The Urban Gorilla - Child falls into gorilla pit at zoo

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  • Опубліковано 20 бер 2014
  • From the award-winning film THE URBAN GORILLA, produced, written and directed by Allison Argo. When a young boy falls into the gorilla pit at a zoo in England, the stage is set for an emotional journey into the lives of gorillas in captivity. From West Africa to the Netherlands to Washington State, where Ivan, a solitary male silverback, lives in a shopping mall, the film weaves a story of hope and respect for these magnificent individuals. (This was Argo's first film.)
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  • @SgtxAnus
    @SgtxAnus 9 років тому +1387

    All he fucking did was go "uh hey...u cool?" Then when the kid started crying he went "fuck that im going inside..."

    • @warasyaqub3792
      @warasyaqub3792 9 років тому +35

      ChuWanggAmes haha exactly.

    • @Dorian-_-Gray
      @Dorian-_-Gray 9 років тому +3

      ChuWanggAmes The surprising thing is that this is an adult male. They are known for killing strange infant gorillas. Gorillas aren't particularly violent compared to other apes, but this shows an exception to an exception.

    • @theprogramshow8816
      @theprogramshow8816 9 років тому +36

      ChuWanggAmes i think he heard the mother crying and understood exactly

    • @1ranjeeves21
      @1ranjeeves21 9 років тому +1

      ChuWanggAmes you've taken the magic out it haha. but you're quite right

    • @alicetornberg8100
      @alicetornberg8100 9 років тому +2

      True, I don't understand why everyone panicked

  • @ValensBellator
    @ValensBellator 8 років тому +199

    It's really interesting, the Silverback sort of pets him in a comforting, gentle kind of way, protects him from the other curious gorillas, and keeps looking at the enclosure entrance as if waiting for people to show up.
    Really demonstrated remarkable intelligence there.

    • @time2shine919
      @time2shine919 2 роки тому +6

      Apes are the closest gene wise to us for a reason they are human too they were just never given the voice we have 😅

    • @markowillemse5472
      @markowillemse5472 Рік тому

      Damn hope they did the same with hurambae

  • @beckyworthen7136
    @beckyworthen7136 Рік тому +35

    I love how the Gorilla stood between the child and the other gorilla who was looking at the little boy. As if to say "hey, step back... I've got this under control here""... Then when he started crying the Gorilla knew he was scaring the little boy and went away so he wouldn't be afraid but still continued to watch him till rescuers got to him. Absolutely beautiful...

  • @nothingbeautiful1357
    @nothingbeautiful1357 5 років тому +164

    That gorilla was amazing! It tried to comfort the child, made sure no one else came near and realized it was scaring the child and retreated

  • @MysticalLibra
    @MysticalLibra 8 років тому +473

    He was so gentle touching him, you can see he is worried about him.

    • @Scorch428
      @Scorch428 4 роки тому +27

      He was curious, but also seemed aware he could get in trouble

    • @MG-bs5mr
      @MG-bs5mr 3 роки тому +5

      He was still watching as they lifted the lad out as well.

    • @andrewwatkins501
      @andrewwatkins501 3 роки тому +2

      So Very Sweet thats forsure Mystic . . Being the Ruler of Your Domain is not all to Do with Power as the Animals often show us time and time Again !! Its also About the Care & Welfare of those You Govern ! Long Live the Mighty Animals !! Beautiful 👊🐵💝🌏

    • @maridenbaldovino6309
      @maridenbaldovino6309 2 роки тому

      @@Scorch428 l9... .k0

    • @lanyacarson3102
      @lanyacarson3102 2 роки тому +1

      I know right it’s really so kind of it

  • @hydgurl77
    @hydgurl77 9 років тому +224

    On a lighter note ((at the risk of getting beaten by negative comments)) a child's cry made a 450 pound gorilla run for its life!!

    • @fredkay6743
      @fredkay6743 9 років тому +99

      Because of instinct. With a crying infant, the mother would not be far away and he knows what will happen if he is caught between her and the infant. Its the same with most animals.

    • @YksiSuomalainen
      @YksiSuomalainen 9 років тому +53

      I think the gorilla just didn't want to scare the child. He understood that the child had fallen down and was injured.

    • @singingisfun285
      @singingisfun285 9 років тому +2

      Fred Kay its true

    • @Jon-Doe
      @Jon-Doe 9 років тому +6

      hydgurl77 Clearly a dead beat dad

    • @fatdad64able
      @fatdad64able 9 років тому +17

      He didn't Run. He noticed he was scaring the child and moved away further.

  • @idget76
    @idget76 8 років тому +57

    I saw Ivan YEARS ago when he was at the B&I in Tacoma. He had every reason to be cranky and sullen while living in such a small space, but he never was. He was always happy to see the kids at the windows. He would interact with them frequently. I saw this video when this incident first happened, and was struck by how kind the gorilla was, but at the time, I wasn't aware that it was Ivan. Now that I know it was him, I'm not surprised by his reaction at all. Such a noble creature

  • @dakotaotero4245
    @dakotaotero4245 8 років тому +202

    *kid falls down*
    *Ape look down*
    "what is that?!?"
    *when kid regains consciousness*
    "Jesus they make crying sounds "

  • @benjamincrems5517
    @benjamincrems5517 9 років тому +215

    Faith in gorillality restored

    • @benjamincrems5517
      @benjamincrems5517 9 років тому +21

      I laughed at my own joke

    • @hornyreptilian2664
      @hornyreptilian2664 8 років тому +1

      +Benjamin Crems now humanity that keep them in prison, obviously they have alot of feelings.

  • @user-oq4nt1ri3r
    @user-oq4nt1ri3r 8 років тому +815

    He checked the kid and then leaved him alone. Fact: The gorilla can kill a man by just one punch. But his heart is better than human's one!

    • @Sarah_270
      @Sarah_270 8 років тому +21

      agree. he checked the situation a young wounded human no threat. the wail of pain the boy gave out... the silverback to stand away. He could have thumped that boy and killed him outright.

