Koko's Friend Ndume's 30th Birthday Experience

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  • Опубліковано 10 лис 2011
  • Highlights of silverback gorilla Ndume's birthday: from discovering the decorations in his outdoor habitat, to eating delectable hidden treats, to opening a stash of presents, Ndume's birthday was quite a treat, thanks to the loving care of his caregivers, and the affectionate oversight of his companion Koko.
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  • @MissHighlyFavored88
    @MissHighlyFavored88 10 років тому +238

    Just like my birthdays.....just roaming around looking for food.

  • @joegaito702
    @joegaito702 2 роки тому +4

    Happy birthday ndume enjoy your day party you mean it best wishes take care you bright and smart animals appreciate you sharing your day with us. Joe

  • @judipodgurski5083
    @judipodgurski5083 6 років тому +91

    It made me sad to see him all alone, especially on such an important day. Poor fella. He is wonderfully handsome, and almost majestic to see.

    • @annekeanneke3388
      @annekeanneke3388 5 років тому

      Judi Podgurski b

    • @ronhernandez8857
      @ronhernandez8857 3 роки тому +2

      Day like every other for me too.

    • @sky-et6md
      @sky-et6md 3 роки тому +1

      @@ronhernandez8857 Happy Late Birthday 🎈✨🎇🎆🎉🎁🎂🍰

  • @michatember
    @michatember 5 років тому +77

    sad he's all alone now....r.i.p. Koko

    • @jacobfarrell7171
      @jacobfarrell7171 3 роки тому +4

      There was 2 males. Michael and Ndume

    • @Yume2oo5
      @Yume2oo5 3 роки тому +7

      @@jacobfarrell7171 Micheal died 2000 Ndume is going back to the zoo after Kokos death

    • @stellapuppy6086
      @stellapuppy6086 3 роки тому +6

      He’s now back at the Cincinnati Zoo with two females. They formed a troop

    • @thunderyeti8476
      @thunderyeti8476 3 роки тому +1

      I feel bad for coco

  • @isabellethiney3458
    @isabellethiney3458 8 років тому +49

    I love how he sits to eat and open his presents!

  • @Tony-hh3yc
    @Tony-hh3yc 3 роки тому +12

    The fact that their so gentle with stuff, it’s deceiving to how strong they can really be.

  • @blackeyelinerdoll
    @blackeyelinerdoll 12 років тому +4

    Ndume has better table manners than many humans I know.

  • @joegaito702
    @joegaito702 9 місяців тому +2

    Ndume you are loved and appreciated by thousands of people very best wishes to you on your birthday party like you mean it go eat well bon appetit always learning something new each day from the gorillas such smart and intelligent animals love you guys happy birthday ! Joe

  • @SpySwimming10
    @SpySwimming10 11 років тому +10

    He eats at a table like a person!! That is too cute

  • @donniedarko3382
    @donniedarko3382 9 років тому +30

    Haha funny when he throws everything in the floor after he opening them just like garbage while when Koko opened her she took time with her toys

  • @rosa2dogs
    @rosa2dogs 7 років тому +17

    ~ Ndume, such a handsome fellow! ~

  • @garyjohnson5816
    @garyjohnson5816 8 років тому +52

    just a few thoughts on Koko, who I've known about for over thirty years. She is amazing. I was watching the film on how she wants a baby and what occurred to me was what I feel she wants is too live with other females with babies so she could help raise them and teach them. if you look at how gorillas live in the wild. At her age she would only help raise and teach the others. Anyways just a educated perception on how Koko could pass on her knowledge too other lowland gorillas. let's see she was 42 when these documentaries were made so today she would be close to 50. thank you for the films, I've always wondered what had happened to Koko over the years.

  • @suatt38
    @suatt38 4 роки тому +3

    he's so gentle yet so powerful

  • @chihuahuabulldog
    @chihuahuabulldog 12 років тому +3

    Ndume is adorable!!

