then there was Harambe.

    • @jodyculbertson5853
      @jodyculbertson5853 Год назад

      Oh my goodness that’s amazing 😮

    • @Kalani_Saiko
      @Kalani_Saiko Год назад +2

      @@cockeyedoptimista I'm not saying killing Harambe was the answer and that he meant to cause harm to the child but the way he was dragging the kid around WAS dangerous.

    • @cockeyedoptimista
      @cockeyedoptimista Год назад +1

      @@Kalani_Saiko I guess so. Or at least it was a risk they couldn't take. I used to think it was unnecessary but now that I know how easy it is to be injured or even gravely injured or killed, I guess you are right. A gorilla might not really know what he's doing or his own strength - and, who knows what was in the gorilla's mind. Still very sad though.

  • @xAreuto
    @xAreuto 11 лет назад +456

    Sometimes I question myself, what's to say an animal is dangerous because its strong? I would rather trust my kids with a gorilla than a human being, humans today suck.

    • @WieldingEminator
      @WieldingEminator 11 лет назад +15

      Well, aren't you ironic?

    • @HaphyMorris
      @HaphyMorris 11 лет назад +6

      Wielding Eminator Jeffrey Dohmer, and the btk killer were all humans.

    • @Demarcoa
      @Demarcoa 11 лет назад +9

      monroe444444 I don't fault the chimpanzee for behaving the way it did. My point is comparing our sense of morality with animal's (or their lack thereof) is pointless.

    • @Jerichonumber2
      @Jerichonumber2 10 лет назад +8

      Gunga Fied Ah...
      The most common of YT insults.
      Here we can see it in it's natural habitat...
      From behind a computer screen...

    • @xAreuto
      @xAreuto 10 лет назад +2

      Jerichonumber2 Careful if enraged he will go on a troll spree.

  • @EndGameEnt
    @EndGameEnt 9 лет назад +561

    This obviously isn't a parenting issue, she's clearly fine. He probably had defense plans as well in case of emergency. This is an issue about people stigmatizing an animal based on isolate incidents.

    • @fl4mz3
      @fl4mz3 9 лет назад +2

      Clayton Cyre LMAO

    • @EndGameEnt
      @EndGameEnt 9 лет назад +3

      Well nothing happened so we will never know.

    • @humeyboy
      @humeyboy 9 лет назад +4

      Lvl. 63 Evolved Chimpomon You have just described humans down to a t.

    • @humeyboy
      @humeyboy 9 лет назад +1

      Ok Sherlock! lol

    • @MrTjsimon
      @MrTjsimon 9 лет назад

      ***** To bad your parents didn't do the same

  • @spiderliliez
    @spiderliliez 4 года назад +42

    Damian's daughters are stunning women.
    I'm so happy they are brought up with much love and empathy for animals.

  • @myleneh1916
    @myleneh1916 5 лет назад +23

    I loved watching the video of his daughter going to meet the gorillas years later. They had been put on an island to rehabilitate so minimal human contact. However when this gorilla seen her and smelt he, he seems to remember her and was hugging and giving signs of happiness. Was adorable 💜💜💜

  • @TerryReedMiss
    @TerryReedMiss 9 лет назад +74

    Tansy Aspinall is now an adult, and has a new video of her and her gorilla buddy meeting up 20 yras later. The gorilla REMEMBERED her! Lots of hugs, tickles and play. Marvelous!

    • @Catinthecloud
      @Catinthecloud 5 лет назад +8

      Terry Licia Post the link please!

    • @willshogren1987
      @willshogren1987 3 года назад +2

      Link plz

    • @jessicamarie8299
      @jessicamarie8299 2 года назад +1

      That’s beautiful I love Gorillas they are so smart and amazing animals.

    • @Zed.Leppelin
      @Zed.Leppelin 9 месяцев назад

      of course he would. that gorilla had taken her virginity when she was 5

  • @danielstrauss3588
    @danielstrauss3588 10 лет назад +531

    I'm more afraid to a species called humans.

    • @Holsen20
      @Holsen20 10 лет назад +6

      Homo sapiens

    • @DeepThinker193
      @DeepThinker193 9 лет назад +6

      true, i prefer to put my child in a cage filled with lions cause they are more trust worthy.

    • @jordanl5064
      @jordanl5064 9 лет назад

      1SavageDragon1 face palming through face...