    • @cesureren2704
      @cesureren2704 5 років тому +4

      Öl

    • @azizunnesan235
      @azizunnesan235 4 роки тому +12

      Allah saved that kid dude

    • @angelaguilar1549
      @angelaguilar1549 4 роки тому

      Facts حمزة الحُسيني

    • @egth1300
      @egth1300 4 роки тому +15

      Why is his heart better then of a human? This comment is so full of hate to the human kind and u lightly say it without even realizing it. If u cant see the good in human then u gona live an sad lonely life.

  • @courtneymadison8869
    @courtneymadison8869 5 років тому +59

    My heart broke when the boy woke up crying. I’m glad everything turned out ok.

    • @kiki1573
      @kiki1573 Рік тому +1

      Where's this energy for that 3 year old boy who was afraid of Harambe?

    • @embananasplit2935
      @embananasplit2935 9 місяців тому

      @@kiki1573I’m with you there. Everyone just jumps on any trend they can but if my child or any child really, had fallen into a gorilla enclosure and was being dragged around I’d want it killed too..

    • @htwesports8804
      @htwesports8804 2 місяці тому

      What you want is kind of clear and understandable in that situation. The 'you' part is the arguable part. 'you' failed as a parent to let that child fall. After that you want things but you just failed. Because of your stupidity an innocent soul has to die.
      Yes, you want the gorilla to die, but on the other hand if the parent is not a selfish fk he or she would want to die if the mistake can be solved that way. Because your mistake cost innocent lives.

  • @ke1399
    @ke1399 8 років тому +484

    I'm sure the parent was ready to jump in but was told not to. That could easily make things worse. Gorillas seems to have a deep compassion for babies and the young. There are videos of organutangs and gorillas smiling and pointing to a mother holding a baby close to the glass. There is some sort of awareness when you are around them that they also are self conscious beings with deep compassion. Very fascinating. Breaks my heart man has hunted them to near extinction.

    • @browniesnofrownies4843
      @browniesnofrownies4843 8 років тому +4

      You couldn't have said it better. I absolutely agree with you.

    • @edwimnicolas6153
      @edwimnicolas6153 8 років тому

      3husts

    • @KitKatToeBeans
      @KitKatToeBeans 8 років тому

      +Erin 440 BS.

    • @KitKatToeBeans
      @KitKatToeBeans 8 років тому +8

      +Erin 440 I've already seen the video. Harambe didn't beat the child into a wall. The boy would be dead if he had. Silverbacks can weigh as much as 600 pounds, that child is roughly 40. All he did was drag him through the water. Afterwards you can even see Harambe trying to hold the child's hand. So sorry but I stand by my BS comment.

    • @kite919
      @kite919 8 років тому

      Thats the media, because I just read another story and saw a video where he didnt beat the child into the wall at all. www.theladbible.com/articles/gorilla-shot-dead-in-cincinnati-zoo-after-4-year-old-falls-into-enclosure-290516 yet, we'll never know the truth

  • @Whoami691
    @Whoami691 9 років тому +247

    Is it so hard to believe that these gentle giants have far more intelligence than we realised? That he could see the child was hurt and protected it?
    As much as we say 'they don't belong in cages' it is truly the last safe place left for these great creatures. They are driven out of their homes by greedy logging companies, but at least here people can learn about them, see how similar we are to them, understand them, and, as shown here, see firsthand how much like us they really are. It acted as we would when we saw a hurt child. It stood by it until help arrived.
    Alpha male silverbacks only attack when they or their family group is in danger. He could sense the child was no threat, hence why the screaming did not make him nervous. They are remarkable creatures the great apes. They show us as much about ourselves as they do them.

    • @capcom23
      @capcom23 9 років тому +5

      Whoami691 just as we animals and even plants have consciousness

    • @grymmrhoninn1855
      @grymmrhoninn1855 9 років тому +4

      Dude we clearly do not have consciousness

    • @killerowire
      @killerowire 9 років тому +1

      Whoami691 I cried reading this

    • @Whoami691
      @Whoami691 9 років тому +6

      jayden killingexp I wouldn't go that far. They are as smart as a human child, but dolphins seem to undertand us more and improvise.
      For example, there is a vod on youtube of a dolphin with a fishing hook stuck in its fin. It saw a diver and knowing that humans have hands, it swam over to the diver so he could remove the hook.
      They are also aware of other species being in peril, they have been known to save us from sharks and rescue drowning humans.
      I think dolphins are just as smart as us. There body to brain size ratio is about the same as our, the great apes have it slightly smaller, but they seem to lack the little difference that makes the big difference.
      If gorillas are just as smart as us, what is holding them back? Dolphins lack opposable thumbs and the ability to create things we take for granted here on land - EG fire. That means they cannot evolve technologically as we have, but they have proven they have the intelligence to think creatively.

    • @klayprojekt3126
      @klayprojekt3126 9 років тому

      Das war ein netter Gorilla
      Die haben sogar gemerkt, dass sie besser ins Haus gehen sollten

  • @Sarah_270
    @Sarah_270 8 років тому +853

    when a silverback is more attentive than the parent

  • @andrewelse6987
    @andrewelse6987 8 років тому +102

    LOL @ 1:35
    (child starts crying)
    Gorillas: oh god, it's crying. get out before we're the blame...

    • @spoda81
      @spoda81 4 роки тому +4

      I loved the way the gorilla told his own kids to get away from that thing, you don't know where it's been or what kind of germs it has lol

    • @Rmsmaruntania
      @Rmsmaruntania 3 роки тому

      1:36

    • @JustSomeSlavicBoy
      @JustSomeSlavicBoy 3 роки тому

      @@spoda81 He told his wife. The kids don't care about him.

  • @michealbeers777
    @michealbeers777 8 років тому +167

    ....animals show more respect for life than Humans....

    • @FusRoDah2
      @FusRoDah2 8 років тому +1

      +Micheal Beers That is why they will still be around long after we are gone.

