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I immediately started crying. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Thank you because you’re actually risking your life. This past months I’ve been feeling like nobody helps animals and I felt for a minute ; why should I ? But this is what keeps me going. Thank you. I hope that the universe blesses you every single day of your life and the teams. I will donate what I can. Great project!!
Mark this was amazing beyond words! I'm so proud to be a part of the BW pack. I'm sorry I cant donate but I have shared the video on facebook. Phenomanal work my lovely. BE BRAVE... STAY WILD!!!!! See ya on the next adventure! 😊😊
@@sarahbelle81 they do… don’t underestimate the gorillas… they know more than we do… they don’t overuse their range, nor do they destroy their rain forest… we do… they know us.
That Ranger who put the safety of the gorillas before his own life on a daily basis is a truely remarkable person. He may not be rich or well known like the celebrities that dominate social media but he is doing much more important work.
The fact that gorillas have endured so much hatred and hardships from humans and still allow you and your touring group to get so close without harming you is a testament to why they should be saved.
@@brendonbuffaloe8830 We wouldn't have to start a "______ movement" of any sort of human beings acted like humans and instead of ignorant beasts who feel like its their right to do whatever tf they want.
"if i die, i die. if the gorillas are safe, okay!" i love this man already. he says that without even skipping a beat, he's truly passionate about those animals. we need more kind souls like him
Hanging around wild animals. Gets killed. HOW DARE YOU KILL A HUMAN. IT IS A HUMAN CRIME. SINCE YOURE AN ANIMAL WITHOUT ANY HUMAN RIGHTS YOU DIE ON THE SPOT. Yeah that makes sense.
@@TheDevilishSmile The big silverback propably saw poachers kill members of his family and he still let's people approach his family.They are better than us.
“You can see him thinking, observing us. Look at the way they’re bonding, caring for each other, nurturing one another; and their curiosity of us is undeniable. It’s like looking in a mirror.”
Um no.. they are dangerous and I've seen them rip a baby money in half and eat him... so no.. they can protect them damn selfs and imma protect my self from them with my right to bare arms
We’re the most evil species to ever walk the planet. And we justify our evil with our own preconceptions and twisted morals. We act like our ideas are the predominant one and the only ones worthy of existing.
they are probably thinking, " oh right another bunch of tourists, okay kids roll around stare at them upside down, look cute maybe they will give us a treat....or not but you all know what to do"
Man looking in those gorilla's eyes breaks my heart tbh thinking about how they fight to survive against human race and still sits with peace and comfort when facing you guys.. Amazing man
Breaks my heart thinking how they fight to survive.thank god it is upto us to belive or not. They remain calm coz the same human race is dedicated to help them survive.unless this is your first video about gorillas. Anyways m sure u have donated your part of conscience before collecting virtual points.
I was born and raised in the South Kivu province, eastern DRC. I am glad that what is happening in my country is being shown to such a large audience. Despite all the unrest, the DRC is such a unique and wonderful Country. I look forward to seeing you all visit the DRC in future after all these conflicts are over.
Thank you for your comment. Asa canadian I have had the pleasure of meeting many people from the DRC who had left home due to the conflict. Truba had told me that he wishes to return home and misses his extended family...I couldn't imagine what loosing my entire family to war would do to me.... I pray for your nation, the parks, the African continent and all the wildlife...it has always been my dream to visit one day, but for today I can make a donation towards the upkeep of the park and its rangers May God bless the DRC with peace, so many who wish so can return home
@@vencislavgynev8282 they are smart but it worries me that they don't see us as a threat. They should run from us. Protect their families and get far away from any human. The idea that a poacher can get that close, and while the gorillas are sitting their just watching them they are slaughtered makes me sick.
@@emmakennedy104 they'll just fight back if the poachers shoot gorilla dont die from 1 bullet but yeah poachers are really dangerous for no reason at all
@@vencislavgynev8282 Yes they certainly are highly smart (Above average). And these apes aren't just massively solid and tough, but in general they're also gentle and considerate beings of African continent. Plus these simians are still endangered (In spite of their population growth)!
I love how chill gorillas are despite the fact they are insanely strong and can cause all kinds of hell if they wanted to. They hardly ever make it a point to prove it which is so admirable.
@Pickle pickle Gobble gobble fr man, us and thr great apes have fought literal wars against the big cats for tens of thousands of years. We must protect the apes at all cost now that we have domination
@Pickle pickle Gobble gobble Gorillas have no natural predators. Only juvenile, old, or sick gorillas are hunted but even then predators still think twice due to the immense strength these animals possess at nearly all ages and stages of their life.
Respect to all the rangers risking their lives just to protect the animals. I love everything about this documentary as it was well detailed. Good job 👏🏽
@@venomousowl5100 I think that the comment could be read two ways! 🤔 I read it as a singular purpose rather than trivialising the life of animals! Serious attention to detail brother! Obviously I can't answer for Bosunde ...
@@venomousowl5100 the dude's grateful to the rangers for protecting the animals, he clearly cares about them. Dont look to deep into thing unless you're looking to be offended by intent that isn't there.
I would never put my life on the line for any animal Over Huemans.Long live the people of Congo and the intire African Contenant. MAYBE LEOPOLD OF BELGIN SHOULD HAVE LOOK AT IT THAT WAY WHEN HE MURDER more than eleven million people in the Congo. SOME OF YOU ARE SICK
Seeing that baby gorilla was something I never knew I needed in life. The very stout and serious face of a gorilla on a tiny little gorilla body is absolutely adorable looking lol
Just donated $100! Been a Brave Wilderness fan for many years and this is the best video I’ve seen on UA-cam in a long time! This is the type of stuff we need to be worrying about. Just makes you realize how much our society worries about things that don’t matter. Bravo Mark! Much respect to you and the amazing rangers!
You're sending someone like Brave money who doesn't need the money he gets millions off views and subscribers on youtube send the money to someone who actually needs it!
@@truthisweareallgonnadie. You aren't donating to Brave Wilderness, you'd be donating to Re:wild. Brave Wilderness donated $32,000 to them. Re;wild is just one of 15 organizations that Brave Wilderness supports. Next time actually view the content before you make comments.
That silverback is gorgeous, but those rangers are the true heroes of this documentary, all those man willing to lay their lives to protect the ecosystems in the Congo is amazing. Watching this video saddened me to realize how cruel as humans can be, but it also gave me hope to see there are good people out there doing good. I will donate.
with the climate crisis we're in, we don't have much time. Half measures won't do. We must come together and uproot capitalism worldwide, because that's the system which rewards and perpetuates the worst forms of human greed and destruction. Trying to treat the symptoms, so to speak, will only get you so far. What we need to do is address the root cause, and that's the economic system that rules the world. for anyone interested, one should look into democratic/libertarian socialism and green anarchism. Try to organize locally, develop mutual aid networks, and worker solidarity.