  • @joegaito702
    @joegaito702 Місяць тому +1

    Take him out to dinner tonight it's his birthday ndume you are loved and appreciated by thousands around the world please don't party to hard best wishes to you hope you enjoy your birthday eat well bon appetit god bless you guys you guys rock way to go you look great for your age in gorilla years much love and respect and appreciation job well !!! Joe

  • @kimbradbury1998
    @kimbradbury1998 8 років тому +111

    What a lonely birthday for the poor boy!

  • @joegaito702
    @joegaito702 2 роки тому +1

    Best wishes enjoy your day with many more still to come take care all my best to you bright animals. Joe

  • @Brennna
    @Brennna 8 років тому +2

    Yes, he's a good looking guy.

  • @vio3366
    @vio3366 3 роки тому +6

    I know their caregivers loved them a lot but captivity makes me sad :(

  • @LivingwithmonkeysMonkeyMom
    @LivingwithmonkeysMonkeyMom 8 років тому +7

    Ndume is so Beautiful I can Not get over how gorgeous he really is.

  • @RebornJJzmamma
    @RebornJJzmamma 12 років тому +1

    I love that Koko help Ndume.

  • @ThePurrmeow
    @ThePurrmeow 12 років тому +4

    Looks like more fun than my 30th birthday....

  • @forwarddrive4066
    @forwarddrive4066 6 років тому +6

    Ndume's searching for a sharp object so he can hostage his way out of there.
    How sad, I don't think they like being held captive much🤔

  • @silverbracelet6
    @silverbracelet6 12 років тому +1

    He is so handsome! Happy Birthday!

  • @tomyboyle5302
    @tomyboyle5302 5 років тому +5

    Life in Prison, that's not a life,I find it disgusting that they can think this is the best they can do for beautiful wild animals.

  • @marsgianna1622
    @marsgianna1622 8 років тому +6

    OMG NDUME AND KOKO ARE SO CUTE

    • @khatirhamed
      @khatirhamed 4 роки тому

      Ndume know to speak like koko?

  • @JustQuixa
    @JustQuixa 12 років тому +2

    Happy Birthday to Ndume!

  • @tessa3965
    @tessa3965 11 років тому +3

    He's so cute!

  • @josephnadeau11
    @josephnadeau11 3 роки тому +1

    I'm sad that Michael wasn't talked about as much as Koko and Koko wasn't even promoted much anymore. Wish many more generations knew of Koko like they do Haramba (?).

  • @SWLinPHX
    @SWLinPHX 11 років тому +5

    ...and Koko always just wants love ...and a baby!

    • @PrimateProductions
      @PrimateProductions 7 років тому

      SWLinPHX how do you know that's what she wants because this woman told you do you know that is all complete bullshit and many people that have worked there have come forward and anonymously said, due to fear of retaliation from Miss penny and said that the majority of these stories are 100% made up

    • @aristotel2094
      @aristotel2094 4 роки тому +2

      Gina Powell do you have any proof? A source mayhaps? Would love to give it a read

  • @jazzypriest5906
    @jazzypriest5906 2 роки тому +1

    So beautiful

  • @sabrinaabdulahi5607
    @sabrinaabdulahi5607 9 років тому +20

    At the end the Gorrila farted

  • @chutielerki
    @chutielerki 12 років тому +2

    His apartment looks just like mine.

  • @glycoproteins
    @glycoproteins 11 років тому +3

    I love him.

  • @voodoodolly
    @voodoodolly 3 роки тому +2

    He seems sad....Polly misses Koko a lot!

  • @RandomReviewshehe
    @RandomReviewshehe 12 років тому +1

    At 0:42, when he picks up his toys, he's all like, "These...are mine..."

  • @Guernicaman
    @Guernicaman 12 років тому +4

    Happy Birthday, Ndume!
    Say, does Ndume know sign language too?

  • @clouclouchan
    @clouclouchan 12 років тому +1

    Ah so awesome, my birthday was yesterday and this was really neat to see!