    • @frankgeeraerts6243
      @frankgeeraerts6243 6 лет назад +7

      ...............especially brainwashed liberals ..............

    • @xxxxxxx-q9d
      @xxxxxxx-q9d 6 лет назад

      Same

  • @iadmire1991
    @iadmire1991 10 лет назад +592

    WE ARE PRIMATES. ffs stop acting like we are not animals. stop acting like we are some kind of super being. we are not special.

    • @iadmire1991
      @iadmire1991 10 лет назад +111

      Billie Godfrey no shit sherlock. evolution doesnt happen over 100 years. it happens over millions.

    • @billiegodfrey8456
      @billiegodfrey8456 10 лет назад +16

      Eric try and think with your brain, if evolution were true, you would see everything around you changing. Because all through these years things would be on different levels of evolution... it wouldn't stop for 100 years and start again.... you would see ooozzz coming out of the hot pools and you would see it in all its stages as it was evolving. now go and believe anything you like...

    • @iadmire1991
      @iadmire1991 10 лет назад +71

      Billie Godfrey no you wouldnt.....human civilizations have only been around 4 thousand years and your not going to see any evolution in 4 thousand years. it doesnt matteR what stage of evolution anything is in.....we havnt been observing long enough to see anything change...billie if you cannot understand this, there is no hope for you

    • @billiegodfrey8456
      @billiegodfrey8456 10 лет назад +6

      now I know you don't know what you are speaking of. go on believing your foolishness.. makes no difference to me.... because I know the truth.... 4 thousand years. lmbo by the way I am sorry you can't see the truth.. but there is still hope for you....

    • @iadmire1991
      @iadmire1991 10 лет назад +49

      Billie Godfrey just stop im not wasting more time responding to a dipshit who actually believes what you said. did you drop out of elementary school?

  • @JourneyToNewZealand
    @JourneyToNewZealand 11 лет назад +4

    The world needs more people like this man.

  • @StarcleBlaze
    @StarcleBlaze 2 года назад +2

    Gorilla: sees human toddler
    Gorilla: upright monke

  • @Krym
    @Krym 8 лет назад +299

    R.I.P Harambe :(

    • @EsotericMedic
      @EsotericMedic 6 лет назад +22

      Jordan Marciall You are a horrible person.

    • @jordanmarcial3670
      @jordanmarcial3670 6 лет назад +3

      TheUltimateConspiracyTheorist Why because I’m glad that the life of a child was spared for the life of some random gorilla?

    • @bobbest1611
      @bobbest1611 6 лет назад +17

      jordan: the life of the child was spared? based on what? your irrational fears? Harambe dragged the child for a bit but then was shot out of view. there was no indication the child was harmed or was going to be harmed.

    • @LyranPrincess6913
      @LyranPrincess6913 6 лет назад +5

      Jordan Marcial No he didn't !!

    • @renataostertag6051
      @renataostertag6051 5 лет назад +10

      Yes, what an eternal shame and disgrace they killed this magnificent primate. He never harmed the kid - he wanted to protect it ! Damn those who shot him !

  • @deeppurple883
    @deeppurple883 3 года назад +5

    I admire this man because his heart is in the right place, he and his family know how to treat our cousins, with love and respect. 👊

  • @kimjong-un1136
    @kimjong-un1136 9 лет назад +41

    I was attacked by wild animals once, since then I've stopped seeing the humans that did it; but I don't hate EVERY other human for it.

  • @dancefly7061
    @dancefly7061 9 лет назад +8

    What an intelligent family - I wish more were like them

  • @ashamedashley389
    @ashamedashley389 Год назад +4

    4:11 he called them extended family members 🥹 I love how understanding he is about their dynamic & how he isn't judging them

    • @kacmac2340
      @kacmac2340 Год назад

      What do you think about making a movie about Child, which found a better family in Foster family?

  • @sharoneastwood.1025
    @sharoneastwood.1025 5 лет назад +4

    They are us. There is no one more unpredictable than a human. What an amazing man.

  • @FIERO871
    @FIERO871 10 лет назад +81

    This is one of the many problems with humankind: anything different from us is to be feared, distrusted no matter what.

    • @Jerichonumber2
      @Jerichonumber2 10 лет назад +2

      Don't forget conflicting ideals should be thrown out the window because they don't say the same thing as one might...