@@BraveWilderness I will! And I will donate to the cause too. My son is also telling me that I must donate and I will. Thanks for the great effort and risk taken to share with us this situation in Congo.
An excellent video...watched to see this giant Silverback and was shown how the Rangers of Virunga are heroes of the animals and of the people actually saving people from lives of killing off species and humanity. Helping to supply energy and jobs to good people. Much respect for these Rangers...my heart goes out to these great humans. 💌💌💌
I never knew anything about gorillas but this video might have made them my favorite animal. Just seeing how they hang out with their family, have human mannerisms, and are so docile is incredible. Mark was spot on by saying it’s like looking in a mirror
I swear these people believing they are 98% the same as humans have no hope left. No shred of common sense. Did evolution just stop? Did it just work for 1 group? Are they still evolving? Truly ridiculous, in fact so ridiculous that it might actually be true for you. Perhaps your forefathers were some apes, i'm pretty my weren't.
Yeah they have similarities but also different things. You can’t just pick up a baby gorilla or you would get mauled. You got to submit to them to gain their trust or get mauled by them.
The men and women risking their lives to save these animals and natural resources AND people are true legends and hero’s! This is not just a Congo problem, this is a Planet Earth problem.
I'm 67 years old and I live in subsidized housing with my cat Jack. I love animals and this outstanding video has made me realize that 16 dollars is within my budget. I hope this will help.
I hope so too I’ve always been fascinated by them like how do they communicate with each other if there so close to us but yet they don’t make a noise to communicate with each other
The amount of adrenaline and anxiety I'm getting from watching this is astounding, I can't even imagine what he and the rangers went through, this is the content I love.
You want an adrenaline rush? Try a tandem skydive out of a perfectly good airplane at 13,500 ft. Guaranteed you won’t forget it and will have that rush for a couple of days.
This documentary is amazing. I love how those rangers are risking their lives for the gorillas. And it makes me so sad the fact that these gorillas are killed and have family’s just like we do. Those poachers have no heart.
Years ago I saw an article or something about a young lady that moved to Africa or Australia to join a militia fighting against poachers. Makes me wish there were more documentaries about such tactics, but they are understandably dangerous
They also mentioned a lot of rebel groups. I wonder if these groups also do poaching as a side hustle, or that their main beef is simply with the government and it's politics. It would be nice if leaders of the main rebel groups could agree to not harm the gorillas. They may or may not have legitimate reasons to hate the government but at least it would be nice if they didn't also poach. Give them a chance to commit in return for a seat at the political table, a ceasefire, some more autonomy to whatever (ethnic) group they represent, etc.
Those 'poachers' do have a heart, for feeding their own families, in spite of the fact that often the only paid work is to kill the animals which are often "set up" in these parks to be readily available to be hunted,for profit. Most of that profit is not left in the country of the animal's origin. Consider other animals on game preserves all over Africa. The pangolin, for example. "protected" as are the rhinos. So, how do they perish on the land where they are supposed to be safe? Who is really getting away with eliminating these glorious, majestic and peacecul beings?
@@diatadiatainternationalfol6038 No they dont have a heart im sorry but id rather die of starvation than kill a innocent animal there are other means to feed your family
Wow, I have no words to describe what I just watched; The Gorilla encounter was unreal! Usually, I am not affected by your videos, but this caused me to become extremely heartbroken and frightened. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to the Virunga Rangers and everyone else who projects Africa, risking their lives every day, you are all heroes! ❤️
I was aware of the soldiers and this fight but wasn't able to give prior; the cause and that awareness had always stuck with me.. It felt really good to be able to give this time around, thx for the video and the continued awareness.
13:50 So true. The interaction with the dominant male was surreal. The non-dominants were scurrying about wounded and defeated. But when you reached the dominant... The way he carried himself was so, well, human. Confident and successful. You can tell he has a lot of respect for humans, and he shows no fear. You can see him thinking. You can see him being anxious. And I think he even actively was showing off... That freaking model pose he struck killed me. Nice going, Mark. Been a while since I loved a video this much!
5 days and 1.3 million views is the example that there are still humans in the world who love nature and want to protect it rather than destroying it Directly or indirectly by ignoring these legendary documentation.
It's ironic that a lot of the humans who "love nature", are the biggest threat to it. You can love something to death. If many of these nature lovers truly loved nature, they would leave it alone and let it be. Loving nature is not being all in it's face, and always trapesing through it.
This video is one of the most touching documentaries that I've ever seen. The amount of talent and determination put into this video is probably immeasurable.
Thank you so much, MANY people worked very hard and risked a lot to bring this story to the world. But it doesnt even come close to the risks the Virunga rangers face every day...please honor them by sharing this story. -MV
“Share this video far and wide” - Jane Goodall PLEASE Spread the word about this story, and join our mission to save Africa’s oldest national park and its endangered Mountain Gorillas!
Heartbreaking, yet hopeful. I donated and shared. Thank you Mark and crew for this outstanding video showcasing such a majestic animal and their plight and the wonderful rangers who are trying to protect them and the park.
@Noneofyour Business - - Agree with your sentiments. @Brave Wilderness - - I was completely enthralled with your documentary and was amazed at how close you were able to get to the largest gorilla of the Congo. Due to the awesome camera work, I felt as though I was sitting there…next to you in the jungle. Thank you for also sharing the story of the Virunga Park Rangers, and the tireless work they’re doing to preserve the National Park…even at the expense of their lives. God Bless the wildlife and watch over the people of the Congo, who will now be helped because of your documentary. I, too, donated, and look forward to viewing more of your work.
oh, it's all Amazing don't get me wrong but i would not step foot in Africa there is everything the world that could definitely kill me and i like living here's a list Wildlife: lions‚ rhinos‚ cheetahs‚ hippos, leopards, African elephants' crocodiles among many others. a lot of poisonous plants a shite ton of diseases not to mention Warlords and poachers don't get me wrong there is nothing wrong with Africa but I'm never going there because 1 i like being alive and the last thing i want is to get killed horrifically it's an awesome and amazing video but i'm just stating the facts of why i would never go there
This was an amazingly real video showing us all what we stand to lose if the rangers are no longer able to do their jobs! I understand that the people have taken matters of their poverty into their own hands so the plan for the future of this area is brilliant and I support it 100%. Kudos to all involved in the making of this documentary video and to all at the park for their role in protecting it!
The fact that a random shorts video blessed by the algorithm can get millions of views for nothing. And this, one of a kind documentary that we can watch for free only has 1 million views, it definitely deserves more.
mark rly went from "sticking hand in eel tank" to "literally risking his life in the Congo for the sake of conservation" my guy. keep at it. you're doing great things.