  • @jessc7039
    @jessc7039 8 років тому +12

    I feel that the enclosure seems super claustrophobic to me. I would cry if I was stuck in there

  • @paulahowell1420
    @paulahowell1420 4 роки тому +2

    She does seem kinda lonely . Although I really love that these kind and loving people took the time to do so many wonderful things with Koko. I love you Koko. I hope you get the family you want soon👍🏼🌴🙊🌴💯❤️🌴🙏🏼🌴

    • @Tsungmey
      @Tsungmey 3 роки тому

      Well he is *death* 😭

  • @thegreattotemaster
    @thegreattotemaster 12 років тому +1

    Happy Birthday, Ndume! :D

  • @010beachbabe
    @010beachbabe 12 років тому +1

    AWWWW

  • @doctorsensual77
    @doctorsensual77 12 років тому +2

    Hahahahaha, at 2:08 Ndume drops the f-bomb!

  • @tetekristen
    @tetekristen 12 років тому +1

    Ndume got his birthday grub on!

  • @leothelion7718
    @leothelion7718 3 роки тому +2

    Want to give him a cuddle

  • @wendylynch1443
    @wendylynch1443 5 років тому +3

    This makes me sad 😢

  • @officialmalana3768
    @officialmalana3768 8 років тому +2

    happy birthday !!!!!!😍😘

  • @keiabrandemburg7417
    @keiabrandemburg7417 4 роки тому +3

    Queria um Big brother dessa gurila! sinto muito q ja se foi 😭.

  • @spinav8r
    @spinav8r 3 роки тому +1

    Gorillas have the best posture when they sit! Look straight his back is: 0:36 Any slight curve you see is just huge lat muscles!

  • @alyce-leighsilipa1879
    @alyce-leighsilipa1879 8 років тому +1

    happy birthday NDUME

  • @Squawk24
    @Squawk24 4 роки тому +6

    I'm sorry...they just don't seem happy. I know Penny cared deeply for them, I just feel like the whole set up was more about Penny's needs than koko's

    • @aeiou5614
      @aeiou5614 3 роки тому

      Really what makes you think they weren’t happy?

    • @safiya8930
      @safiya8930 3 роки тому

      If koko was unhappy she would say so. Remember: she can talk.

  • @soul74power
    @soul74power 12 років тому +1

    OMFG I died laughing lol

  • @DavidA533
    @DavidA533 12 років тому +1

    happy birthday Ndume :D

  • @ChanTheMan0305
    @ChanTheMan0305 10 років тому +16

    Everyone stop hating on nudume he is a male so he's not as sweet as koko it's a common silverback trait

  • @oleanderpink4505
    @oleanderpink4505 9 років тому +26

    I just read the long article someone gave a link to. Poor diet, no vet care for either chimp and Ndume is ignored by Penny and kept isolated from Koko spends his days crying sometimes. Koko is bored and depressed and sleeps all day. A bunch of her caregivers resigned en masse in 2012 and wrote a letter of protest to the BOD and nothing was done. This is cruel and heartbreaking.

    • @issacflores2010
      @issacflores2010 8 років тому +7

      Was that article written by peta

    • @Ninjaananas
      @Ninjaananas 7 років тому +6

      Let me guess.
      Peta said that.

    • @oleanderpink4505
      @oleanderpink4505 7 років тому +2

      And that matters why? Animals are not being cared for properly. Apparently many people in the foundation have resigned in protest yet nothing is being investigated.

    • @ScaperLV
      @ScaperLV 6 років тому +3

      Oleander Pink answer their questions, was it peta that wrote it.
      And if you even watched a documentary on koko you'll see she is very happy. And trust me, if they were actually mistreated Michael would legit just run off with koko.

    • @beckstyles3467
      @beckstyles3467 6 років тому

      do you work there?

  • @jenniferknipe3740
    @jenniferknipe3740 6 років тому

    Amazing

  • @estrellacross5704
    @estrellacross5704 8 років тому

    koko: happy birthday

  • @BartCoppens
    @BartCoppens 12 років тому

    Loooooool!! why isn't this the top comment yet?