    • @jordanmarcial3670
      @jordanmarcial3670 6 лет назад +1

      FIERO871 So you would let your child play with a DAMN GORILLA

    • @alexzander7386
      @alexzander7386 5 лет назад +3

      Well ask literally just about any other species about their opinion on the matter and youd find the same results. Many animals are solitary too so they do this to each other.
      Never forget what nature is, a competition of survival. In one shape or form, most species are out to kill each other unless they are in symbiosis.

    • @stanmckinley764
      @stanmckinley764 3 года назад

      The little girl in this turned out fine.

    • @fundaysanddramadays234
      @fundaysanddramadays234 3 года назад

      U can't trust human either

  • @bosniakedisniksic
    @bosniakedisniksic 9 лет назад +181

    He is so polite. He was talking and the reporter interrupted with a question and the guy was still talking yet he said sorry as if it was his bad lol. America, take note, this is how you behave on news stations. Im tired of seeing remedial reporters, correspondents, guests, and politicians yelling over each other. Im talking to you Fox Entertainment ;)

    • @alamgirchowdhury8252
      @alamgirchowdhury8252 9 лет назад

      OutdoorLifeFamily
      .

    • @letrebuchet6098
      @letrebuchet6098 9 лет назад +5

      +bosnakedisniksic FYI As you should know all too well by now, there is a time lag when one's speech is transmitted via satellite, so the listener can often assume that the speaker has ended his comment and end up inadvertently talking over an additional comment. And, for you to use this feeble excuse to state a purely personal OPINION about "Fox Entertainment" (which, BTW, does not even exist) proves that you know less than nothing about the difference between a News Anchor who intentionally interrupts a guest only when there is crucial breaking news to report; a field correspondent for whom the same satellite lag exists; and a guest on an Opinion-based Program whose interviewer has every right to demand that guests answer the specific questions asked and not give speeches or continually repeat the same biased talking points. Grow Up.

    • @bosniakedisniksic
      @bosniakedisniksic 9 лет назад +3

      Sounds like a Faux News supporter is butthurt. I suggest you grow up.

    • @letrebuchet6098
      @letrebuchet6098 9 лет назад +2

      bosnakedisniksic
      Here's the truth about "Faux News," Einstein:
      Fox News haters are just lazy, ill-informed patsies who get your opinions spoon-fed to you by radical, left-wing propaganda sites. Permit me to enlighten you about Fox News:
      As reported by US News, The Wall Street Journal, and The Pew Research Center:
      "In a stunning rejection of network news and nightly news anchors, cable news, driven by the Fox News Channel and mouthy Bill O'Reilly, is now the top most trusted source -- by a mile. In a new poll from Boston's Suffolk University, more than a quarter of the nation says Fox is tops when it comes to who they trust the most, and O'Reilly is the most believable.
      "The key finding is that network news is dying. Some 28 percent of likely voters say that they trust Fox News the most, followed by CNN at 18 percent. After that, the trust in TV news nose dives. NBC was third, at 10 percent, MSNBC fourth at 7 percent, CBS and ABC tied at fifth with just 6 percent. The remaining 25% are divided up at less than 1% each among local media outlets and Internet news sources.""
      Viewer Demographics:
      Fox News: 39% Republican, 33% Democratic, 22% Independent
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      MSNBC: 18% Republican, 45% Democratic, 27% Independent
      In short, you should be outraged at these hate sites' subversive propaganda, but you and your ilk will simply bury your head back in the sand and go on conducting a slobbering love affair with those who tell you only what you want to hear, the real Truth be damned. If someone has to resort to lies and distortions to support their agenda, what does this say about its merit, as well as its advocates' morals and ethics? GROW UP!

    • @jacobomdeorc6384
      @jacobomdeorc6384 9 лет назад +4

      +Le Trebuchet Whenever I watch anything on Fox the news anchors are all screaming over each other like frothing chimps. Especially that cunt Bill O'Reilly whenever someone tries to argue with him he fucking screams at them until they give up.

  • @VendErre
    @VendErre 5 лет назад +7

    I love the image of the gorilla sitting with the Aspinall, his arm casually slung around him, ruffling his hair like Hey little buddy LOL Its such a warm and lovely image.

  • @del5807
    @del5807 2 года назад +1

    They are us. We are them. They understand this. It's time for all of us to understand it, too.