@@doclee8755 lol “wake up”. Were you there? Have you been to the Congo? Dangerous poachers are very real and a big problem there. Those AK’s are meant for poachers. Believe whatever you want, thats a fact.
"It's like looking in a mirror" that's how my heart felt. Kudos to the rangers risking their lives not to only save the beautiful creatures but also "protect the one of the world's weapon to preserve or climate". YOU ARE FIGHTING A GLOBAL WAR. much love from Uganda🇺🇬
Truly brave work, I must say. These rangers would risk their life to keep wildlife standing, its awesome what your doing. I shall share this to people that I know.
Park rangers are real heroes. They risk their life to protect the amazing species of their homeland often for a scarce salary. As Earthwatch Institute member I will ever do everything I can do to help them
LOL!! Conservation areas were created in Africa to provide cover for resource theft. Pretend to care about animals so that locals will not profit from the resources coincidentally found in the Wild Life Parks. Yeah, a good scheme. Notice there are NO wildlife parks in England like this.
@@Nonpeon Get off your high horse. They have these conservation areas mostly for tourism and education: without the animals, the government receives no tourism investment and no investment from universities and research institutes. The government NEEDS these animals to fund them. In an area like this no tourism can occur. One reason why there isn't a wildlife conservation like this in England is because you have no wildlife of major conservation interest. England doesnt have a high density of animal, insect, and plant species per unit of land, and is also extremely small in comparison to other places like Africa. Having to control a major land area of a conservation is much different. England is also a 1st world country. These people do care. Are awful things happening behind the scenes? Of course; it happens everywhere. There if always greed. But that does not alter the hard work these individuals put in to protecting these creatures. Putting their lives on the line, they most certainly care. So get off your high horse. You will never have a conservation as beautiful in Englad because England is boring. 🤭
It's incredible to see they are analyzing everything. The body language of the dominant male wow. When I yawn I move my head like that too sometimes. It's incredible to see such similar mannerisms between humans and great apes.
Loved how he slowly moved himself to the front between his family and danger, and then just sat calmly, not doing anything, just looking dangerous as hell.
@@wonder777warrior6 comparing dogs to gorillas intelligence😂 chillll, dogs are fairly intelligent but there are 100s of species of animals much smarter.
Man: "He's a handsome silverback and he knows it". Silverback: Strikes pouty lip pose with fist under chin.... I think he knows that he's handsome haha.
Um, nope I am nothing like a gorilla. They are majestic, but we are nothing like them. We are completely different in fact, created in the image of the 1 true GOD.
The line Mark said "they weren't animals to me in that moment" I totally understood. When they showed footage of the alpha, I was shocked. A.) Thats a big duuuuude. B.) The entire gorilla family CLEARLY knows they are there and are curious. Just as are of them
This [lis the best video i ever seen in my life. I love garrillas i watch garrilla. Videos. All. The. Time. But this. Is one. Of. The best. Videos i. Ever watched i love it garrillas are so beautiful. I wish i xould go there and. Help save these. Beautiful garrillas. They. Deserve. Iti wanna help save them god. Bless that man who will die for them i pray god save these garrillas
I’m learning so much about gorillas 🦍 lately not only are they beautiful but seem to be mostly peaceful creatures. It’s us humans that have drove them to be Leary and cautious of us for good reason
My favorite wild animal's, are the large male gorilla's. When I was 5 yrs old, my parent's took me to the zoo. It was the zoo in Dallas,Tx., where I grew up. I headed straight to the gorilla area.There was a particular very large male gorilla, that I had made eye contact with. I was so thrilled to see him! My parent's knew how fascinated I was, so they would let me watch him, for as long as I wanted to. I knew he recognized me each time we were there, and from that first time on, my parent's would take me to the zoo often. I came to form a real bonding relationship with him. He was so majestic!!! As soon as he saw me, he walked over, and he never walked away for as long as I was there. I looked into his eye's, and I really felt love and care for him, and I believe he could feel that. I wanted to go into the gorilla area, take him by the hand, and tell him that I was going to find a way to take him, and his family, out of the zoo. I truly wanted them to be back into the jungle, once and for all. I know to this day, he understood that I cared about them. I also knew that he and his family, were being very well taken care of, and he seemed happy where they were... I just wanted to take them back to where they belonged, and that was into the jungle. Now, that was back in the 1960's, and 1970's. The last time I saw him, was in 1979. I cherish the memories of him, and all of his family members, I always will. Everyone that truly love's animal's, can understand what I'm saying. Looking back, I thank God, that I had parent's that were sensitive to the need's of their child. 🤗 🙏💖
We’re all animals/creatures we’re just sophisticated similar to ants but on a bigger scale without weapons or being able to create fire we as the human race would be extinct physically we are no match
Director Emmanuel is really doing a good job with all his team of rangers ..... Salute to them I can't keep eye off from director Emmanuel such a handsome man 😊😊🤗
I agree. They have to know something. If the people in this video were Tigers, or any other animal: the gorillas just simply wouldn't act the way they did, they recognize humans/human nature in some way, and respect us in some way.
@@Flamingo123e Yes we would and also we wouldn’t there are plenty countless times where people have been kind and respectful to foreign people. Albeit there is also countless times where that has not been in the case but in my opinion it’s probably a pretty equal on the amount of cases it’s just we hear about the violent ones more. And I’d say the same thing goes with Gorillas.
@@SmeekUnoticed I think they just don't see humans as a threat the same way they would see a Tiger etc as a threat. They see us the same way we see squirrels or something
having those jungle rangers guiding and watching over you was outstanding. knowing they have everyone's back and are watching everything. they are great frosty men.
It brings tears to my eyes because humans haven't been very nice to gorillas...so for them to be so forgiving to us and let us near them just shows that they truly are peaceful so I hope the killing stops because we need them there important to our planet ❤
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Great documentary ever made.
We all will
I immediately started crying. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Thank you because you’re actually risking your life. This past months I’ve been feeling like nobody helps animals and I felt for a minute ; why should I ? But this is what keeps me going. Thank you. I hope that the universe blesses you every single day of your life and the teams. I will donate what I can. Great project!!
Mark this was amazing beyond words! I'm so proud to be a part of the BW pack. I'm sorry I cant donate but I have shared the video on facebook. Phenomanal work my lovely. BE BRAVE... STAY WILD!!!!! See ya on the next adventure! 😊😊
@@victoriaabril6112 Thank you Victoria. Really means a lot
"If I die, I die. If the gorillas are safe, okay." This line is so touching to me. I salute you all.
This is truly a dedicated man… with a great love for those he protects.
