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Gisel Simon
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Thank you for coming to my channel. I love great apes, particularly gorillas. I am very concerned that they are all engangered species. Therefore, this channel is dedicated to showing how smart, loving and so much like us they really are. We share 98% of our DNA after all.
The Story of Genki from Kyoto Zoo
Genki was born at Kyoto Zoo. She currently lives happily with her husband Momotaro and her 2 beautiful sons, Gentaro and Kintaro. However, she has lived a rather tragic life. This is her story. I tried to add captions to the video but they did not quite match. So I am adding the text here. You can translate it using translate.google.com/
0:00 Genki this is her story
00:10 Genki was born at Kyoto Zoo in Sakyo ward, Kyoto, Japan on June 24, 1986 to Hiromi (mother) and Makk (father)
00:36 Silverback Makk was born on Kyoto Zoo on October 29, 1970.
00:46 He was the 1st Gorilla baby born in a zoo in Japan to a wild-born pair. Makk was also raised by caretakers because his mother rejected him.
00:59 Makkuro (Makk) means black in Japanese. Makk was a precocious youth. He copulated for the first time at 7 years 11 months.
01:13 Hiromi was born in 1973 in Osaka, Japan
01:16 Hiromi was given to the Kyoto Zoo by a private individual at 3 yrs old. Her name means wide eyes in Japanese
01:40 And baby makes 3. On November 22, 1981 a urine test was positive. On May 15, 1982, Kyotaro was born. He was Genki's only sibling.
01:48 His mother and father are also Hiromi and Makk. He was born on May 15, 1982. Tragically, he died of heart failure at 11 years old. Genki never met him... This is incorrect. Genki actually met him he was 4 when she was born. Thanks to Vickie Mendiola for correcting me.
02:03 Makk died at 26 yrs old. Three years after Kyotaro. The zoo chose to taxidermy both Makk (left) and Kyotaro (right). They are both displayed along other animals in the exhibition room.
02:15 Genki through the years. 3 week old Genki. 1 year old Genki. 3 year old Genki. 8 yr old Genki.
02:38 After Makk died they brought a new silverback named Gon. Gon was born sometime in 1971. He was moved to Kyoto Zoo following a breeding recommendation with "Hiromi" (31 years old) and "Genki" (18 years old). This was not successful and Gon never had children.
2:57 Although Genki and Gon mated they did not have any kids together.
03:04 Genki is moved to Ueno Zoo. On March of 1997 she was moved to Ueno Zoo following a breeding recommendation from the Japanese Society of Zoos and Aquariums. The Silverback at that time was Biju. The move was rather traumatic for Genki, and she lost 43 kilograms of weight which equals 95 pounds.
03:24 Genki & Biju. Genki got pregnant with Biju but unfortunately, she had a miscarriage.
03:33 Momoko. Early in 1999 they brought Momoko, who is a dominant female, to the group and Biju became more interested in her than in Genki.
03:44 Self Mutilation. After loosing her baby Genki was heartbroken. She was also experiencing severe stress due to her reduced position in the hierarchy of the group. As a result she bit off the tip of her finger in one of her hands. After that Genki was moved back to Kyoto Zoo in 1999 for her own good.
04:01 Hiromi dies. On November 24, 2008 Hiromi died after receiving multiple severe injuries in an altercation with the silverback Gon.
04:11 Gon died on November 11, 2009 of a sinus infection.
04:18 After Hiromi and Gon died, Genki was alone at Kyoto Zoo until Momotaro arrived.
04:27 Born on July 3, 2000 at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo to Silverback Biju and Mother Momoko. Momotaro at 1, 10 and 20 years old.
04:42 Young Momotaro and his mother Momoka.
04:48 Genki meets Momotaro. Prior to his arrival, Genki was shown videos of Momotaro who moved in on October 18, 2010. Interestingly, Momotaro was the son of Biju and Momoko. It was instant attraction between Genki and Momotaro.
05:11 6 Months later Genki is pregnant for the 1st time.