  • @susannehyde7598
    @susannehyde7598 6 лет назад +4

    This really touches my heart, these animals are gentle giants but should keep in mind these people have been accepted into that particular family group of gorillas since the grandfather became part of their lives. Beautiful to show their gentle/loving side. ❤️

  • @metalElvalover
    @metalElvalover 10 лет назад +25

    It's not something I would personally let my daughter do, but then again I'm not a gorilla expert hanging out with a bunch of gorillas who know me super well.

    • @vivekrao13
      @vivekrao13 4 года назад +2

      Lets just say statistically you would be better off with a wild gorilla than a human stranger

    • @krettzy3540
      @krettzy3540 3 года назад

      @@vivekrao13 Yeah but tbf those statistics dont mean much because there's alot more humans than gorillas which means there's obviously going to be more human related instances. Not to mention we humans surround ourselves with other humans alot more than with gorillas. Still, it's sad to see so much human on human violence.

  • @notamuffin
    @notamuffin 9 лет назад +56

    Gorilla's aren't stupid, they know what a threat and what's not, and if they trust their trainer, they can trust their families to. And apes know so much when It comes to human toddlers, we were them once, and they know that, so they treat human infants like on of their own.

    • @MrTruth111
      @MrTruth111 9 лет назад +7

      Wander With Purpose Sir we did not evolve from ancestors of apes. We are created.
      Evolution is so passe and debunked. Get a grip.

    • @missfunkadilly
      @missfunkadilly 9 лет назад +13

      One, I am not a sir, nothing in my comment made any allusion to my gender. Two evolution is accepted by over 99% of the scientific community. The ego it takes to think we are somehow special and exempt from natural law is mind boggling. Pull your head out of your archaic books for a second and take some time to do some research before spewing nonsense. Evolution has not been debunked, in fact every day the amount of evidence we have supporting evolution grows. What was created were the books and philosophies that people like you love to cling to.

    • @cattafin
      @cattafin 9 лет назад +4

      +Wander With Purpose Bravo! I do enjoy the creationist view that the world is only 6000 years old, great stuff those cults come up with.

    • @zero-pk7hw
      @zero-pk7hw 9 лет назад

      +Wander With Purpose is that is that old theory you belive in ? there is no evidence for that

    • @saberconquerorofworldsands1946
      @saberconquerorofworldsands1946 9 лет назад

      You worded that like you were trying to imply that the common ape is our ancestor (which is extremely false and people don't realize that evolution works in branches where one species evolves into multiple others). The common ape is not an under-evolved human; its more like a cousin to the human.
      And no they aren't careful around toddlers because they understand evolution. They're careful because they're smart enough to know threat from nonthreat.

  • @ronaldfagan1889
    @ronaldfagan1889 10 лет назад +15

    I completely respect your effort...and love the video....these primates are so amazingly gentle and I love your work, thank you.

  • @SleezyWeezel
    @SleezyWeezel 8 лет назад +199

    Harambe just wanted to play with that kid just like these two. RIP.

    • @jthorpr9730
      @jthorpr9730 5 лет назад +30

      Actually, he was trying to protect that kid because he thought they threw him into his den because those idiots wouldn't stop yelling.

    • @joestuehmer7967
      @joestuehmer7967 4 года назад +10

      @@jthorpr9730 Yea his mom was screaming was too much n that's what made him aggressive but im sure any parent in that situation would've reacted the same way

    • @rolfpoelman3486
      @rolfpoelman3486 4 года назад +5

      Gorillas have no rights. Adult humans are absolutely disgusting.

    • @SleezyWeezel
      @SleezyWeezel 4 года назад +2

      Why are you idiots just now responding to my shitpost

    • @rolfpoelman3486
      @rolfpoelman3486 4 года назад +2

      @@joestuehmer7967 A screaming mother who simply wasn't capable of even giving the most basic parental supervision next to a gorilla is just one disgusting example of almost everybody else, especially witches, who are so damn stupid lately.

  • @barrymcdougal4816
    @barrymcdougal4816 4 года назад

    THE BEAUTIFUL HUMAN CUDDLING THE LITTLE GORILLA ---- A QUESTION OF LOVE.

  • @josephhalford917
    @josephhalford917 8 лет назад +16

    RIP Harambee. sweet boy

  • @BlackPanther-vk5ew
    @BlackPanther-vk5ew 5 лет назад +4

    The gorrillas were family!!!! Kid was totally safe!! Perfect babysitters!! Also, Kokos another example of a perfectly harmless gorrilla. RIP.....Koko!