@@luvtocook6881 I wish the gorillas knew how much these people care for them
@@sarahbelle81 they do… don’t underestimate the gorillas… they know more than we do… they don’t overuse their range, nor do they destroy their rain forest… we do… they know us.
A life with purpose
@@luvtocook6881 I love animals but your point about the gorillas knowing more is a reach
That Ranger who put the safety of the gorillas before his own life on a daily basis is a truely remarkable person.
He may not be rich or well known like the celebrities that dominate social media but he is doing much more important work.
I hate celebrities.
Talking all day for increasing their brand value and not actually Caring about anything
Hell yeah brother preach.
Great human effort
Travis Scott is my Hero, he does way more than these morons!
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The fact that gorillas have endured so much hatred and hardships from humans and still allow you and your touring group to get so close without harming you is a testament to why they should be saved.
We should start a Gorilla Lives Matter movement
Yes, gorillas are peaceful giants. They do not deserve this.
@@brendonbuffaloe8830 that can be taken largely out of context
@@Madvlad-h7q lol
@@brendonbuffaloe8830 We wouldn't have to start a "______ movement" of any sort of human beings acted like humans and instead of ignorant beasts who feel like its their right to do whatever tf they want.
God bless the rangers that protect these noble beasts. You are real heroes living your life for a great cause. Thank you.
"if i die, i die. if the gorillas are safe, okay!"
i love this man already. he says that without even skipping a beat, he's truly passionate about those animals. we need more kind souls like him
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You love a man because he’ll die for a gorilla lol
“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.
"We need more kind souls like him."
How about... "I should be a kind soul like him."
@@cirnosnumberfan6449 you're right, i agree i should also look at myself to see how i can be a kinder person
“if I die I die if the gorillas are safe, okay.” Absolute legend
Completely agree dude. I have so much respect for people who do the best they can to save these amazing animals.
Hanging around wild animals. Gets killed.
HOW DARE YOU KILL A HUMAN. IT IS A HUMAN CRIME. SINCE YOURE AN ANIMAL WITHOUT ANY HUMAN RIGHTS YOU DIE ON THE SPOT.
Yeah that makes sense.
@@TheDevilishSmile The big silverback propably saw poachers kill members of his family and he still let's people approach his family.They are better than us.
@@TheDevilishSmile ??
@@TheDevilishSmile The strong minded. The polar oposite of you. Lack of self control among us is why things are the way they are.
“You can see him thinking, observing us. Look at the way they’re bonding, caring for each other, nurturing one another; and their curiosity of us is undeniable. It’s like looking in a mirror.”
Why
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Read this right as he said it
Um no.. they are dangerous and I've seen them rip a baby money in half and eat him... so no.. they can protect them damn selfs and imma protect my self from them with my right to bare arms
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The tolerance they have for humans is quite incredible
We can see the humanity in their eyes. And they can see the gorilla in ours.
god allowes it
Intelligent life recognizes other Intelligent species. They know damn well we're like them.
We’re the most evil species to ever walk the planet. And we justify our evil with our own preconceptions and twisted morals.
We act like our ideas are the predominant one and the only ones worthy of existing.
they are probably thinking, " oh right another bunch of tourists, okay kids roll around stare at them upside down, look cute maybe they will give us a treat....or not but you all know what to do"
bless the man that said he’d die for these gorillas. what a noble person
@Jose Ramirez exactly
@Jose Ramirez factsssssss
@Jose Ramirez fax
If they're hungry enough, he just might...
@@daviedood2503 they dont eat humans, what is this comment even? maybe you just spelled it weirdly and you meant the people would eat the gorillas
Man looking in those gorilla's eyes breaks my heart tbh thinking about how they fight to survive against human race and still sits with peace and comfort when facing you guys.. Amazing man
They're doing much better than they were 40 years ago... The countries around are doing quite good
Breaks my heart thinking how they fight to survive.thank god it is upto us to belive or not.
They remain calm coz the same human race is dedicated to help them survive.unless this is your first video about gorillas.
Anyways m sure u have donated your part of conscience before collecting virtual points.
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@Eternal Peace we don't trust nobody bro we only trust the omnipresent
Sounds like black people
He just looks so wise. Gorillas are one of the most majestic, interesting animals EVER
So strong as can crush a bowling ball with their hand. Probably just like Elephant's insanely smart and deep brain wise.
@@samiam9059 Their eyes show so much emotion it's crazy. It's sad how highly we value ourselves over other animals like that.
They look gangster
@@p3rrin1997 All animals value themselves higher. It's a survival trait.
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From 400 to over 1000, fantastic work rangers! I hope they can continue their efforts, and well done on the huge fundraiser!
No lip puffing, no smiling, and the silverback even yawned while he knew they were there. He probably knows the rangers and trusts them. Beautiful.
I was born and raised in the South Kivu province, eastern DRC. I am glad that what is happening in my country is being shown to such a large audience. Despite all the unrest, the DRC is such a unique and wonderful Country. I look forward to seeing you all visit the DRC in future after all these conflicts are over.
Thank you for your comment.
Asa canadian I have had the pleasure of meeting many people from the DRC who had left home due to the conflict.
Truba had told me that he wishes to return home and misses his extended family...I couldn't imagine what loosing my entire family to war would do to me....
I pray for your nation, the parks, the African continent and all the wildlife...it has always been my dream to visit one day, but for today I can make a donation towards the upkeep of the park and its rangers
May God bless the DRC with peace, so many who wish so can return home
Your country looks so beautiful. I’m so sorry you’re going through all this dangerous upheaval. Prayers you and your loved ones stay safe.. from 🇺🇸💓
Morning moo
whatever your religion... god bless you brother.
The trouble with that statement is that man will never be able to stop hurting each other
These rangers deserve massive respect. The fact their willing to put there lives on the line tells you everything. Wow
Seriously. What a terrifying environment
@@veenoir1991 it's heart breaking that we actually have people out here who want to harm these animal and people.
This episode should be called War For the Treasures of the East Congo
Those rangers have truly earned my respect. I pray that they can get the time they need to reach their noble goals.
Bless those rangers risking their lives everyday in order to save the planet! I have so much respect.
I love how the Gorillas seem to have some level a mutual respect and can understand who aren't a threat, it's quite beautiful
They are very very smart creatures.
@@vencislavgynev8282 they are smart but it worries me that they don't see us as a threat. They should run from us. Protect their families and get far away from any human.
The idea that a poacher can get that close, and while the gorillas are sitting their just watching them they are slaughtered makes me sick.
Male Leopard vs Largest Gorilla
@@emmakennedy104 they'll just fight back if the poachers shoot gorilla dont die from 1 bullet but yeah poachers are really dangerous for no reason at all
@@vencislavgynev8282 Yes they certainly are highly smart (Above average). And these apes aren't just massively solid and tough, but in general they're also gentle and considerate beings of African continent. Plus these simians are still endangered (In spite of their population growth)!