05:19 About 8.5 months later, her first born son, Gentaro was born on December 21, 2011.
05:47 Genki wanted to be a good caring mother. She did everything that she was supposed to do. However, she was not able to produce milk.
06:04 Unfortunately, the zoo decided to take Gentaro away so they could hand feed him. This was not done out of malice but to save his life. Genki was heartbroken and would never forget that they took her baby away from her. You can see her frustration when she hits the wall in the video.
06:42 They were reunited when Gentaro was 10 months old. Right away Genki was seen snuggling him to sleep and playing with him. He took to Genki very well right away.
07:03 Momotaro also wanted his little boy back. On the right, you can see him peeking through a door at Genki and Gentaro. He did everything he could to make Gentaro comfortable with him and not be scared.
07:28 There is no love like Mama’s Love. Genki giving Gentaro soft kisses.
07:33 The Old Enclosure. Prior to 2014 this was the enclosure for the gorillas at Kyoto Zoo. It was very similar to the old enclosure at Higashiyama Zoo where the Shabani family lived.
0:00 Genki this is her story
00:10 Genki was born at Kyoto Zoo in Sakyo ward, Kyoto, Japan on June 24, 1986 to Hiromi (mother) and Makk (father)
00:36 Silverback Makk was born on Kyoto Zoo on October 29, 1970.
00:46 He was the 1st Gorilla baby born in a zoo in Japan to a wild-born pair. Makk was also raised by caretakers because his mother rejected him.
00:59 Makkuro (Makk) means black in Japanese. Makk was a precocious youth. He copulated for the first time at 7 years 11 months.
01:13 Hiromi was born in 1973 in Osaka, Japan
01:16 Hiromi was given to the Kyoto Zoo by a private individual at 3 yrs old. Her name means wide eyes in Japanese
01:40 And baby makes 3. On November 22, 1981 a urine test was positive. On May 15, 1982, Kyotaro was born. He was Genki's only sibling.
01:48 His mother and father are also Hiromi and Makk. He was born on May 15, 1982. Tragically, he died of heart failure at 11 years old. Genki never met him... This is incorrect. Genki actually met him he was 4 when she was born. Thanks to Vickie Mendiola for correcting me.
02:03 Makk died at 26 yrs old. Three years after Kyotaro. The zoo chose to taxidermy both Makk (left) and Kyotaro (right). They are both displayed along other animals in the exhibition room.
02:15 Genki through the years. 3 week old Genki. 1 year old Genki. 3 year old Genki. 8 yr old Genki.
02:38 After Makk died they brought a new silverback named Gon. Gon was born sometime in 1971. He was moved to Kyoto Zoo following a breeding recommendation with "Hiromi" (31 years old) and "Genki" (18 years old). This was not successful and Gon never had children.
2:57 Although Genki and Gon mated they did not have any kids together.
03:04 Genki is moved to Ueno Zoo. On March of 1997 she was moved to Ueno Zoo following a breeding recommendation from the Japanese Society of Zoos and Aquariums. The Silverback at that time was Biju. The move was rather traumatic for Genki, and she lost 43 kilograms of weight which equals 95 pounds.
03:24 Genki & Biju. Genki got pregnant with Biju but unfortunately, she had a miscarriage.
03:33 Momoko. Early in 1999 they brought Momoko, who is a dominant female, to the group and Biju became more interested in her than in Genki.
03:44 Self Mutilation. After loosing her baby Genki was heartbroken. She was also experiencing severe stress due to her reduced position in the hierarchy of the group. As a result she bit off the tip of her finger in one of her hands. After that Genki was moved back to Kyoto Zoo in 1999 for her own good.
04:01 Hiromi dies. On November 24, 2008 Hiromi died after receiving multiple severe injuries in an altercation with the silverback Gon.
04:11 Gon died on November 11, 2009 of a sinus infection.
04:18 After Hiromi and Gon died, Genki was alone at Kyoto Zoo until Momotaro arrived.
04:27 Born on July 3, 2000 at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo to Silverback Biju and Mother Momoko. Momotaro at 1, 10 and 20 years old.