  • @carterlucarz6391
    @carterlucarz6391 7 років тому +3

    Kokos just chilling in the back like, sup

    • @PrimateProductions
      @PrimateProductions 7 років тому +1

      Carter Lucarz somehow I doubt that's what she's doing I'm sure it's actually boredom and depression since these two are never ever ever allowed in the same area together that set of bars thats between the two of them?? That is as close as they ever get and even that is rare... these two animals are kept all by themselves even though they're animals that are extremely social and need to be around their own kind all the time

  • @dattebayo98
    @dattebayo98 12 років тому +1

    Eating Like A Sir :[D

  • @rubysanchez1631
    @rubysanchez1631 11 років тому +2

    he has the same birth day like me!!!!!!!!

  • @VsLOVEPINK77
    @VsLOVEPINK77 7 років тому +1

    ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @mrsnorma74
    @mrsnorma74 12 років тому +1

    crazy party

  • @jlynnbeaty2145
    @jlynnbeaty2145 9 років тому +10

    So smart and so sweet but also so sad that they are basically in prison

    • @TheCrafter345
      @TheCrafter345 8 років тому +6

      jlynn beaty its better because koko has no family and so she couldnt live on her own so no its not like prison, its actually opposite,

    • @dragom2009
      @dragom2009 6 років тому

      zoo are pretty shitty due.

    • @ethanotoroculus1060
      @ethanotoroculus1060 6 років тому +3

      +Frieda Humans often have trouble with staying indoors, too. Does that mean we should all collectively leave as well? If you folks were to watch the slightest thing of this channel, you would see that these creatures are allowed massive acres of land to live in, and regularly get to go outside. Penny has always complied to their wishes, every time. If you ask me, I think it's incredibly silly to make accusations such as this when you've clearly not done any research into either gorilla psychology, nor Penny Patterson herself. Please, try and maintain your sensebility next time, there's no reason to bleed out of emotions here.

  • @p.g.3419
    @p.g.3419 4 роки тому +1

    What is Ndume 's birthday cake with strawberries made of? What food is so dark?

  • @lamaslayeggs11
    @lamaslayeggs11 12 років тому +1

    Ndume wanted Skyrim

  • @sky-et6md
    @sky-et6md 3 роки тому

    Starting at 1:02 or close in that door is an image of a face sooo clear ... And it looks familiar🤔

  • @mr.t8624
    @mr.t8624 6 років тому +3

    Sad life. But I’m sure the gorilla foundation is making plenty of money off these two poor captive souls .

  • @PaulsPath777
    @PaulsPath777 12 років тому +1

    Did Koko and Ndume end up matting? I noticed to called him "friend."

  • @bloodndestroy
    @bloodndestroy 6 років тому +2

    The least they could do is take them on walks in a nearby state park or something

  • @Ganpignanus
    @Ganpignanus 4 роки тому +1

    bless you ndume, my fellow vegan. you might have to tidy your room tomorrow.

  • @greencryptid
    @greencryptid 6 років тому +2

    R.I.P Michael you will always be in our hearts

  • @dale3858
    @dale3858 12 років тому +1

    What, no Tonka truck!!!

  • @InYourFaceNewYorker
    @InYourFaceNewYorker 12 років тому

    @crankatorium I bet he would be very gentle with it!

  • @the1lique182
    @the1lique182 4 роки тому +2

    All she wanted was a baby of her own. But they decided to keep her in captivity and Control her mating process which never happened. I feel very sorry For her.

    • @dreadedenterprise51
      @dreadedenterprise51 3 роки тому

      I’m pretty sure they tried a couple of times to get her to mate

  • @terrycoffey3636
    @terrycoffey3636 9 років тому +1

    I mean Koko 😁🐒🐵

  • @RPKGameVids
    @RPKGameVids 6 років тому +8

    No booze?

  • @baraqijalesna8153
    @baraqijalesna8153 3 роки тому +1

    Sad. Soon as KoKo died he was completely irrelevant and had to leave😔

  • @infinitejest441
    @infinitejest441 3 роки тому

    😢

  • @Chaboo22
    @Chaboo22 11 років тому

    @insanitii101 yeah they've shown it before. Koko used to have a friend called michael who both Koko and the humans taught him together but he died in 2000

  • @alisalauzon9291
    @alisalauzon9291 6 років тому

    Where is koko??? How come they arnt sharing his birthday???