12:21 “he’s a Handsome Silverback and he knows it”
Gorilla- strikes pose🦍
I love how chill gorillas are despite the fact they are insanely strong and can cause all kinds of hell if they wanted to. They hardly ever make it a point to prove it which is so admirable.
@Pickle pickle Gobble gobble fr man, us and thr great apes have fought literal wars against the big cats for tens of thousands of years. We must protect the apes at all cost now that we have domination
Yeah humans are so admirable for not killing dogs and cats because we are stronger than them.
@Pickle pickle Gobble gobble Gorillas have no natural predators. Only juvenile, old, or sick gorillas are hunted but even then predators still think twice due to the immense strength these animals possess at nearly all ages and stages of their life.
@Pickle pickle Gobble gobble smaller? The only big cat that regularly kills them is a jaguar. easily the most dangerous big cat in nature.
@Pickle pickle Gobble gobble. Try to challenge a Silverback. I am 100% sure that you will be brutally teared apart and killed very quickly.
I love how the rangers willing to sacrifice their lifes to save the gorillas from the poachers
Wish I could sigh up
@@gc4346 why can’t you
I hate that they have to. This is f-ed up to a degree it just blows my mind.
@@gc4346 you can. South Africa has a military style group that does just that: deter and hunt down poachers, save wildlife
@@gc4346 That would be amazing. So much more impressive than fighting for oil and money.
Respect to all the rangers risking their lives just to protect the animals. I love everything about this documentary as it was well detailed. Good job 👏🏽
☹️ bro what do u mean by just to protect the animals
@@venomousowl5100 I think that the comment could be read two ways! 🤔 I read it as a singular purpose rather than trivialising the life of animals! Serious attention to detail brother! Obviously I can't answer for Bosunde ...
@@venomousowl5100 the dude's grateful to the rangers for protecting the animals, he clearly cares about them. Dont look to deep into thing unless you're looking to be offended by intent that isn't there.
I would never put my life on the line for any animal Over Huemans.Long live the people of Congo and the intire African Contenant. MAYBE LEOPOLD OF BELGIN SHOULD HAVE LOOK AT IT THAT WAY WHEN HE MURDER more than eleven million people in the Congo. SOME OF YOU ARE SICK
@@Mo-xx9gg *YOU CANT ANSWER FOR Bosunde BUT YOU REPLIED ON HIS BEHALF.CHARLES DARWIN HAS MISLEAD MILLIONS
Seeing that baby gorilla was something I never knew I needed in life. The very stout and serious face of a gorilla on a tiny little gorilla body is absolutely adorable looking lol
To say that these people are brave is an understatement. I applaud Mark and his team for this magnificent documentary
“I have to say ‘If I die, I die, but if the gorillas are safe, okay.’” Dedication. These guys are legends.
Oh look someone copied a top comment very rare
@@sweetnothingsirobot3032 Dawg, it doesn’t matter. 😂 It’s a shared sentiment.
@@gamma_centauri that’s why there’s a like button
@@sweetnothingsirobot3032 And equally so, a dislike button for you, fam.
lmao u copied a comment
Just donated $100! Been a Brave Wilderness fan for many years and this is the best video I’ve seen on UA-cam in a long time! This is the type of stuff we need to be worrying about. Just makes you realize how much our society worries about things that don’t matter. Bravo Mark! Much respect to you and the amazing rangers!
Send me the money and act like I’m Brave Wilderness
❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏
You're sending someone like Brave money who doesn't need the money he gets millions off views and subscribers on youtube send the money to someone who actually needs it!
@@truthisweareallgonnadie.hes talking about the program at the end dummy not the channel
@@truthisweareallgonnadie. You aren't donating to Brave Wilderness, you'd be donating to Re:wild. Brave Wilderness donated $32,000 to them. Re;wild is just one of 15 organizations that Brave Wilderness supports. Next time actually view the content before you make comments.
That silverback is gorgeous, but those rangers are the true heroes of this documentary, all those man willing to lay their lives to protect the ecosystems in the Congo is amazing.
Watching this video saddened me to realize how cruel as humans can be, but it also gave me hope to see there are good people out there doing good.
I will donate.
Africa abounds in so many rare animals that the contemporary world does not have! Hats off to Brave Wilderness for this mission
They are brave
✊
Africa is the continent with most megafauna survivors, almost all the megafauna species were extinct in all the other world continents
Dont forget abput the ones over your doorstep
Everything about this is beautiful. We seriously need to come together and make a change for our planet.
Yep but I fear its too late greed has killed the planet
100th like
Great comment makes alot a sense
@@mikeking7684 I think so to but with all these communities doing rasies for the world to things could dial down a little
with the climate crisis we're in, we don't have much time. Half measures won't do. We must come together and uproot capitalism worldwide, because that's the system which rewards and perpetuates the worst forms of human greed and destruction. Trying to treat the symptoms, so to speak, will only get you so far. What we need to do is address the root cause, and that's the economic system that rules the world.
for anyone interested, one should look into democratic/libertarian socialism and green anarchism. Try to organize locally, develop mutual aid networks, and worker solidarity.
Wow. I'm impressed with this video. It's truly an awesome documentary with footage that is amazing!
thank you! please help us by sharing
@@BraveWilderness ok
@@BraveWilderness I will! And I will donate to the cause too. My son is also telling me that I must donate and I will. Thanks for the great effort and risk taken to share with us this situation in Congo.
@@BraveWilderness 🐲🐲🐶🐶
Such a generic comment lmao
An excellent video...watched to see this giant Silverback and was shown how the Rangers of Virunga are heroes of the animals and of the people actually saving people from lives of killing off species and humanity. Helping to supply energy and jobs to good people. Much respect for these Rangers...my heart goes out to these great humans. 💌💌💌
Asante kwa Mgambo hawa!!!
what an unbelievable experience 🦍
sure is man
How has this not blown up?
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How has this not blown up
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Almost crying 😭 seeing those beautiful gorillas and nature around them...they are gorgeous
We are so proud of telling this story, thank you for the comment
@Tuco Ramirez literally king kong
its congo we built dif
I never knew anything about gorillas but this video might have made them my favorite animal. Just seeing how they hang out with their family, have human mannerisms, and are so docile is incredible. Mark was spot on by saying it’s like looking in a mirror
Look up the D'jeeco family. They're in captivity but their family structure is so loving in a very human way it's amazing to see.
They are my number 1.
I swear these people believing they are 98% the same as humans have no hope left.
No shred of common sense.
Did evolution just stop? Did it just work for 1 group? Are they still evolving? Truly ridiculous, in fact so ridiculous that it might actually be true for you. Perhaps your forefathers were some apes, i'm pretty my weren't.