  • @Hitech82
    @Hitech82 5 лет назад +5

    Wonderful... Thank you for caring for these gentle giants. They are so loving to there own.

  • @haileyevans6154
    @haileyevans6154 9 лет назад +2

    Such a polite kid. I've watched and observed all species of Gorillas (Silverback, Mountain, Western, and Eastern) and I have never gotten that close to one before. I actually am living in Uganda as of right now. I have only been here for a short amount of time, but haven't even been close to being that much of a distance from any species of gorillas. Truly amazing.

  • @jlare1953
    @jlare1953 Год назад +1

    If that didn’t make you tear up, you have no heart. Simply amazing. 🥰

  • @saracouch3908
    @saracouch3908 5 лет назад +24

    We are more dangerous to them, then they are to us
    Please keep that in mind

  • @darrenhuseyin268
    @darrenhuseyin268 11 лет назад +10

    This is a special and rare occurrence; for a gorilla family to accept a human family as an extension of their own.
    However, we can never (and should never) forget that no animal can be trusted 100% to be safe.
    Look at dogs, cats, snakes, pet hamsters etc. Cute lovely and loyal, but there's always that risk of them playfully snapping/clawing out of excitement.
    What happens when a 300 pound gorilla gets too playful? A toddler potentially could be killed.

  • @theastronomer5800
    @theastronomer5800 2 года назад +8

    These are amazing animals. Some primates can even learn hundreds of words of sign language and have memories as good as or better than humans. Our closest relatives :)

    • @peteraschaffenburg1
      @peteraschaffenburg1 2 года назад

      "Our closest relatives :)" Sort of ;-) In fact chimpanzees (bonobos) are. Bonobos are closer to us than to gorillas.

  • @MikeBoucher
    @MikeBoucher 5 лет назад

    Anyone with such compassion for animals are such beautiful souls.

  • @Bleh_Cat389
    @Bleh_Cat389 2 года назад

    I never knew gorillas could be this friendly.

  • @terrycarter4459
    @terrycarter4459 10 лет назад +8

    I have lived near the Aspinall parks all my life. They know their animals and look after them very well indeed. Their parks are like the ark. They will put animals back into the wild when man comes to his senses and learns to appreciate them as fellow beings sharing our planet..

  • @louisecrosbie1673
    @louisecrosbie1673 5 лет назад +11

    Such a beautiful family. Love their work.

  • @alixena9340
    @alixena9340 9 лет назад +27

    2:08 was that a signal Damien was giving his daughter in Gorilla language?

  • @DM-nz4fs
    @DM-nz4fs 6 лет назад

    That little boy is the safest little boy on the planet.

  • @daniaa.oliva-pena7338
    @daniaa.oliva-pena7338 3 года назад

    Beautiful , this is a family unit . This is why the gorillas feel this and accepted the child . They go by feeling and intuition . Scent even .

  • @shirot8423
    @shirot8423 4 года назад +4

    Respect the efforts you all put in to save these beautiful animals..

  • @AndreaRoll
    @AndreaRoll 10 лет назад +57

    it's full of videos on the internet of people letting their childrens playing with dogs and cats potentially capable of hurting or killing them and nobody has anything to say about that, is this really any different?

    • @AndreaRoll
      @AndreaRoll 10 лет назад

      lol

    • @mycandypigs925
      @mycandypigs925 10 лет назад +1

      I was just about to say that! Why are people okay with letting dogs play with children when wolves are so violent and dangerous? It's the same concept!

    • @nerblebun
      @nerblebun 10 лет назад +6

      There is a HUGE difference between WILD animals and animals that have been DOMESTICATED for thousands of years.

    • @nerblebun
      @nerblebun 10 лет назад +6

      Puckles100 Do you look as stupid as you sound puckles? The ignorant comment you just made let's the public know exactly how stupid you are. Not much difference between wild and domesticated animals eh? What a moron.

    • @billiegodfrey8456
      @billiegodfrey8456 10 лет назад +1

      Puckles100 so you are kid. Where are your parents and why aren't they checking up on what you are doing and saying on youtube? when you yell at someone to shutup.. it is because you are losing the argument ...

  • @athertonx5779
    @athertonx5779 4 года назад +3

    The most dangerous primate is not the Gorilla, it is us, the human.