    • @Linkz64
      @Linkz64 8 років тому +2

      We are animals btw but yeh ur right! I always try to be kind to everyone and they hit me all the time

    • @Jake_Sully445
      @Jake_Sully445 5 років тому

      Umm... No they don't..

  • @IceveinsProductions
    @IceveinsProductions 8 років тому +496

    Wild animals respect humans much more than we respect them.

    • @ciloh8289
      @ciloh8289 4 роки тому +3

      Best comment ever.

    • @jebecob667
      @jebecob667 4 роки тому +5

      You ever heard about that guy that got recorded being eaten by a bear when he fell asleep recording nature sounds

    • @milicajevtic889
      @milicajevtic889 4 роки тому

      I don t speak english very good so sory for my gramar but I have to sey this. Why this post dosent have more likes? ????

    • @melkorka4455
      @melkorka4455 2 роки тому

      😢🥺

    • @curryis828
      @curryis828 Рік тому

      ​@@jebecob667 yeah that's his fault 🥱

  • @ChetzNation
    @ChetzNation 8 років тому +252

    "Listen, I know you guys throw me some weird food but even I have my limits"

    • @TRRkosay
      @TRRkosay 8 років тому +1

      :D :D :D

    • @johnnykest
      @johnnykest 5 років тому

      Chetz Do Gorillas even eat meat? (Serious question)

    • @user-ow9fv7yy1f
      @user-ow9fv7yy1f 5 років тому +1

      @@johnnykest no Gorillas do not eat meat unless you count bugs here's a link seaworld.org/animal-info/animal-infobooks/gorilla/diet-and-eating-habits/

    • @stephaniesanchez2057
      @stephaniesanchez2057 2 роки тому

      🤣🤣🤣😂😂

    • @milkycat9344
      @milkycat9344 2 роки тому

      😆😆🥺

  • @Graycata
    @Graycata 8 років тому +66

    Most mammals understand when they are seeing another man mammal child. And they understand that children are not as much of a threat.

  • @pepperonipizza5732
    @pepperonipizza5732 8 років тому +13

    I find 0:58 so cute. The way gorilla pets the boy knowing that he's scared but he's kinda telling him "it's alright I will protect you" man. Gotta love gorillas! They aren't mean unless ur mean to them. That's the thing y'all don't get

    • @coconutburst2072
      @coconutburst2072 3 роки тому +1

      yep just dont annoy them that makes them aggresive but when you dont do anything to them they are thinking you need help

  • @Shunarjuna
    @Shunarjuna 8 років тому +414

    Anyone else not surprised by the gorilla's reaction?

    • @majormana1
      @majormana1 8 років тому +12

      Same here he knew was young hurt human. Gorilla behaved as i excepted keeoing both infant gorillia and young child safe anx seeing help come lead his troop away. But I don't blame ppl for having sticks it is safety as they where adults and could have by younger gorilla been interrupted as threat by there size.

    • @nikki1365
      @nikki1365 8 років тому +1

      me

    • @user-rn7fl5xn5j
      @user-rn7fl5xn5j 8 років тому

      me

    • @gamester512
      @gamester512 8 років тому +7

      +Dave Seavy
      Not just that, but on a genetic level gorillas and humans are very closely related. In fact, the same can be said for all primates. We all generally have a very similar social structure and are very sensitive and social animals (after all, humans generally have difficulty coping with being completely alone and cut off from contact with other humans for extended periods of time). As long as they don't interpret a human's presence as a *threat* it would be very unlikely that they would intentionally hurt a human, particularly a young human who was injured and unconscious.

    • @DaveSeavy
      @DaveSeavy 8 років тому +3

      +gamester512 Very true. It's unfortunate that so many people have the wrong idea about gorillas.

  • @ianvazquez5020
    @ianvazquez5020 8 років тому +55

    Omg...it's so amazing he was protecting the little boy from the others

  • @isabeladiaz7939
    @isabeladiaz7939 8 років тому +423

    These poor animals shouldn't be put in zoos :(

    • @ThierryRocksTV
      @ThierryRocksTV 8 років тому +16

      But then they'd get shot by poachers...

    • @MrWolfSnack
      @MrWolfSnack 8 років тому +2

      But you'd love to have them out in the wild to be killed by hunters right? I love your thought process... are you part of the Trump family?

    • @ThierryRocksTV
      @ThierryRocksTV 8 років тому +1

      +MrWolfSnack Same thing I just said.

    • @canuv6170
      @canuv6170 5 років тому +8

      They are happy. They have food no predetors and food whenever the want. There habbitat is just like the wild but better. I know what your saying though.

    • @abstraqtphilosophy7357
      @abstraqtphilosophy7357 4 роки тому +3

      @@MrWolfSnack Are you sick? Where is their natural habitat? Don't you ever act like you know what's better for wild animals. The jungle is their home and not the zoo. So, shut the fuck up from 2016 to 2019

  • @WickedWorld3
    @WickedWorld3 6 років тому +6

    The child'c crying sounded like the cry of a baby animal for his mother, the gorilla sensed no danger from him and was very calm and compassionate towards it, no agression or using him as a play thing.

  • @aaronmarshall1212
    @aaronmarshall1212 8 років тому +157

    that 150lb guy with a stick cracked me up.

    • @aaronmarshall1212
      @aaronmarshall1212 8 років тому

      +Mikee Tyson without a doubt. Unless I was down there of course

    • @mikeetyson9000
      @mikeetyson9000 8 років тому

      Aaron Marshall nah it would of killed most men alive, hell even the mountain.

    • @williamtretois7727
      @williamtretois7727 8 років тому

      +Mikee Tyson have*

    • @mikeetyson9000
      @mikeetyson9000 8 років тому

      William Trétois K

    • @hazelwood55
      @hazelwood55 8 років тому

      +Aaron Marshall It's called bravery.

  • @nicolep2151
    @nicolep2151 4 роки тому +4

    Giving the child comfort. That is just breathtaking to watch. They too have compassion unlike man who cages these creatures.

