#gorilla video

[why-animals-do-the-thing]

There's a viral video circulating from the Fort Worth Zoo, of two keepers who ended up in a habitat at the same time as a silverback gorilla. Spoiler for good news: neither the humans nor the gorilla got hurt. It's a bad situation that ended extremely well, and that's why I want to talk about it.

The audio for this video is mostly someone praying loudly, so if you need to turn the audio off to watch it, you won't miss anything relevant. If you don't want to watch it, here's the summary: it starts with a keeper running around the corner into the main exhibit, pursued by a large male gorilla. She is quickly able to get into a doorway at the back of the exhibit, but does not completely close the door because the gorilla is standing across from her, watching. He eventually moves off to the right hand side of the exhibit, where we can see a keeper is trapped in the corner at the front. She was trying to move towards the exit as he moved to the right, and she stops, standing very still behind a tree, while he stays along the far right wall. They stay like that for a minute, and then the gorilla runs to the front right corner, and the keeper is able to run to the door in the back of the exhibit and get to safety.

Let's start with basic information. Even though it's just going viral now, this video is from October of 2023. It was taken not by a guest, but by the zoo security officer responding to the situation. Hmmm, seems like he maybe should have been doing something else during that situation, instead of than taking a phone video. It's going viral now because the guy (who is no longer employed at the zoo) decided to post it on TikTok for his five minutes of fame. This guy immediately started giving all sorts of media interviews, answering questions like "why no tranquilizers" inappropriately, making memes out of his own video, generally distasteful shit.

Zoo spokesperson Avery Elander gave a public statement that "thankfully, there was no physical contact between keepers and gorilla, and all staff and animals are safe." A comment from the zoo has also indicated that the incident was due to keeper error. (As opposed to, for instance, something in the fencing breaking.) According to the guy who posted the video, a lock was left unsecured and the gorilla was able to open the door to the habitat. I don't know if I buy it, and again, this just... is probably why he doesn't have a job anymore. By sharing that detail - real or not - he places a ton of public scrutiny and blame on that keeper team. (If that's what happened, I can promise you it will have been dealt with internally.) He also was nice enough to say he wouldn't name the women in the video... but verified they're still staffers at the zoo... which means they're eminently identifiable! Excuse me while I ragequit for a second.

So there's two reasons I wanted to talk about this. The first is to make sure it is well known that this guy is purposefully and intentionally exploiting the worst day of someone's life for media attention. Their lives were in danger, and he's using it for fame. His name is in the media articles - I'm not going to share it because he doesn't deserve that attention. The second reason, though, is because this video is a masterclass on how to survive if you end up sharing space with a gorilla. Every zoo person I've spoken to or seen comment on the video is so, so impressed with how the keepers handled themselves.

The gorilla in this video is 34-year-old Elmo. All apes in AZA zoos are managed in protected contact, so keepers are supposed to be separated from them by a barrier at all times. The zookeepers were in the habitat putting out a mid-day meal when he got out. Watching the video, you can see he's not actively being aggressive towards them - he's not making threat displays or trying to approach them. Mostly, Elmo seems like he doesn't know what is going on and he's kinda freaked out about it. (This is confirmed in the zoo's press statement, too). The staff stayed calm, and importantly, watched and waited to see how he'd move and act.

The zoo did say one thing, though, that's a bit misleading. In one article, their press person I quote as saying “In general, gorillas are considered the “gentle giants” of the great ape species.” Just because this may be true in comparison to other great ape species doesn't meant gorilla aren't still incredibly dangerous. This type of messaging always worries me, because I think it leads people to misunderstand the risks of being close to megafauna. Gorilla are extremely strong animals, and their social norms/behaviors are very different from that of humans. That's why it's such a big deal any time people end up in gorilla habitats, and why sometimes in those circumstances lethal measures have to be taken to protect human life.

These keepers are incredibly lucky to be unharmed. These women stayed safe specifically because they're trained professionals who knew how to act around gorilla, they knew this particular animal well, and they'd learned the escapes from the exhibit just in case this ever happened. We should applaud them for their cool heads and quick thinking.

As for the guy who posted the video? As a colleague put it, may he always step on a Lego.

#gorilla #gorilla video #viral video #zoo animals #zoo animal welfare #fort worth zoo

[sloggervlogger]

Happy Birthday, Shufai! Have a great, fun-filled day! Can you believe he's 6 already? Also a very happy gorilla World Day!

#GorillaWorldDay

#Gorillas

#worldgorillladay #gorilla video #sloggervlogger #animal video #video #youtube #animals #ape #gorillas #primate

[l3irdl3rain]

did i ever post Valentine’s “Sit On Wife” picture?

#I don’t think I did? #he sat like that for a couple minutes #my post #Valentine #petunia #do you guys know that stupid video of the gorillas that’s like ‘ride wife’

[babyanimalgifs]

It's not unusual for Silverbacks to be affectionate father figures. Shabani just takes that up to 11 

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#gorilla #gorillas #animal #aww #cute #wholesome #video #nature #babyanimalgifs #silverback

[pissvortex]

Elon Musk is a bad poster

#gorilla radio show #video #episode 46 live tomorrow!!!

[pazzesco]

That Silverback is so cool. He just meanders by and then takes a seat to savor the moment.