  • @lisadavis3658
    @lisadavis3658 6 лет назад +2

    Thank you for all you do to help save the gorilla's. It takes a lot of dedication and respect for them.

  • @chickiebabe8819
    @chickiebabe8819 10 лет назад +108

    I am a firm believer in showing no fear with an animal. Your strength and confidence and compassion for the animal comes into play here. Yes some animals no way but I've seen many videos depicting the side of the animals that is soothing and gentle and very loving. Gorilla's are 97% our genetic equals which means they are 97% that close to what we are. And we are a bunch of crazy humans; think about some of the shit that some have done to other humans. We have to give animals credit, have faith. Animals are violent because of their needs food - sex - territory -etc... What are our reasons?

    • @chickiebabe8819
      @chickiebabe8819 10 лет назад +3

      Augustinian de Juan Pierre Well said. Often any answers back are very violent finally a well read and intelligent person...Ahhhh

    • @AugustiniandeJuanPierre
      @AugustiniandeJuanPierre 10 лет назад +3

      Chickie Babe Lol I try.

    • @beanerwiddagun3207
      @beanerwiddagun3207 10 лет назад +4

      Augustinian de Juan Pierre everything ended better then expected!

    • @chickiebabe8819
      @chickiebabe8819 10 лет назад +3

      It is so amazing when an animal choses you as a friend. I too have had similar experiences with attack dogs. It is a gift.

    • @lwcowgirls
      @lwcowgirls 10 лет назад +2

      sex & territory are a couple of many human reasons

  • @KarenBraccoAguayo
    @KarenBraccoAguayo 10 лет назад +6

    Nanny's are "unpredictabe" as well. And a zoo gorilla & a gorilla as part of a family are NOT the same. Any captive animal can go crazy, understandably. But, if the gorilla is given attention all day & treated as part of the family (& humanely), they are very loving.

  • @spiderwayne
    @spiderwayne 9 лет назад +36

    Guy looks a bit like Adam West

    • @thomascorder6686
      @thomascorder6686 5 лет назад +1

      Holy batshit Robin! To the Bat cave!

    • @guru430
      @guru430 5 лет назад +1

      There actually related

    • @prondlee
      @prondlee 5 лет назад +1

      Yes! I knew he looked familiar! 😁

    • @philipjennelle4257
      @philipjennelle4257 4 года назад

      I thought so too. Lol

    • @alos4025
      @alos4025 4 года назад

      guru no they are not. Come on.

  • @darneyoung537
    @darneyoung537 3 года назад

    That child has been excepted into the family he won’t be hurt it’s beautiful

  • @rebeccalucas8251
    @rebeccalucas8251 9 лет назад +2

    Animals are gentle when they are treated with care. I would cherish that chance if I had it.

  • @SandraLovesSun
    @SandraLovesSun 6 лет назад +8

    I love this family. Seen them before. Some great videos on RUclips. Lovely relationships they have with our cousins.

  • @barbaraunderwood1762
    @barbaraunderwood1762 5 лет назад +16

    That’s so cute. U can see the love they have for that baby

  • @jacobwiren8142
    @jacobwiren8142 4 года назад +5

    See you all in 8 years when this is recommended again...

    • @baileygilbert2899
      @baileygilbert2899 3 года назад +1

      Good bye😙 & I will see you in 8 years if we still alive that’s is.

  • @mariasolfernandez326
    @mariasolfernandez326 4 года назад

    These people deserve a novel price thank you for protecting the gorillas

  • @Gab.Ben1911
    @Gab.Ben1911 5 лет назад +1

    I love his foundation. He says it best the world has changed so much

  • @johnfargher99
    @johnfargher99 8 лет назад +122

    Would you entrust a baby gorilla to any human?

    • @1986debu
      @1986debu 8 лет назад +16

      No, never. Humans can't be trusted with important things.

    • @thescript3r4lyfe57
      @thescript3r4lyfe57 7 лет назад +3

      Gooners Rule yeah,I found a vid that showed a human caring for a gorrila

    • @erikandersson1647
      @erikandersson1647 6 лет назад +1

      Yeah

    • @chocolategelato3823
      @chocolategelato3823 6 лет назад +1

      Yes.