  • @sheilaan9297
    @sheilaan9297 8 років тому +18

    I watched this video after learning about the incident that happened at the Cincinnati zoo. I have to say my heart is broken and I've been bawling my eyes out. Wild animals have more compassion than we realize and this video and the incident which occurred recently is proof of that. I am not aware of what happened in this particular video, but what I do know is that what happened at the Cincinnati zoo could have completely been prevented. After reading numerous reports of witnesses, it is evident that the boys mother failed to properly watch her son. Her son had made it clear that he wanted to go to the moat and his mother simply said no and paid no more attention to him. The boy then went through shrubs and climbed a barrier only to fall into the moat. This is clearly a rambunctious child with no discipline. There are many 4 year olds who are disciplined and/or supervised better. Harambe was clearly trying to protect this child and the crowd only made the situation worse.

  • @ABE23456
    @ABE23456 8 років тому +604

    Why is the video more clear from 1986 than the video from 2 days ago???

    • @jdmhatch11
      @jdmhatch11 8 років тому +11

      dude thats what im saying. that video is old. no one carrys iphones? 😂😂😂

    • @dangiela13
      @dangiela13 8 років тому +11

      VHS camera.

    • @jackcowling3314
      @jackcowling3314 8 років тому +2

      i stone 3

    • @davidgreen5437
      @davidgreen5437 8 років тому

      lol.. thats so true

    • @halfniak
      @halfniak 8 років тому +1

      smartphones have crap lenses. This may have been shot on old VHS, but they had the same glass we use today in film.

  • @yourvideosaregomi899
    @yourvideosaregomi899 8 років тому +56

    The gorilla just scratched his ass and is known as a hero? I always scratch my ass and I don't get any recognition. Fuck this I'm moving to Mars.

    • @darkfiend76
      @darkfiend76 8 років тому +1

      +Yourvideosaregomi You need to scratch an unconscious little boy/girl's ass. Not your own.

    • @gnouveli
      @gnouveli 8 років тому

      Mars? if you can and then i'll be like "nice try dude".. i know it still a cage. you just trying to move to another cage.. *cheers

    • @lolaperez3887
      @lolaperez3887 8 років тому

      hahahahaha

    • @SoulRythm
      @SoulRythm 8 років тому

      +Yourvideosaregomi lmao xD

    • @mykhailosaienko
      @mykhailosaienko 8 років тому +1

      +darkfiend76 If you start scratching little boys' asses, you'll quickly end up in places with bars where inmates will gladly scratch yours, I believe.

  • @fabienblitz9078
    @fabienblitz9078 9 років тому +11

    These animals are so intelligent and peaceful (if you don't threaten them) !
    The silverback surely understand it's a wounded kid and he's not a danger for his tribe.

  • @strangelyfamiliar1729
    @strangelyfamiliar1729 5 років тому +20

    So touching. Totally protecting the boy. Amazing!!!

    • @HoneyBunches100
      @HoneyBunches100 5 років тому +1

      Strangely Familiar - Yes, and when the boy started crying I think he went far away from the little boy so the boy wouldn’t be scared of him. Amazing, indeed.

  • @beccasalts6027
    @beccasalts6027 8 років тому +2

    he was protecting that child. and he was making sure the child wasn't severely hurt he was checking him...and he knew when he needed to leave.so they could rescue him. that's intelligence

  • @SuperXicemanX
    @SuperXicemanX 9 років тому +12

    the gorilla looked like a giant paramedic "well i dint know what the hell to do"

  • @NowThePeople
    @NowThePeople 9 років тому +4

    When that little precious child wakes up and realizes where he is, well my heart just breaks.

  • @QSfcom
    @QSfcom 8 років тому +12

    It shows who's really the savage beast . That massive Silverback could have ripped that child to bits , but he guarded him from the others & showed concern for the humans well being . He was gentle & protective , we can't claim that when it comes to how we treat them .
    If we only treated them with the same compassion I would have "felt shame" for the 2nd half of this video .

    • @ta0sun
      @ta0sun 8 років тому +2

      that is not what was happening. the silverback was confused and maybe even scared when the child started wailing.

    • @QSfcom
      @QSfcom 8 років тому

      Let's just saw "I trust a snarling wolf far more than a smiling human , At least with the wolf you honestly know where you stand" .

    • @tapa5602
      @tapa5602 8 років тому

      What happened in the second half if this video that you would of felt shame over?

    • @danielpinatecaballero2612
      @danielpinatecaballero2612 5 місяців тому

      No shame. Just disgusting

  • @Deathbyplane69
    @Deathbyplane69 8 років тому +722

    Thank god that guy came in their with a 12-inch wooden rod in case he had to beat the 400 pound gorilla to death.

    • @blondewriter99
      @blondewriter99 8 років тому +32

      LOL

    • @Sana-xo5wo
      @Sana-xo5wo 8 років тому +18

      HHAHAHAHA omg

    • @Addy187a1
      @Addy187a1 8 років тому +6

      Yes it can, you can use it to dice it like an onion.

    • @jazzx251
      @jazzx251 8 років тому +8

      British policing at its finest!

    • @MrBibibip
      @MrBibibip 8 років тому +29

      it's probalby a lightsaber.he must be a jedi.

  • @crow3482
    @crow3482 9 років тому +4

    The Gorilla was very gentle, it was very careful not to step on the child and showed no sign of fearing the child, as it stepped over the child it revealed its stomach which otherwise would be a dangerous thing to do towards an enemy.
    props to this Gorilla

  • @jooherman1803
    @jooherman1803 8 років тому +340

    My question is how could he fall down there? Where the hell his parents?

    • @Sarah_270
      @Sarah_270 8 років тому +6

      I was thinking the same...

    • @adamwalsh1993
      @adamwalsh1993 8 років тому +24

      They were there I think, just stupid.

    • @Sarah_270
      @Sarah_270 8 років тому +15

      +adam walsh quite. And what about other people crowding around. dod they just watch the boy climb up ffs. trouble is you cant physically touch a child now or youll be done for being a nonce!