  • @Kristian_Hudson
    @Kristian_Hudson 12 років тому +2

    At 2:08 did he fart? Lol

  • @screamingtima1318
    @screamingtima1318 6 років тому +2

    This really hurts my heart...How could you in good conscience, subject these amazing gorilla’s to these living conditions? If you insist on keeping wild animals captive, then give them the space and the beautiful lands. Not cheap, small, run down trailers!

    • @ethanotoroculus1060
      @ethanotoroculus1060 6 років тому +3

      This isn't their home. This is Penny Patterson's home, which they visit for birthdays. Do some research next time before making such easily disprovable comments; you have no reason to speak from emotions alone.

  • @DawnForsythe
    @DawnForsythe 10 років тому +25

    If anyone has ever seen a happy and excited gorilla, even at a good zoo, they'd know just how pathetic this is. Cincinnati Zoo owns Ndume, and needs to bring him back into a healthy environment.

    • @sterrenlaan6
      @sterrenlaan6 9 років тому +3

      I have read your opinion on Koko and Ndume on a website and I do agree that it is sad to see the birthday videos . Project Koko should have ended many years ago.I have tried to sign the petition but it failed? Is there another petition that can be signed? I am convinced that Koko would have bred if there were more gorilla around .

    • @PrimateProductions
      @PrimateProductions 7 років тому +2

      H de Jong Despite there being more gorillas around she most likely still would not have bred....also you can't have more than one male in the same area there's only one silverback in each group so it's not like you're going to stick her in the midst of a whole bunch of males and let her pick one. in addition to that most gorillas that are hand raised by humans never end up properly breeding and if they do have a baby most of the time they do not know how to care for it or choose not to care for it. so the damage was already done what she was being hand raised as a baby by humans

  • @realnameunknown2011
    @realnameunknown2011 10 років тому +1

    I wonder if Koko has spoke to in video form of way to another
    gorilla or Chimp with Sign language

  • @kevgmei
    @kevgmei 11 років тому

    Uh, yeah, of course.

  • @weinerbaron
    @weinerbaron 12 років тому +1

    Did he fart?

  • @rubysanchez1631
    @rubysanchez1631 11 років тому

    if you go to website u can see ndumes birthday wich is 10a/10 we have the same birth day

  • @MoogleSamurai
    @MoogleSamurai 12 років тому

    @The123diesel123 Yeah kinda. I still wouldn't want to piss him off though, haha.

  • @javierfernandez6030
    @javierfernandez6030 7 років тому

    "room"

  • @dedicatedwoman
    @dedicatedwoman 10 років тому +8

    Sad!

  • @rock962000
    @rock962000 12 років тому

    @doctorsensual77 Lmao!

  • @Laserchicken88
    @Laserchicken88 12 років тому

    this was my last birthday experience (21st) except i didn't got presents, just some money..

  • @clippernut
    @clippernut 11 років тому

    I, Me, I , Me, I , Me.....humans.

  • @longhorn4500
    @longhorn4500 12 років тому

    Try solving Rubik cube in front of her. Maybe she'll become interested in it.

  • @jakekungsful
    @jakekungsful 12 років тому

    @UBERxL33T Koko is 40.

  • @bonniesengchareune9070
    @bonniesengchareune9070 6 років тому +3

    so sad and lonely for them to live in a box room.

  • @zeldededeab9966
    @zeldededeab9966 5 років тому

    Somebody ought to give him a ps4 or something.

  • @danielbravo3178
    @danielbravo3178 8 років тому

    poor animals ppl should start caring for them as much as we care for human kind their a important part in our world they see and feel stuff the way we do as well..

  • @reign6of6e6terror
    @reign6of6e6terror 5 років тому +1

    Now moneyrain is empty for "penny"

    • @safiya8930
      @safiya8930 3 роки тому

      Don’t be silly she raised them like her own