@@marmitaa8619 It's not a matter of belief, that percentage is scientifically proven.
Yeah they have similarities but also different things. You can’t just pick up a baby gorilla or you would get mauled. You got to submit to them to gain their trust or get mauled by them.
I donated to the Rangers to support them upon watching this documentary.
I saw Jane Goodall ask to help.
The men and women risking their lives to save these animals and natural resources AND people are true legends and hero’s! This is not just a Congo problem, this is a Planet Earth problem.
no comments lololololollolololololololololololololololololololololololol
Derp a derrrrr
It always has been and always will be
'he's a handsome gorilla and he knows it.'
Gorilla proceeds to strike a pose
Timestamp?
@@LX3CT_639 12:19
GQ
@@losc.1587 thx
Slyly gives the middle finger as well
I’ve never seen a UA-cam nature doc with this kind of quality, bravo!
thank you!
BW uploads have been top broadcast quality for years.
@@allothernamesbutthis I’ve watched all of them. This is better for adults than their other stuff in my opinion.
I love gorillas. They're beautiful and actually quite gentle for an animal. They seem incredibly intelligent.
As always, Brave Wilderness never fails to deliver entertainment, knowledge, and information. How can you not love this crew.
Much appreciated! -MV
@@BraveWilderness love you guys! Especially the Coyote, Mark and Mario trio!
@@yo-xe1ps mark responded to you
@@4144daniel i know dude. It's insane.
Just donated! Let’s help out those rangers and save the wildlife of Virunga National Park!
You ARE AWESOME!! Thank you!
Ok
I'm 67 years old and I live in subsidized housing with my cat Jack. I love animals and this outstanding video has made me realize that 16 dollars is within my budget. I hope this will help.
Thank you Greg, you are helping hero’s
Since the government subsidizes your existence, you SHOULD give back.
@@mikehawkswollen5819 You appear to be a person that enjoys passing judgement on others, Mike.
Many consider this to be a character defect.
@@mikehawkswollen5819 Did you donate anything? Thank you Greg; you've helped more than most!
@@sabredog1955 receiving government assistance is a character defect.
Can anyone imagine how intelligent they have to be to be wild yet still doesn't just attack a human or run away...no other wild animals does this
I pray these animals never go extinct
They are extremely endangered, a few years more and they'll disappear completely
Thank humans for that
@@sieben8724 They? We are all gonna disappear, its just a matter of time before the world explodes or AI takes over by starting with a human massacre.
Sadly, the locals tasked to protect them are the ones slaughtering the gorillas and selling their parts.
I hope so too I’ve always been fascinated by them like how do they communicate with each other if there so close to us but yet they don’t make a noise to communicate with each other
Unfortunately some subspecies such as mountain gorillas are already endangered
The amount of adrenaline and anxiety I'm getting from watching this is astounding, I can't even imagine what he and the rangers went through, this is the content I love.
I’m sure the rangers just consider that a Tuesday.
You want an adrenaline rush? Try a tandem skydive out of a perfectly good airplane at 13,500 ft. Guaranteed you won’t forget it and will have that rush for a couple of days.
@@asmodeus1274 No thanks ill stick to Skateboarding and bombing hills at full speed
@@recession81 Only a $150.00 at most Sky Dive facilities. The most rad thing you can do besides a wing jump.
@@asmodeus1274 I've thought about it but I'm afraid of heights lmao
They truly are such amazing animals…
This documentary is amazing. I love how those rangers are risking their lives for the gorillas. And it makes me so sad the fact that these gorillas are killed and have family’s just like we do. Those poachers have no heart.
Years ago I saw an article or something about a young lady that moved to Africa or Australia to join a militia fighting against poachers. Makes me wish there were more documentaries about such tactics, but they are understandably dangerous
They also mentioned a lot of rebel groups. I wonder if these groups also do poaching as a side hustle, or that their main beef is simply with the government and it's politics. It would be nice if leaders of the main rebel groups could agree to not harm the gorillas. They may or may not have legitimate reasons to hate the government but at least it would be nice if they didn't also poach.
Give them a chance to commit in return for a seat at the political table, a ceasefire, some more autonomy to whatever (ethnic) group they represent, etc.
Yeah truly just garbage humans, props to the rangers and anyone fighting to protect them.
Those 'poachers' do have a heart, for feeding their own families, in spite of the fact that often the only paid work is to kill the animals which are often "set up" in these parks to be readily available to be hunted,for profit. Most of that profit is not left in the country of the animal's origin. Consider other animals on game preserves all over Africa. The pangolin, for example. "protected" as are the rhinos. So, how do they perish on the land where they are supposed to be safe? Who is really getting away with eliminating these glorious, majestic and peacecul beings?
@@diatadiatainternationalfol6038 No they dont have a heart im sorry but id rather die of starvation than kill a innocent animal there are other means to feed your family
"Why do you do this extremely dangerous job?"
"i love gorillas"
Man, that's awesome.
Wow, I have no words to describe what I just watched; The Gorilla encounter was unreal!
Usually, I am not affected by your videos, but this caused me to become extremely heartbroken and frightened.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart to the Virunga Rangers and everyone else who projects Africa, risking their lives every day, you are all heroes! ❤️
I was aware of the soldiers and this fight but wasn't able to give prior;
the cause and that awareness had always stuck with me..
It felt really good to be able to give this time around,
thx for the video and the continued awareness.
“They’re not Beasts to me. No matter how big the get, how terrifying to everyone else.. They’re my Children.”
Famous last words, haha.
@@truthdefenders- Nope, she turned around and watched her 3 Adult dragons fly around her castle.
Get some help!
Hmmmmm......well, let’s go see if they’ll even call u "Momma." Should be interesting.
So your the goddess of women, marriage, family and childbirth
13:50 So true. The interaction with the dominant male was surreal. The non-dominants were scurrying about wounded and defeated. But when you reached the dominant... The way he carried himself was so, well, human. Confident and successful. You can tell he has a lot of respect for humans, and he shows no fear. You can see him thinking. You can see him being anxious. And I think he even actively was showing off... That freaking model pose he struck killed me. Nice going, Mark. Been a while since I loved a video this much!
I don’t think he has respect for humans. Just no fear.
5 days and 1.3 million views is the example that there are still humans in the world who love nature and want to protect it rather than destroying it Directly or indirectly by ignoring these legendary documentation.
It's ironic that a lot of the humans who "love nature", are the biggest threat to it. You can love something to death. If many of these nature lovers truly loved nature, they would leave it alone and let it be.
Loving nature is not being all in it's face, and always trapesing through it.
@@Ispeakthetruthify hmm, strong point agree to it
Vry interesting comment
@@thomasdreyer2389 What ?