    • @TheBushfish
      @TheBushfish 8 років тому +14

      They couldn't rescue him immediately as they were busy filming the incident ;D

    • @Sarah_270
      @Sarah_270 8 років тому +2

      +Russ Walsh sad but possibly true!

  • @tesstickle7267
    @tesstickle7267 8 років тому +16

    the big fella kept the others at a distance. goes to show that even in captivity they dont hate people

  • @coyotedust
    @coyotedust Рік тому +2

    That gorilla is comforting and protecting that child!

  • @hazelunti3379
    @hazelunti3379 9 років тому +18

    That was about the most beautiful thing I've seen in a long time.I couldn't help but cry all the way through the video

  • @miss.g-shun-w
    @miss.g-shun-w 9 років тому +4

    This is incredibly moving. He was so protective of this child that he'd never even seen before he didn't even want the other gorillas getting close to him.

  • @danthebev
    @danthebev 8 років тому +9

    There's a lot missing from this video. Jambo was the star and he remained calm, (there's actually a statue of him at Jersey zoo), but the missing footage shows the child was badly hurt (bleeding and a broken arm) not only that after Jambo retreated another gorilla which was smaller had to be fled away constantly while firemen lifted the child to safety.

  • @HoneyBadger363
    @HoneyBadger363 5 років тому +2

    This is proof why we must protect all animals on Earth since they share so much with us.

  • @DezWonda
    @DezWonda 8 років тому +3

    the gorilla was actually extremely wise, because had he stayed there they would have thouhgt he wanted to like hold him for randsom or something.. after caressing the kid and checking if he was ok he gave the kid his space and almost stood guard before being clearly alerted by the crying child and running off not by fear but almost knowingly that he was calling for help and that his presence would represent a threat and be misunderstood is the word.. simply amazing! i'm proud to be a son of the silver back gorilla land katanga congo DRC!

    • @WholesaleJewelleryAustralia
      @WholesaleJewelleryAustralia 8 років тому

      +Dez wonda He licked his finger after he touched the kids back lmfaooo but I agee on everything you said

  • @belongaskip
    @belongaskip 9 років тому +28

    1:40 Gorilla: Oh no, he's hurt.
    Smaller ones: Bad!
    Gorilla: Let's get out of here!

    • @belongaskip
      @belongaskip 9 років тому

      ***** Untwist your knickers.

    • @belongaskip
      @belongaskip 9 років тому

      ***** Oh! Oh no! I'm soo scared! :o

    • @sumaiyachaudhary958
      @sumaiyachaudhary958 9 років тому

      9o
      Olqyg

    • @amaethon2117
      @amaethon2117 8 років тому +1

      It reminds me when i'd make my cousin cry then me and my brother would leg it from the scene.

  • @teetywoo3156
    @teetywoo3156 4 роки тому +2

    The staff were great, at great personal risk they enter the enclosure with only sticks, the ambulance men too and all the rest of the people that helped, you are all hero's. gorillas were as good as they could be too. This sort of thing makes me proud to be British

  • @thebathroomgaming2332
    @thebathroomgaming2332 3 роки тому +14

    It’s amazing that even an extremely dangerous animal can be so gentle to a child.

    • @chenruijd5769
      @chenruijd5769 2 роки тому +1

      Gorillas are not extremely dangerous- man is extremely dangerous.

  • @southerncapo85
    @southerncapo85 9 років тому +5

    Favorite part of the video is when he wakes up and everyone is yelling to him to stay still and be quiet haha. Have any of them ever been knocked out before? Not only is it a scared child but when you wake up from being unconscious you are confused as hell.

  • @lionpulse
    @lionpulse 9 років тому +3

    at 0:45 gorilla walks with his hand so close to child's head but doesn't touch it, so amazing

  • @zabique
    @zabique 8 років тому +69

    And saved his life unlike one today :(

    • @meghananne100
      @meghananne100 8 років тому +4

      The one today behaved incredibly similar. The zoo made the choice to kill him.

    • @zabique
      @zabique 8 років тому

      +meghananne100 not on the full video

    • @KitKatToeBeans
      @KitKatToeBeans 8 років тому +5

      +Dominik Zabicki the gorilla didn't hurt the child. If he wanted to kill the boy he would have done so long before 10 minutes. You don't understand animals at all. Just like the zoo "keepers" who killed him. The crowd yelling scared the gorilla. The parents of that boy should be put in jail and given parenting classes. Also that zoo better seriously rethink its enclosures so this shit never happens again. It's beyond shameful!

    • @dcu21
      @dcu21 8 років тому

      +ResinDreams The kid was dragged all over.

    • @MrBikey14
      @MrBikey14 8 років тому +1

      Yes the kid was dragged all over if you watch the video from today. I don't believe the gorilla was going to hurt the boy, but it acted much different than this one.

  • @robertlulek1634
    @robertlulek1634 5 років тому +1

    That goes the myth of evolution. There is no way the human race evolved from such compassionate beings. We are far too hostile to be able to have come from something so beautiful

  • @T33444
    @T33444 9 років тому +107

    Lol, " tf is this thing " ..

  • @VanillaSnake21
    @VanillaSnake21 9 років тому +33

    he toughtt the kid was one of the cubs of their own, a mother with a baby around her neck came over also, looking worried. We look like them, at least when they're little, so it's highly likely they just thought he was a weird looking gorilla. A cry is a universal call for help and baby gorillas have one not too different from humans. He hurried away as he didn't want to face an enraged gorilla mother that would be coming within an instant.

    • @VanillaSnake21
      @VanillaSnake21 9 років тому

      18aidanme actually animals are very lienient, if they think it might look like thier own they won't attack. Otherwise they risk killing their own. And there are other instances where apes tried to nurse human babies even at other zoo.

    • @18aidanme
      @18aidanme 9 років тому

      VanillaSnake21 Like I said, they're probably familiar with humans, they would probably notice the kid looks extremely similar to one of their own, but they're very intelligent and mainly use their eyes to see, they can easily differentiate a threat to a kid in pain, Gorillas are peaceful and don't try to attack unless provoked.

