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Mountain gorilla silverback and baby
NOCTASI DOODLE DUMP ( butches, he/she for both !! )
self explanatory, just a bunch of random scribbles of obasi and noctis. just exploring characterization through poses and expression :]
“Monkey business”
Pedro Amaral (Portugal)
Remembering Wildlife competition
A new Netflix documentary will feature David Attenborough telling the story of Pablo, a mountain gorilla he met as a small 3-year-old who grew into the silverback leader of his own group. From the director of the documentary My Octopus Teacher, it will be available on April 17th.
I really wish people liked monkeys more :(( theyre actually so cute, fun, smart, and interesting to learn about.
From the Facebook page of "Touch The Heart:"
In the misty forests of Virunga, where mountain gorillas cling to survival, a park ranger named Andre experienced a moment that said more than words ever could.
Ndazi, a young gorilla under his care, reached out and wrapped her arms around him—not as an animal to a man, but like a child to a parent. She clung to him with trust, gratitude, and quiet love. Andre laughed as she nestled close, later even carrying her on his back through the forest trails, man and gorilla moving as one.
But behind this tender embrace lies a harsher truth. Fewer than 900 mountain gorillas remain in the wild. Poaching, conflict, and looming threats of habitat destruction put their future at risk every day. Virunga’s rangers—men like Andre—stand between extinction and survival, often at the cost of their own safety.
Ndazi’s hug wasn’t just affection. It was a reminder of why this fight matters. Conservation isn’t only about numbers—it’s about bonds, about protecting something fragile yet deeply connected to our own humanity.
For Ndazi, it was a simple embrace. For Andre, it was the most powerful thank you in the world.
Suzi Eszterhas, The Twins, 2011, Rwanda
Portrait of Kabatwa, and her twins Isango Gakuru and Isango Gato.
"Twins are a very rare occurrence among great apes. The twin mountain gorilla babies captured in these photographs were born on February 3, 2011."
"Out of all the great apes, gorillas are the most successful in raising twins to adulthood. While chimpanzee and orangutan twin births usually result in one baby dying within the first two weeks of life, gorilla twins usually survive."