    • @jordanmarcial3670
      @jordanmarcial3670 6 лет назад +6

      All of you people are idiots. It’s like y’all never try to think of the good in people. You only think of the negative and because there are some humans that kill, apparently “humans can’t be trusted” that doesn’t make any sense.

  • @maryriley6163
    @maryriley6163 6 лет назад +3

    In this circumstance I don't find it odd in any way, they are all family, they know the members. My own father was rather psychologically abuseve, but my mother was a wonderful, sweet person, so there you are. Wonderful work these people are doing.

  • @bearclaw1051
    @bearclaw1051 6 лет назад +5

    1:44. Damn how can you be stupid like that ! Feeding big crocs with his baby in the hands.

  • @daleandrews3552
    @daleandrews3552 Год назад +1

    Gorillas may be gentle at heart, but chimpanzees are a whole other story. A chimp is a very volitile animal and can "snap" at moment's notice, completely taking you apart. Witness what happened with "Buddy" the pet chimpanzee and the attack on her owner's neighbor. Horrific and unprovoked.

  • @cindyinnew
    @cindyinnew 5 лет назад

    His work is critical. As a member I urge everyone who can to pls give to the Aspinall Foundation

  • @donniebradshaw4802
    @donniebradshaw4802 5 лет назад +3

    I'm no gorilla expert but that animal does not look 300 pounds. Still impressive.

  • @uncleruckus2974
    @uncleruckus2974 5 лет назад +32

    I'm still pissed off that they murdered hram e !

  • @Leftovercrack1987
    @Leftovercrack1987 10 лет назад +4

    They always talk about how dangerous these creatures are. Never thinking about how dangerous we might be to the gorilla's. Especially when we treated them like "objects that eat".

  • @eileeneclark9011
    @eileeneclark9011 6 лет назад +2

    7/31/18.....Damian Aspinall & his English estate with gorillas & other wildlife is amazing. I can't believe his whole family lives/loves all these beautiful creatures.
    GOD BLESS THIS MAN & HIS WORK WITH WILDLIFE!

  • @meganmbleed
    @meganmbleed 4 года назад +2

    I really love this family, Damians father started whole thing, to have such love for these apes ✌🏻

  • @kimgibson6022
    @kimgibson6022 4 года назад +5

    The dad’s skin is alarmingly beautiful

    • @duvessa75
      @duvessa75 4 года назад +1

      It's called plastic surgery

    • @the1trueblackgod812
      @the1trueblackgod812 4 года назад

      @@duvessa75. You're very perceptive ! I seemed to notice something 'off' in his face configuration also.

    • @ConcreteObelisk
      @ConcreteObelisk 4 года назад +1

      It puts the lotion on its skin or gets the hose.

  • @JoannaVancouver
    @JoannaVancouver 4 года назад +10

    I would love for my child to have such experiences.

  • @cruiseknallkul6073
    @cruiseknallkul6073 5 лет назад +4

    "We're joined here by the former toddler"

  • @ladyfae4797
    @ladyfae4797 6 лет назад +1

    Bless him and his foundation for all the work they do, we need him. With poachers and dwindling habitat the animals are disappearing this Foundation is needed so the Apes don't disappear altogether

  • @1americanatlarge
    @1americanatlarge 7 лет назад

    that little girl was never in any danger, and her pops knew it.

  • @macycharmin
    @macycharmin 8 лет назад +5

    Thank you for posting. Incredibly beautiful. What majestic animals. To be able to recall the bond she had with them at that point in time would be sooo cooool.

  • @exas4791
    @exas4791 4 года назад +8

    Firstly, the guy was an expert who has spent his whole life with the gorillas.
    Secondly, aren't crocodiles very different from gorillas which r mammals ?

  • @marylynnhobby2747
    @marylynnhobby2747 9 лет назад +4

    I LOVE GORRILLAS THAT IS AMAZING ,WISH I WAS THAT TODDLER TO EXPERIECE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL ANIMAL,UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL

  • @pikachuclasico2366
    @pikachuclasico2366 2 года назад +1

    Thats so sick! Imagine how cool that would be. Gorillas are soo sweet

  • @kittykat1985
    @kittykat1985 4 года назад

    Gorilla’s are wonderful, loving and caring animals, they would never hurt their family and that child was family to them .