    • @hamzahalal7141
      @hamzahalal7141 9 років тому +1

      nah he knew his not a gorilla!! he has been dealing with humans and kids for a long time!! unless his a retarted gorilla!!
      animals love humans not all but many just as many humans love animals, for example fools like you think a dog is a mans best friend!! well not true at all, dogs are loyal because u feed and shelter them, many dogs would not attack someone killing their owner, your dog would not do shit!!! but dolphins who barley interact with us we don't feed or shelter them, they risk their lives for humans many times end up dead rescuing humans if a pregnate woman was amongst a group of humans drowning they would rescue her first they can tell shes carrying a baby, dolphins are smarter then dogs nd much closer to us humans, we don't need to feed them and bribe them with treats for them to help us. I just wanna say to all people who say they hate humans and love animals FUCK YOU your a sick retarted human!!! there are over a billion amazing great super human people who love life and other living things, and no HUMANS ARE NOT A DESEASE people like you are

    • @VanillaSnake21
      @VanillaSnake21 9 років тому

      GoodGuyDom11 you can't compare Koko to gorillas living in the zoo. Do you know how many years of daily training it took for her to use sign? Gorillas are not stupid at all, but instict still takes effect. In a study baby chimps took a big furry doll as their mother and climbed on the back for help.
      It's evident they're very intelligent because they understood that something was wrong with this creature. I don't think they can readily identify a human especially a small one curled up in a ball. Evolution doesn't let him attack since then he might attack an albino hairless baby gorillas that are sometimes born and in general any gorilla that looks weird. Wiping out his own population. Hence he was careful with him.

    • @WALTKRIEG
      @WALTKRIEG 9 років тому

      VanillaSnake21 Take care, the chimps are really dangerous animals. The baby chimps are funny, but when they become adult they become killers who possess super human physical power.

  • @AbrahamLincoln4
    @AbrahamLincoln4 3 роки тому +1

    1:28 Gorilla looking back: *"You good bro?"*

  • @A1Googler
    @A1Googler 8 років тому +26

    RIP, Harambe

  • @mannycalavera2335
    @mannycalavera2335 9 років тому +12

    I am no expert on wild animals. But I would expect the tension, noise and panic of the bystanders was more likely to hurt than help.

    • @nietzsche10
      @nietzsche10 9 років тому +2

      Manny Calavera, And despite all that noise, the gorilla still retained its composure and *individuality*, cannot say the same about most *humans*.

    • @hannahdyson7129
      @hannahdyson7129 3 роки тому

      True , but they were coming from a good place . They were trying to advise the boy .
      They weren't screaming or making high pitched noises .That tends to bother animals more .
      In another enclosure with other Gorillas they boys cries and movements may have cost him his life

  • @Bibappu
    @Bibappu 9 років тому +3

    0:45 It's so moving how the silverbag protects this poor boy. Mankind should take this as an example of interspecial caretaking.

  • @bostoncityofchampions6581
    @bostoncityofchampions6581 11 місяців тому +2

    Gorilla took better care of the kid than his parents did.

  • @gotskinn
    @gotskinn 8 років тому +33

    gorillas are better than many human MOTHERS! who would have thought?

    • @pasta3166
      @pasta3166 8 років тому

      the kid was held and dropped accidentally by his FATHER

    • @nastynas4616
      @nastynas4616 8 років тому

      +MsCreepyPasta no.by his mother

    • @pasta3166
      @pasta3166 8 років тому

      +yossef the man By his father. Please do your research.

    • @theZweed
      @theZweed 8 років тому

      no shit! lmao

    • @Jake_Sully445
      @Jake_Sully445 5 років тому

      ...Better parents because he... Didn't kill the child.. ? Seriously wtf is with these comments.

  • @Phoenixspin
    @Phoenixspin 8 років тому +22

    Nice Gorilla. Please give him some ice cream or something.

  • @spoda81
    @spoda81 4 роки тому +10

    I remember when this happened everyone one freaking out worried the gorilla was going to hurt that little boy, I knew the instant he walked over and quietly sat down he was NOT going to hurt him that he was just as worried as the boy.

  • @juice360
    @juice360 8 років тому +1

    everyone here was so calm and quite. in the other video, the crowd was all screaming and shit, they made the gorilla panic and it started dragging the kid around

  • @afc4lifeseamus
    @afc4lifeseamus 8 років тому +1

    Amazing I can only believe that the silver back realised the child was not a threat compassion without words ,,,

  • @eternity68
    @eternity68 8 років тому +18

    animals are so beautiful, inside and out and only reacts naturally. no bad intentions gompared to us humans. im quite often ashamed to be a human actually.

    • @dhucke4assembly
      @dhucke4assembly 8 років тому +3

      You should only be ashamed if you have those bad intentions. Not all humans are inherently evil.

    • @eternity68
      @eternity68 8 років тому

      Nej menar ju inte att jag skäms över mig själv, men med all skit och ondska som sker i världen speciellt mot oskyldiga djur och barn så är det lätt att skämmas att man är av mänskligt släkte :-/

    • @johnsmith-bx3qd
      @johnsmith-bx3qd 8 років тому +1

      You sound like a dope.

    • @eternity68
      @eternity68 8 років тому +1

      ehhh what!?

    • @eternity68
      @eternity68 8 років тому

      oh get lost egoistic prat

  • @viaja3569
    @viaja3569 5 років тому +9

    Animal cruelty breaks my heart 💔 we have a responsibility to leave them and their habitat alone before it’s too late...

  • @Polarcupcheck
    @Polarcupcheck 8 років тому +3

    Keep in mind, this was 1986. When men still had guts.

  • @dianagaines2726
    @dianagaines2726 8 років тому +1

    I cried a couple of times today over this we must not blame the mother that Gorilla is FREE not in captivity to be viewed by humans anymore he is FREE RIP .