04:42 Young Momotaro and his mother Momoka.
04:48 Genki meets Momotaro. Prior to his arrival, Genki was shown videos of Momotaro who moved in on October 18, 2010. Interestingly, Momotaro was the son of Biju and Momoko. It was instant attraction between Genki and Momotaro.
05:11 6 Months later Genki is pregnant for the 1st time.
05:19 About 8.5 months later, her first born son, Gentaro was born on December 21, 2011.
05:47 Genki wanted to be a good caring mother. She did everything that she was supposed to do. However, she was not able to produce milk.
06:04 Unfortunately, the zoo decided to take Gentaro away so they could hand feed him. This was not done out of malice but to save his life. Genki was heartbroken and would never forget that they took her baby away from her. You can see her frustration when she hits the wall in the video.
06:42 They were reunited when Gentaro was 10 months old. Right away Genki was seen snuggling him to sleep and playing with him. He took to Genki very well right away.
07:03 Momotaro also wanted his little boy back. On the right, you can see him peeking through a door at Genki and Gentaro. He did everything he could to make Gentaro comfortable with him and not be scared.
07:28 There is no love like Mama’s Love. Genki giving Gentaro soft kisses.
07:33 The Old Enclosure. Prior to 2014 this was the enclosure for the gorillas at Kyoto Zoo. It was very similar to the old enclosure at Higashiyama Zoo where the Shabani family lived.
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Shabani has always loved his baby Annie.💕💕
Where is Gentaro's Birthday Cake?🇺🇲 2024
Gentaro is so cute and very healthy👍🥰
Super thumbs up to who took care of Gentaro😢what a wonderful heart of him❤
What a beautiful story 😢❤with a happy ending ❤❤
💞🦍💞🦍I was Always wondering Why Genki is carrying Kintaro all the time and Looks after him like two mothers...❤😊 Now I understand the background, I would beHappy If I would have a man WHO would care so great like Momotaro😘😘😘
I watch the Shabani troupe nearly every day. This is a great history of Annie. What’s great is watching Annie now with her mom, dad and brother. She’s so playful and outgoing
Gentaro is the most intelligent, beautiful and sweet of this troopz!
Those two are so funny 😂
who knew gentaro would grow up to be such a mischievous rascal ?? 😂😂 Boy the years have passed by quickly and he has grown into a fine silverback himself. I wish the Kyoto zoo had more money so they could build a bigger enclosure for them all since now little Kintaro has joined brother Gentaro and Mama Genki and Daddy Momo. What a majestically beautiful family ❤❤
Love Genki, momotaro, gentaro and kintaro..
Just think, he is as old as his father was back then. Ge is turning into one heck of a fine adult male.
Why did u leave out why age was taken from her mother to begin with? Why was that done? Off courae AI is going to reject her after the zoo took her away for a year ridiclious
Gentaro é meu menino ❤ amo muito ele
Hi, are you still putting together videos? Yours are really great. ❤
Gentaro is almost a silverback now. He’s huge and gorgeous
First time seeing this. Thank you. Love this family. Gentaro has grown into a good son and brother. Handsome and lively.
The footage of the earthquake makes me cry each time - Momo's first reaction to grab Genki and cover her with his body to keep her safe. That's love.
Love this!❤
Yes I agree its beautiful and it gets a thumbsbup not down
Why was Annie taken from shabani and ai to be raised by humans? Wonder if that’s why the dynamic today between nene and Annie is the way it is.
I live them
There should make all the area bigger for the gorillas to move there need more room
Sweet Genki. ❤ She's had sadness in her life but it seems she's much happier now. I hope, if her health is good, that she's blessed with another baby. She's a wonderful mum and a baby, at her age, might bring her much happiness. I wish the best for them all. 🙏❤💙💙💙
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"Bloody kids" 😂 His side glances were wonderful ❤
Genki had never forgotten her son Gentaro🥰
Well now I see why Annie is such a Daddy's girl it makes sense now.
