Thank you for taking the time to show us all the different gorilla families in Japan. I love your dedication to bringing us beautiful and fun videos.❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you Karin for sharing your visit to Shabani family, just like Sonja, Shabani was my first gorilla love. Enjoy your trips on the bullet trains. I look forward to seeing more of your adventures to Gorillas in Japan. 🙋♀️🦍🇬🇧
@@karintogorillas Thank you so much for these fantastic videos! It must be amazing to see gorgeous Shabani in person and to see this for yourself! I'd love to come to Japan some day too (and those bullet trains sound great, too!) My brother's son, my nephew Shouki lives near his Japanese mother in Tokyo- maybe I'll be able to visit him someday.
@@karintogorillas thanks again Karin . Iam good Thanking God everyday ,even when life throw you a lemon , you somehow have to make lemonade out of it 😁😘✨♥️✨ with honey 👍😄
Shabani family is the best. I love them all but Shabani is my love ❤ Nene is my old girl I hope that she lives another 50 years ❤ Kiyo is getting as big as his dad ❤ Annie is as sweet as 🥧 pie and Ai is beautiful Shabani and Ai needs to have another baby ❤❤
Nene looks so fantastic for her age. I love her beautiful shiny black coat. Shabani is absolutely gorgeous, so is Kiyomasa. In fact they are all so beautiful. Thank you Paul Agola for watching!
I always enjoy your videos and your love of the gorilla troops. You video tape my favorite troops. Shabani troop and Haoko Troop. I also enjoy watching Momotaro troop. It still makes me upset knowing that Kiyo, Annie, Komomo, Momoka and Gentaro do not have any set plans for their future that we are aware of. I have said over and over that I wish they could work with zoos overseas to bring in new bloodlines. Out of these only Gentaro and Annie could mate and become a family. But that is only one female for him. They all are becoming wonderful gorillas and deserve to have a troop and be happy unlike the fate of Monta and Rola.
Thank you Karen for your warm comment. I so agree with what you have written in your comment. It's concerning that those young gorillas seem to have nowhere to go. I hope the breeding committee will come up with the best solution for them, but it's taking so long.I don't want to see Kiyomasa end up being solitary. Thank you Karen for caring about them continuously.🦍❤️🙏
Very well said . I do agree 💯 . I do hope also that they come to their sences . It would be good for them and the growth of Gorrila lifeline . To me Monta and Rola is a waste of good Gorrila breeding also . It's inhumane and sad . . Thanks for your comments . ✨♥️✨
Oh my lord, now I'm envious 😘 Shabani is the best dad & he is the Ike-man, he was & is my favourite silverback. I think Shabani had a great childhood in Australia & I researched his bloodline & was fascinated. Annie was raised by humans & she always takes notice of the kids. Nene is a cantankerous old woman. Annie & Granny just don't get on. Ai is one of the prettiest & kindest female Gorilla's I've come across. Kiyomasa is as handsome as his dad. Kintaro was my first baby gorilla & Shabani was & is my first silverback.😉 How wonderful you got to see Haoko's brother & are very different. Thank you Karin, you are one lucky lady. Just curious as to how you are travelling, flying or driving or the train? 🙋🌷✌️✴️🍷
Hahaha. I know.😄 Please don't be envious.🙏 Oh my god. Shabani was breathtakingly beautiful and regal in person. Shabani and Haoko are both great silverbacks. I hope their bloodline lasts for a long long time. Kiyomasa has grown into a fine blackback. Ai is as beautiful as ever. She has inherited her black coat from Nene. I am a bit concerned with Annie's mental health because I saw her plucking her hair constantly before bedtime. But in overall, the troop was fantastic. The zoo is doing a great job making their lives not boring.
Thanks Karin for that update . Haven't had time lately to check out the Shabani troop . They are all have a good day . Yess I've noticed patches on Annie hands and arms . Hope it passes . Sometimes when things go untreated ,, it could get worst . She's still young so I hope it passes. Thanks again lovely Karin . I am always going to keep in touch with your lovely and informative video postings 👍👍.