  • @williamselinder9138
    @williamselinder9138 7 років тому +3

    Looks to the right "you okay mate?" Made my day

  • @Judy.LoveandLightAlways
    @Judy.LoveandLightAlways 10 місяців тому +4

    Goes to show the most powerful gorilla capable of ripping a human apart, has empathy, compassion, love, and knowledge that this was a child in distress. Animal's like Human's are either kind, Caring, Compassionate, Loving Soul's or the opposite Cruel, Evil, Narcarcisstic, Soulless. Kindest thoughts to you and your families and Furbabies from Australia x

  • @sophiematteo9166
    @sophiematteo9166 7 місяців тому

    the way the people were calm and not screaming endlessly definitely helped this outcome. rest in paradise to harambe. you deserved better

  • @Mari-tn6fn
    @Mari-tn6fn 4 роки тому +1

    I love gorillas, so gentle, kind. Humans on the other hand...not so much

  • @awdawdawdawdawd8592
    @awdawdawdawdawd8592 8 років тому +3

    To think they are on the brink of extinction, these peaceful creatures.

  • @avamyst70
    @avamyst70 8 років тому +4

    The difference between this incident and the one in Cincinnati is the people were not SCREAMING from above. I believe that is what spooked Harambe, and he was trying to help the child but was spooked and confused with the noise.

  • @douglasrobinson41
    @douglasrobinson41 3 роки тому +1

    Thank You , Jambo.

  • @w4tf0rd
    @w4tf0rd 8 років тому +8

    This is better quality footage (albeit a Camcorder) than the incident today in Cincinnati Zoo. 30 years apart.

    • @dsc5085
      @dsc5085 8 років тому

      yes, ironic that everything about the recent incident was a disaster compared to this one

    • @whitneyconnelly8026
      @whitneyconnelly8026 8 років тому

      20 years ***

  • @ellenakavarera1565
    @ellenakavarera1565 8 років тому +481

    Sometimes Animals are more Human than Human

    • @vegeta002
      @vegeta002 8 років тому +1

      +Ellena P Kavarera And then you get the other 99.999% of the times.

    • @fluffypandagosegame
      @fluffypandagosegame 8 років тому +1

      +Ellena P Kavarera the moment you find out it's humans that have copyed other animals in countless things like flying,living in a pack that is the same as a normadic family

    • @ellenakavarera1565
      @ellenakavarera1565 8 років тому

      lol

    • @mrolliepoper
      @mrolliepoper 6 років тому

      Ellena P Kavarera as a society, we are FAR from human. Our instincts are to love one another, with out greed. Though many events have set us so far from REAL humanity. Evil has disguised itself as good, and many are following.

    • @khadirsabhsadarbhai
      @khadirsabhsadarbhai 6 років тому

      Hi! You are very beautiful

  • @T.Q.
    @T.Q. 8 років тому +40

    Those poor Gorillas. The only animals I see in this video are the humans.

    • @wotsgonon1
      @wotsgonon1 8 років тому

      im ashamed of being human

    • @shipperland8816
      @shipperland8816 8 років тому +1

      the exaggeration level is incredible

    • @blessed5182
      @blessed5182 8 років тому

      you are right!

    • @wotsgonon1
      @wotsgonon1 8 років тому +1

      +Dolly Harrabi I think ppl who hurt animals will come back as an animal been tortured and so on,a never ending cycle until ppl wise up:)

    • @heuvelke1065
      @heuvelke1065 8 років тому

      +gerry german im not , because i am not like them

  • @teaexposedtv5445
    @teaexposedtv5445 7 років тому +7

    to me looks like the grorilla was tryna see if he was alive and was checking on him

  • @jonzgurl4ever
    @jonzgurl4ever 8 років тому +72

    Harambe at the cincinnati zoo was murdered today because a stupid parent let their 3 year old fall into the enclosure......R.I.P Harambe

    • @tracepage7578
      @tracepage7578 8 років тому +9

      I am 100% convinced Harambe wouldn't have hurt that kid, looking at the video,the report even says witnesses say he looked like he was trying to protect the kid. I really hope the "adult" in charge of that kid can live with themselves. I agree R.I.P. Harambe.

    • @KitKatToeBeans
      @KitKatToeBeans 8 років тому +4

      +Trace Page I agree completely. This is beyond tragic. I have to ask why were there no tranquilizers to use instead? I'm so angry that once again human stupidity kills a beautiful creature.

    • @user-zi5yl4tk6e
      @user-zi5yl4tk6e 8 років тому +3

      see he was protecting the kid
      RIP Harambe so sad

    • @krys421
      @krys421 8 років тому +3

      +Mara Santiago Dragging a kid around for 10 minutes and slapping him in water is not protection.

    • @user-zi5yl4tk6e
      @user-zi5yl4tk6e 8 років тому

      u all right but intention to kill the kid not

  • @LurkerDood
    @LurkerDood 8 років тому +80

    LOL What is that guy going to do with the stick?

    • @Closeoutracer
      @Closeoutracer 8 років тому +2

      Trying and look bigger and meaner than he is. George Washington won alot of battles with "the bluff"... Regardless he had the stones to put himself in harms way for that child,and that's man enough.

    • @ozopozo3717
      @ozopozo3717 8 років тому

      Could be a stick that produces electric shocks - they had this stuff on pig farms in the 70's

    • @boston6290
      @boston6290 7 років тому

      +Bob Marley it

  • @CrazyIrishDrunk1
    @CrazyIrishDrunk1 8 років тому +13

    Why didn't the Father jump in to get his kid? I know I would've if it was my kid that fell in. Just goes to show that animals aren't mindless creatures with no sensitivity, they are intelligent creatures deserving of respect and a quality of life.

    • @Hopesedge
      @Hopesedge 8 років тому +6

      +Jonathan Po If the father had jumped in then it could have provoked the gorilla, good thing he didn't. Though I can see what you mean, parents would feel compelled to do whatever they could in a situation like that.