I dunno i wouldnt mind a stuffed and mounted gorilla.
This is a top quality documentary. Experienced rangers who have studied everything about the forest, great camera crew that absorbs every detail.
This video is one of the most touching documentaries that I've ever seen. The amount of talent and determination put into this video is probably immeasurable.
Thank you so much, MANY people worked very hard and risked a lot to bring this story to the world. But it doesnt even come close to the risks the Virunga rangers face every day...please honor them by sharing this story. -MV
Please don't go back out there.
“Share this video far and wide” - Jane Goodall
PLEASE Spread the word about this story, and join our mission to save Africa’s oldest national park and its endangered Mountain Gorillas!
Be brave, Stay wild, And well see you in the next adventure!
Ello
Gorilla's are overlooked way to much. Thank you fro bringing awarness.
Thanks y'all for risking your lives to fight to save the endangered animals
Thank you for bringing awareness!
They are majestic animals, its nice seeing the rangers protecting them.
11:15 You can see the Silverback respecting your grunting noise, and you visually see his eyes pacify it's quite amazing!
What a guy. “If I die, I die.” What a legend, willing to sacrifice his life for conservation.
what part does he say that in? i cant find it
@@davidhoxley9818 I gotchu homie. 3:56
Heartbreaking, yet hopeful. I donated and shared. Thank you Mark and crew for this outstanding video showcasing such a majestic animal and their plight and the wonderful rangers who are trying to protect them and the park.
Thank you so much! 🙌
@@BraveWilderness subtitles in portuguese please.
@Noneofyour Business - - Agree with your sentiments.
@Brave Wilderness - - I was completely enthralled with your documentary and was amazed at how close you were able to get to the largest gorilla of the Congo. Due to the awesome camera work, I felt as though I was sitting there…next to you in the jungle.
Thank you for also sharing the story of the Virunga Park Rangers, and the tireless work they’re doing to preserve the National Park…even at the expense of their lives. God Bless the wildlife and watch over the people of the Congo, who will now be helped because of your documentary.
I, too, donated, and look forward to viewing more of your work.
oh, it's all Amazing don't get me wrong but i would not step foot in Africa there is everything the world that could definitely kill me and i like living here's a list
Wildlife: lions‚ rhinos‚ cheetahs‚ hippos, leopards, African elephants' crocodiles among many others.
a lot of poisonous plants
a shite ton of diseases
not to mention Warlords and poachers
don't get me wrong there is nothing wrong with Africa but I'm never going there because 1 i like being alive and the last thing i want is to get killed horrifically it's an awesome and amazing video but i'm just stating the facts of why i would never go there
This was an amazingly real video showing us all what we stand to lose if the rangers are no longer able to do their jobs! I understand that the people have taken matters of their poverty into their own hands so the plan for the future of this area is brilliant and I support it 100%. Kudos to all involved in the making of this documentary video and to all at the park for their role in protecting it!
Just signed up to donate monthly. These rangers are awesome ❤️
The fact that a random shorts video blessed by the algorithm can get millions of views for nothing. And this, one of a kind documentary that we can watch for free only has 1 million views, it definitely deserves more.
Relax chief. Getting 2-3 million views in 2 weeks is plenty.
"Okay,If i die, I die If the gorillas are safe, Okay" The Rangers are ready to Risks Their lives For the Wildlifes. That's incredible ♥
mark rly went from "sticking hand in eel tank" to "literally risking his life in the Congo for the sake of conservation"
my guy. keep at it. you're doing great things.
@@doclee8755 nobody cares to read this and I regret that I just did.
@@doclee8755 lol “wake up”. Were you there? Have you been to the Congo? Dangerous poachers are very real and a big problem there. Those AK’s are meant for poachers. Believe whatever you want, thats a fact.
@@josejose241 bet the dude hasn't hasn't met a single person from Congo. just a nerd with a mis-placed hero complex.
IK NEVER SAW THIS COMING THS IS LIKE 10 TIMES DIFF
@@doclee8755 they literally explained it in 3:38 , at least watch half of the video before you gonna comment dumb shit like this
Omg I forgot how adorable a baby gorilla is.
*Humans:* _"Wow! Biggest gorilla!"_
*Gorilla:* _"Hmmm.. Small gorilla."_
No, gorillas know that we are entirely different creatures. Give them some credit for their intelligence.
@@timcarr6401 jesus christ its a joke
@@timcarr6401 chill tarzan
@@legendsofmeme1885 No, it is not.
Big gorilla : _that_ is your dominant male? But can he do this?
*Poses
"It's like looking in a mirror" that's how my heart felt. Kudos to the rangers risking their lives not to only save the beautiful creatures but also "protect the one of the world's weapon to preserve or climate". YOU ARE FIGHTING A GLOBAL WAR. much love from Uganda🇺🇬
I am surprised
Any detail in this video is amazing.The best video
Thank you!!
Agreed
@@BraveWilderness no thank you your amazing and make me happy every day thank you thank you for being the best
Such good. Very wow. Indeed surprised
I agree
They let you chill like you was invited to the cookout on a Saturday
I'm very impressed and have the utmost Respect for all the people involved of protecting the wildlife.
May God bless you all.
Truly brave work, I must say. These rangers would risk their life to keep wildlife standing, its awesome what your doing. I shall share this to people that I know.
No Clickbait, guys…you actually see that noble looking majesty!
And also his lovely happy looking family with kids and harem/wives!
Impressing fella…
Thank you from the bottom of my heart to the brave men and women that give there lives to protect gorillas......❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Park rangers are real heroes. They risk their life to protect the amazing species of their homeland often for a scarce salary. As Earthwatch Institute member I will ever do everything I can do to help them
Crack that checkbook boy
@@reillywillis8467 of course 👍
LOL!! Conservation areas were created in Africa to provide cover for resource theft. Pretend to care about animals so that locals will not profit from the resources coincidentally found in the Wild Life Parks. Yeah, a good scheme. Notice there are NO wildlife parks in England like this.
@@Nonpeon Get off your high horse. They have these conservation areas mostly for tourism and education: without the animals, the government receives no tourism investment and no investment from universities and research institutes. The government NEEDS these animals to fund them. In an area like this no tourism can occur.
One reason why there isn't a wildlife conservation like this in England is because you have no wildlife of major conservation interest. England doesnt have a high density of animal, insect, and plant species per unit of land, and is also extremely small in comparison to other places like Africa. Having to control a major land area of a conservation is much different. England is also a 1st world country.
These people do care. Are awful things happening behind the scenes? Of course; it happens everywhere. There if always greed. But that does not alter the hard work these individuals put in to protecting these creatures. Putting their lives on the line, they most certainly care.