  • @lindanigro223
    @lindanigro223 8 лет назад +3

    Beautiful! Simply beautifully done ❤️

  • @camillepalmer9337
    @camillepalmer9337 5 лет назад +3

    They have my approval. They are family units. They are well accepted and loved.
    I venture that strangers are the ones who have ever been attacked.
    Any one who is incensed by this, even 20+ yeays later.
    Has little understanding.
    Like the ones that freak out over pit bulls as family pets.

  • @MyHeart1955
    @MyHeart1955 5 лет назад +4

    I love gorillas, but I respect them enough to know I wasn't raised with them so I won't go in to play with them.

  • @TheChamp820
    @TheChamp820 2 года назад

    imagine seeing a toddler not getting liberty and asked to give me death if not riding a gorilla

  • @I_Nido
    @I_Nido 4 года назад +1

    Kid:cuddles with gorilla
    News:this is dangerous
    Jungle book's mogly:am I a joke to you

  • @el__1703
    @el__1703 5 лет назад +29

    Who feeds a croc while holding their baby? Stupidest thing ever and reckless smh

    • @the1trueblackgod812
      @the1trueblackgod812 4 года назад

      Did you not see how karma recompensed him? He had taunted or teased the Law of Averages for so long that it was inevitable that he have a bad end.

    • @KtotheG
      @KtotheG 4 года назад +3

      That's why he's not here anymore. He flirted with death constantly, until they finally consummated.

    • @justb-nme
      @justb-nme 4 года назад

      Agreed

    • @aslmad1
      @aslmad1 4 года назад

      He was in his element with crocs. With sting rays he was not. He should not have let his confidence with one animals make him over confident outside of his area of expertise.

  • @mqbitsko25
    @mqbitsko25 9 лет назад +14

    For one thing, that gorilla was nowhere near 300 pounds.
    In this specific case the animals were very familiar with those particular humans, and would obviously treat their child like any young gorilla. It's not like they eat their kids.

  • @patrickbush9526
    @patrickbush9526 4 года назад +3

    I had a very tough childhood my parents would stick a banana in my pants and throw me in the gorilla cage

  • @OldeJanner
    @OldeJanner 6 лет назад +1

    That's not an ordinary toddler, that's Julian Aspinall, I believe!
    His father founded a private animal refuge near London, he had these great animals as his brothers & sisters, what a lucky lad!!!!

  • @juanitarichards1074
    @juanitarichards1074 4 года назад

    The gorillas are better parents than many humans.....the tenderness for which they care for their own babies. The head male protecting his extended family. They are on a higher plane than us.....

  • @Neo290781
    @Neo290781 10 лет назад +8

    This is an exceptional instance where the whole family knows about Gorilla behavious and they would know when not to allow the child into their enclosure. People are over protective. Good on you man.

  • @misscypher9857
    @misscypher9857 5 лет назад +3

    I’m gonna say that: the father looks like Jeffree Star

  • @multidenniss
    @multidenniss 9 лет назад +22

    That gorrilla is not 300 pounds

  • @skyeking1397
    @skyeking1397 6 лет назад +1

    Absolutely beautiful! How lucky is she to have a great dad and let his child experience something so rare. Bravo 👏🏽This was decades ago and she is obviously fine and people still want to fuss. Just goes to show those lousy big mouths got nothing better to do then start drama where it doesn’t exist.

  • @quinnbuffet3825
    @quinnbuffet3825 7 лет назад +2

    I swear to god I thought he was going to say "Steve Irwin Fed a baby to a crocodile"

  • @rachelpaquet9749
    @rachelpaquet9749 11 лет назад +19

    As cute as it is, that wasn't the best idea the father had. It could have easily gone from cute to terrifying.

    • @zimyola
      @zimyola 11 лет назад +1

      How many woman would do this?....We make them and protect them!.

    • @xSuprenzz
      @xSuprenzz 11 лет назад +8

      That is true, but he is a gorilla expert and I'm sure he wouldn't put his daughter in danger to promote his foundation.

    • @гордыйсолдат
      @гордыйсолдат 11 лет назад +1

      Party Ghost We also share 99% of our DNA with mice. We also share DNA with a banana. DNA doesn't mean shit. Don't act all "scientific".

    • @MickyMoz
      @MickyMoz 10 лет назад +1

      гордый солдат
      No we don't. Though i was surprised to read it was 85%.

    • @1missing
      @1missing 10 лет назад +1

      гордый солдат
      DNA is significant in determining phylogenetic relationships.