Gentaro,e um 🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷 fofo
Que familia tan bella, me siento feliz, de poder conocer la vida de está familia, gracias, por podernos mostrar lo que es el amor real, ejemplo, para toda la humanidad entera. Los amo, ❤❤❤😂
Hola, realmente mi admiración desde lo más profundo de mi corazón, por su dedicación, para mi amado Gentaro, realmente es amor, se siente en todo este video, mi Gentaro, es puro amor, y su madre tan tierna hermosa, con paciencia y todo el amor, espero a su hijito Gentaro. Y su papá, que también lo amo, y lo acepto, realmente, porque papá Momotaro, nunca tuvo a su padre, pero es un gran papá, me siento feliz y amo a la familia Momotaro . Gracias pir cuidarlos y amarlos, en esté mundo deberíamos de ver estos ejemplos de amor. GRACIAS❤❤❤❤. MUCHOS ABRAZOS, Para los cuidadores y para tí, por estos videos tan bellos, llenos de ternura y muuuchooo amor❤❤❤❤
Annie is a DADDY'S GIRL. YOU MESS WITH HER, YOU MESS WITH SHEBANI ❤
That's not the first thing Genki did with Gentaro upon reuniting with him, and you know it! You just stopped the video before everyone could see her spreading his little legs apart none too gently, and proceeding to pull on baby Gentaro's genitals, then perform oral sex on her own infant son. There's no need for dishonesty, when so many of us have seen other people's videos that don't edit the crap out of them to hide Genki's abnormal behavior with both of her sons. Wouldn't it be better to talk about the adverse effects in gorillas in captivity or the possibility that something was done to Genki that makes her the way she is? I, myself, highly suspect that the silly reason given for Genki's self-mutilation is not the truth. And major details of the story change... I would think more serious trauma would be required for a gorilla to chew off her own fingers and toes. I also know that it is highly likely that Genki witnessed her beloved mother being murdered by Gon, the male gorilla brought in after Genki's father died, and that Genki was mating with at the time, so the zoo says. Then the zoo says Gon died of a "sinus infection" and Genki was just left completely alone, the only gorilla at Kyoto Zoo for 10 long years.. It's not all it's made out to be, and transparency is best, in my opinion. They won't be forced to fix things without pushback from the community.
At least Genki touched Gentaro thru the gate. Ai rejected Annie completely and didn’t want to have anything with her but fortunately the Silverback Shabani loved and love her still very much and groomed, played and give love to her.
Gentaro is my favorite. He’s so beautiful, playful and smart!
thank you Giselle. Genki has beautiful eyes
they're all w/out a doubt hands down Gorgeous ,fascinating gorillas! Only thing in my opinion that i feel could use some improvements is the size of their enclosures, just seems a bit small for a primate whose natural behavior is traveling in search of food day in n day out ,but other than that they se3m very well cared for and loved ,.they deserve nothing less than the best life we as human beings can provide them ......good job Japan!! Thumbs 👍 up
Thank you so much for this.
After watching this video about Annie I can see why she is a Daddy’s girl. I can understand why Annie acts towards NeNe and her birth mother. Shabani was there from the start to show his daughter he loved her and was there to protect her from the others. So it makes it clear to me why she is always defending her Dad when the others try to team up on him.
I just love this family ❤❤
Thank you ☺️ ❤❤
Coisa mais linda 💖💖🤩💖🤩💖🤩💖🤩
Gostosinho demais ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Amorzinho ❣️❣️❣️❣️
She is posing 😅
Daddy’s little girl!❤❤
Wow! What a great story and the beginning of Gentaro!❤❤
And this is why we all 💕🩷love💕🩷 Shabani!!!
両親とスタッフさんの愛情をいっぱい受けて今では元気でたくましく優しいお兄ちゃんになったね❤
I have watched this video about 25 times now and I can’t stop 😊😊,,, I love my sweet baby Annie and now the beautiful female gorilla she has become. Thank you for the wonderful video! Do you have any more older videos like this of Annie getting re-introduced to the troop? Just asking it never hurts to ask 😇