So get off your high horse. You will never have a conservation as beautiful in Englad because England is boring. 🤭
@@nerdtasticzelda1737 based
It's incredible to see they are analyzing everything. The body language of the dominant male wow. When I yawn I move my head like that too sometimes. It's incredible to see such similar mannerisms between humans and great apes.
dogs do too fam.
Humans are great apes.
Loved how he slowly moved himself to the front between his family and danger, and then just sat calmly, not doing anything, just looking dangerous as hell.
@@wonder777warrior6 comparing dogs to gorillas intelligence😂 chillll, dogs are fairly intelligent but there are 100s of species of animals much smarter.
@@Thor-Orion yes you are correct I should have written my comment better!
Man: "He's a handsome silverback and he knows it".
Silverback: Strikes pouty lip pose with fist under chin....
I think he knows that he's handsome haha.
Wow. I keep forgetting how much Kalashnikov and Toyota are still some of the biggest heroes and villains of Africa
Finally this channel reaches his whole potential! The world needs you. And us. Keep it up!
I'm very glad to hear that at least some progress is being made in the conservation effort. The individuals doing the work have my utmost respect.
3:58 I have so much respect for this man he is so kind to risk his life for gorillas, he deserves the best 😇
I loved when marks instincts kicked in and he took off his hat as a sign of respect like it wasnt an animal
I cant get over how human they are. We are so connected to them
As we should be
Where I am from, no one is like a gorilla 🦍. And that’s good 😳
@@lukash.6551 I’m from Atlanta I can confirm we look similar too
Maybe you’re connected I don’t know but don’t include us please!
Um, nope I am nothing like a gorilla. They are majestic, but we are nothing like them. We are completely different in fact, created in the image of the 1 true GOD.
The line Mark said "they weren't animals to me in that moment" I totally understood. When they showed footage of the alpha, I was shocked. A.) Thats a big duuuuude. B.) The entire gorilla family CLEARLY knows they are there and are curious. Just as are of them
This [lis the best video i ever seen in my life. I love garrillas i watch garrilla. Videos. All. The. Time. But this. Is one. Of. The best. Videos i. Ever watched i love it garrillas are so beautiful. I wish i xould go there and. Help save these. Beautiful garrillas. They. Deserve. Iti wanna help save them god. Bless that man who will die for them i pray god save these garrillas
I wanna help this cause. And. Donate as soon as possible
For some reason he looks so clean, like that big boy looks like he grooms and showers lmao
I’m learning so much about gorillas 🦍 lately not only are they beautiful but seem to be mostly peaceful creatures. It’s us humans that have drove them to be Leary and cautious of us for good reason
It makes sense since we're the alpha predator. Similar to mice being cautious of cats, cats being cautious of dogs, etc
My favorite wild animal's, are the large male gorilla's. When I was 5 yrs old, my parent's took me to the zoo. It was the zoo in Dallas,Tx., where I grew up. I headed straight to the gorilla area.There was a particular very large male gorilla, that I had made eye contact with. I was so thrilled to see him! My parent's knew how fascinated I was, so they would let me watch him, for as long as I wanted to. I knew he recognized me each time we were there, and from that first time on, my parent's would take me to the zoo often. I came to form a real bonding relationship with him. He was so majestic!!! As soon as he saw me, he walked over, and he never walked away for as long as I was there. I looked into his eye's, and I really felt love and care for him, and I believe he could feel that. I wanted to go into the gorilla area, take him by the hand, and tell him that I was going to find a way to take him, and his family, out of the zoo. I truly wanted them to be back into the jungle, once and for all. I know to this day, he understood that I cared about them. I also knew that he and his family, were being very well taken care of, and he seemed happy where they were... I just wanted to take them back to where they belonged, and that was into the jungle. Now, that was back in the 1960's, and 1970's. The last time I saw him, was in 1979. I cherish the memories of him, and all of his family members, I always will. Everyone that truly love's animal's, can understand what I'm saying. Looking back, I thank God, that I had parent's that were sensitive to the need's of their child. 🤗 🙏💖
Thank you Brave Wilderness for having the courage to bring us this story. Thank you to the Rangers who risk their lives daily.🙏🏼
MASSIVE RESPECT to the guys who give up ther life's to let the animals live there's in peace ✌️✌️
It absolutely blows my mind how intelligent these creatures are and how similar they are to us!
No they are Apes we are humans God created man n animals jst saying
We’re all animals/creatures we’re just sophisticated similar to ants but on a bigger scale without weapons or being able to create fire we as the human race would be extinct physically we are no match
They are smarter than most Africans
We share 98% of our genes with them, thats why they look similar to us
@@joseguzman2156 humans are apes lol
Director Emmanuel is really doing a good job with all his team of rangers ..... Salute to them
I can't keep eye off from director Emmanuel such a handsome man 😊😊🤗
This was truly inspiring I hope for the best of those soldiers out there trying to keep the park safe from danger.
I felt a connection in that, It was almost as if the two gorillas just said “you are us, but then why do you hurt us” I feel so much more confident
Nii
Jj
I shed a tear watching this. Thank you for your bravery filming and for sharing this story, and big thanks to the rangers keeping Virunga safe
Gorrilas are amazing creatures. I've always wanted to go to the Congo and see them in their natural habitats.
Why’s the main silverback so handsome 🤣… so much calm confidence and natural intimidation
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Hello, 911?
@@tpda1 this isn’t 911, this is Patrick
The amount of people taking this comment in a sexual way makes me sad.
@@DruisBlue1268ya forreal
I feel like gorillas have more heart then humans. Did you see how they didn’t harm the guys there!? They definitely have souls these precious giants
I agree. They have to know something. If the people in this video were Tigers, or any other animal: the gorillas just simply wouldn't act the way they did, they recognize humans/human nature in some way, and respect us in some way.
@@SmeekUnoticed yeah, they see us like family
but nah, we wouldn’t act that way
@@Flamingo123e Yes we would and also we wouldn’t there are plenty countless times where people have been kind and respectful to foreign people. Albeit there is also countless times where that has not been in the case but in my opinion it’s probably a pretty equal on the amount of cases it’s just we hear about the violent ones more. And I’d say the same thing goes with Gorillas.
@@zhadowmoon5811 oh so people would be walking on all fours looking for prey and raw meat to chomp down on?
@@SmeekUnoticed I think they just don't see humans as a threat the same way they would see a Tiger etc as a threat. They see us the same way we see squirrels or something
having those jungle rangers guiding and watching over you was outstanding. knowing they have everyone's back and are watching everything. they are great frosty men.
It brings tears to my eyes because humans haven't been very nice to gorillas...so for them to be so forgiving to us and let us near them just shows that they truly are peaceful so I hope the killing stops because we need them there important to our planet ❤