The photographer is thinking about how much he loves his life and wishes he had some clean chonies in his camera bag.

#gorilla #silverback #animals #video short #video #chonies #oh shit moments

[sunleaffe]

young revolutionaries in love 💞

#ah i remember the days when i’d watch videos on how hamilton was bi #this musical still has a gorilla death grip on me #this is a bit embarrassing but healing for 14 yo me?? #my art #art #digital art #lams #hamilton #alexander hamilton #john laurens #laurens #hamilton x laurens #hamilton musical #musical #lin manuel miranda #anthony ramos

[get-back-homeward]

Anyway, we got back to Liverpool, and all the groups there were doing the sort of Shadows type of stuff. And we came back, leather jackets, and jeans and funny hair, 'mach-ing schau,' which went down quite well. —George Harrison

From the Beatles interview in The Mersey Sound, filmed August 28, 1963 at BBC's Dickenson Road studio in Manchester

#george harrison #the mersey sound #thebeatlesedit #mach schau #hey hey bug tumblrinas i finally figured out a way to make semipassable gifs ahhhhh #VLC + GIMP i knew there had to be a way but dang that was more complicated than every tutorial ever suggested #i blame my SFF vidding post i really really wanted to get the movement of that vid #and then got fixated on the paint pouring #but it was this video that got me realizing my problem the frames were backwards #haha i got excited getting two done and then looked at it like 6 more #started it for the gorilla comment and georges little mach schau impression #but its adorable how unpolished he is for tv still here squinty and looking all over the place #hamburg era #young george #my gifs #1963 #gorilla suit #george speaks

[redlettermediathings]

#youtube #redlettermedia #red letter media #rich evans #jay bauman #gorilla interrupted #half in the bag #mike stoklasa #best of the worst #jack packard #star trek #starship #starship troopers #horse #holiday #hulk #violin #batman #heavy metal #finland #merry xmas #new year #yoda #yeah #riddle #rpg #trippy #the beatles #video game #sci fi

[is-the-primate-vid-cute]

[video description: video is a tiktok by user @colombuszoofamilyofparks. The video features a gorilla in an indoor enclosure, we can see the public viewing from a glass behind him. He is sitting on his rear, in a pile of fine wood shavings, and is using his hands to throw the material all over his front repeatedly. Text reads, "Sully making a huge mess with shavings he received as enrichment." An audio plays that say, "And the best part of this plan is, no one can stop me." end video description.]

#gorilla #colombus zoo #mod E #video described #tiktok

[viejospellejos]

Menuda puntería!!

#video #sfw #gorilla #gorila #punteria #aim #omg #fail #fails #zoo

[bluupxels]

larian's and my favorite little meow meow

#ts4 #sims 4 #ts4 edit #baldur's gate sims #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #astarion #edits #my sims #i havent had this much trouble with other video game characters in a long time #he's still not quite there but the essence of my babygirl is there at least #when the game fully releases its so over for me y'all will not see me for weeks #he's so....... *starts making gorilla noises*

[jaubaius]

Friday mood

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[tsuchinokoroyale]

#I was talking to some buddies about lies of p and sekiro and how LoP’s defense as offense mentality helped get into sekiro #but then how sekiro overwrote that mentality with its own “offense is the best defense” mentality #or “hesitate and you lose” as Grandpappy isshin would say #and how the switch for the change for me was genichiro who I think is one of the best designed bosses in gaming #you CAN’T play too defensively with him because he’s happy to pepper you with arrows from a distance #and then the moment comes when you realize your sword interrupts his bow attacks sekiro truly begins as a game #lady butterfly is also a good fight but all her moves bring her to you so there’s less incentive to be as aggressive #vs genny baby who will back off and fire off his bow if you let him #this isn’t even like a video of me playing perfectly but I LOVE getting my feudal edgelord corner stunned and just bursting him down #I kinda hate the owl shinobi fight bc he hits too hard and his attacks just aren’t interesting to react to #but it’s also possible to corner stun him and just go to town on his health bar #owl father and inner father are much better fights and I actually really enjoyed inner father a lot #but the Ashina family fights are absolutely stunning achievements in game design imo #perfectly balanced to be difficult but fair and visually stunning to boot #even if there is a layer of artificial difficulty in the final battle with the flowers obscuring their swords when they’re crouched #but the animations are solid enough that there are enough other more subtle differences like how hes shifting his weight #if he’s centered he’s going to lunge but if he’s angled he’s gonna sweep #I had so much fun with LoP and sekiro 🥰🥰🥰 I crave more… #I can’t say the combat in Elden ring gorilla gripped me like these two games have but I like HAVE to play dark souls I know this #sekiro #tsuchi plays games

[headphonemouse]

[Image ID: An animated gif of Kohaku from Dr. Stone dancing to Caramelldansen. /End ID]

I got the template from here!

#dcst #dr stone #dcst kohaku #speedy gorilla #art tag #video #digital

[pazzesco]

Mutobo the Silverback Gorilla destroys a poacher's snare: life experience has taught some Gorillas to not simply avoid but destroy traps to prevent anybody else from getting hurt

#gorilla #foils poachers #silverback #destroys trap #animals #video #video short