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Gorillas In Your Midst

I pulled this video from PsiVid’s Top 5 Animal Videos of the Year because, well, it’s amazing. That’s all there is to say about it.

It starts out like any other amateur nature video, showing tourists walking among some Ugandan gorillas in Bwindi National Park. But what happens at 2:30 blew my mind … I won’t spoil it, but it was one of the greatest primate-human interactions I’ve ever seen on film. Pure curiosity, and pure amazement.

(also, I would have peed my pants if I were that guy) 

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    Aww gorillas! This reminds me of Kihi and Kumbo who lives in Schmutzer Primate Center, Ragunan!
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    goddamn cried haha
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    This must have felt incredible!
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    absolutely… oh
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    I’m a little late...party, but whatever. Still cool.
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    This is amazing. Both to watch the gorilla’s in that environment, and their effect and actions around the man. Just,...
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