    • @joshcoker2509
      @joshcoker2509 8 років тому +1

      +Jonathan Po I was wandering why he chucked him in there in the first place, a bit irresponsible if you ask me.

    • @LegendJ0e4
      @LegendJ0e4 8 років тому

      +Josh Coker ye cuz the father decided to take his son to the zoo to chuck him in the gorilla enclosure. wtf u on m8?

  • @que_93
    @que_93 8 років тому +2

    It was never said wrong that animals are better "human" than humans. So much to learn, its just where we look.

  • @jadekeatingking5824
    @jadekeatingking5824 5 років тому +2

    Almost like if Tarzan of the Jungle had been saved by the gorrillas.

  • @Silentknight052
    @Silentknight052 10 років тому +9

    wow he actually watched over him and i think was protecting him i can only guess

  • @Jazziijemish
    @Jazziijemish 8 років тому +32

    I'm here because of the recent video where they killed the critically endangered silverback because a kid fell in the pit. The gorilla looked like it was calm but I guess you never know.

    • @eeveecloud9849
      @eeveecloud9849 8 років тому

      Same I know it's dangerous for a kid but I think the gorillas are close to humans all the time at the zoo there can be a small chance it could kill it

    • @enflaskpost
      @enflaskpost 8 років тому

      +Amzingred I fully agree what you just wrote though I am amazed how fucking bad the security for example i thiis video are.. There isnt even fences? Its a low fucking wall who anyone can climb up on and fall into the pit. I dont know if its normal for Americans to be so stupid, cuz here in Sweden and other places ive been to, they atleast have some Iq left to know that you cant just have a small wall. Ty.

    • @Amzingred
      @Amzingred 8 років тому

      i agree on americans just being stupid in general, but this video doesn't show exactly how the exhibit is presented as far as the fence and structure that keeps people at bay,

    • @metazoxan2
      @metazoxan2 8 років тому

      Aneisha Barrett Human life is more valuable. Even though Gorillas are smart they don't have the same self awareness and consciousness we do.
      Humans are actually different from other creatures on Earth is more ways than just our IQ level.
      Meaning it's not arrogant to put ourselves above animals or say we are different from them. It's a legitimate fact.
      However I will say although I do view humans as higher I still don't approve of animal cruelty because there is no need to just torture animals for no reason.

    • @Jazziijemish
      @Jazziijemish 8 років тому

      +Aly R I agree with the fact that zoos shouldn't be a thing, but I think we both know that isn't gonna happen anytime soon.

  • @AnAdorableWombat1
    @AnAdorableWombat1 7 місяців тому +1

    Ivan said, “I ain't getting killed over you! Bye boy!”

  • @gabe-po9yi
    @gabe-po9yi 4 роки тому +2

    Stunned that the dad didn’t go in after him. Leaves his son lying there. A male zoo attendant and a paramedic jumped into the enclosure from the wall, unaided. If that had been my child, I would’ve been the first one over that wall.

    • @ATATURKdusmanlarininAMK_NJ
      @ATATURKdusmanlarininAMK_NJ 4 роки тому

      Yea i know

    • @pollachannel2804
      @pollachannel2804 3 роки тому +1

      Jumping into the pit would just make the situation worse. They don't see the child as a threat, so they don't attack him. You jumping in there would just make them angry, and probably get you injured, if not killed.

    • @gabe-po9yi
      @gabe-po9yi 3 роки тому

      Polla Channel You’re probably right, but it just would’ve been my instinct.

  • @morgandwayne7930
    @morgandwayne7930 5 років тому +7

    1:42 nope. I'm not getting shot today thank u very much!

  • @gdudbdbekfhf5146
    @gdudbdbekfhf5146 4 роки тому +4

    People: dont move
    Kid: moves and screams

  • @nampresto143
    @nampresto143 2 роки тому +1

    "And this how tarzan came to existence, now go to bed kids.."

  • @bweaver760
    @bweaver760 8 років тому +2

    Who are the real beasts of the world? Mankind!

  • @marinah6805
    @marinah6805 8 років тому +4

    Gorilla is so cute.. So caring.. These people making so much noise gotta shut up. Especially the women crying.

    • @marvincugay2014
      @marvincugay2014 4 роки тому

      5i5xi

    • @hannahdyson7129
      @hannahdyson7129 3 роки тому

      Thats the boys mother you idiot. What would your reaction be if you were her ?
      Laugh ?

  • @kpkp1993kp
    @kpkp1993kp 8 років тому +3

    classic example of a world moving backwards

    • @tapa5602
      @tapa5602 8 років тому

      Yes thanks for commenting on a video where people are still falling into f ing gorrilla pits!!!!!!!! This time the gorrilla went back when called the other wouldnt and probably should learn that before spreading your lack of knoledge.

  • @DiScOrDtHeLuNaTiC
    @DiScOrDtHeLuNaTiC 8 років тому

    I love how as soon as the kid starts crying, the silverback is like "Fuck that, this is annoying. I'm out."

  • @Raddikal.Rachel
    @Raddikal.Rachel 8 років тому +1

    Cute when he leaves but looks back at them from a distance.

  • @NichablaP
    @NichablaP 8 років тому +4

    the people are so calm unlike on Cincinnati god

  • @timsterw88
    @timsterw88 8 років тому +27

    yeah that little sticks going to help you

    • @mastermike303
      @mastermike303 8 років тому

      +MrShirye ehh no, but by all means grab the bull by the horns and see who's the idiot

    • @MochaREX345
      @MochaREX345 8 років тому

      +MrShirye LMFAO

    • @hannahdyson7129
      @hannahdyson7129 3 роки тому

      Its better tha shooting them . There were people armed and prepared to step in should things have turned nasty .
      Would you have rather they shot the young male ?

  • @benymmjohanson1267
    @benymmjohanson1267 5 років тому +1

    The Czech state likes your videos.

  • @lisab7394
    @lisab7394 5 років тому

    The gorilla is probably thinking " what's all the fuss, just was making sure he was alright...silly humans"