I love the way they use the ropes for things like creative dancing! They all learn from each other, probably starting with Shabani, how to spin like experts! When Shabani was a little younger and not as big as he is now, he used to walk on a single tightrope!
I watch so many videos of Shabani troop but Im excited watching them thru your eyes. I hope one day I will be able to see my favorite gorilla troops! And travel on a bullet train too! Shabani had a hair pulling issue awhile ago when the kids were little. He was so stressed! Seems like Annie is feeling the same way.🙋🏽🫶🏽
Thank you MySkinnydip for watching the video. It was worth visiting the troop. I was astonished by the beauty of Shabani as well as the rest of his family. Thank you for telling me that Shabani had the same issue of hair pulling awhile ago. Annie seems to be unsettled. Maybe she feels stressed for being the lower rank of the group, but I don't know. I hope it's just a temporary thing.
@@karintogorillas Ah, reading back on your insightful comments now that Nene is sick and injured, and knowing how Annie has responded to her strangely aggresive, this makes me wonder if it's about Annie feeling an opportunity to act out on asserting her position as lower ranking member while Nene is vulnerable. Maybe it's just instinctive for her to do this.
Glad to see you visited the Shabani family. With Haoko and Shabani being brothers they are like night and day, which I'm sure you know. I love watching both families. Gorillas all have different personalities, just like humans. Shabani is so interactive with his family, and there's never a dull moment, including the recent tensions and fights, but Shabani is the best family gorilla father. On the other hand, I love watching the Haoko troop because of the tranquility, peace and harmony between them all (most of the time, that is😂). They are very calming to watch. And then we have sweet Riki and now Sumomo. Thank you visiting the Shabani family Karin.💞 PS: Yes, I wondered about Annie. She's been shaken up pretty bad over the recent fights within the family. And Ai is my girl.....love that gorilla. The peacemaker.❣
I so agree with you. They all have different personalities. How they run their troops is different because their alpha females are different.😄 But Haoko and Shabani are both great leaders. They lead their troop in their own ways. Ai is so gorgeous. I especially love her black coat. Thank you Ellen for watching the video. I appreciate your warm comment. I hope the zoo will keep an eye on Annie's mental condition.
@@karintogorillas I love Ai so much. She's a sweetheart, but then I love them all. Thanks for filming the Shabani family. I hope you had fun and enjoyed yourself.🩷
Seems like youre touring japan zoos 😂 Are you also visiting Taro the 50 year old silverback, at Inuyama zoo. Or will you visit Shou the 46 year old silverback whos eye lids cover his eyes. He is at Hamamatsu city zoo ? ❤
😄After my visit to the Higashiyama zoo, I visited Inuyama and saw Taro in person. He was such a sweet 50-year-old silverback. Unfortunately, I didn't go to visit the Hamamatsu zoo in which Shou lives for this time. I would really love to see him on my next trip. Thank you MMA Philosophy for watching the video!
I also would like to see video clips of Rikki. You can find a photo of his face in iBosch video at 1;22. ua-cam.com/video/RtqgReecCRM/v-deo.htmlsi=h4Lji1g1kTpwvFT3
I have tried and tried to find photos of Ai's father Rikki and unfortunately to no avail. Ai has such a distinctive looking face and she doesn't look like Nene at all, so I was curious to see if Rikki had her features, such as very black skin and fur and that long brow. There's a registry of gorillas in zoos called GAIN (and acronym for something) and it included registry numbers and photos of all our favorite gorillas. Although it includes information about Rikki, there are no photos of him. There must be a picture SOMEWHERE. 🤔
With all the money these gorillas bring to your ZOO you’d think they would have more enrichment. Why doesn’t this Zoo, particularly the staff that overlook the gorillas get CREATIVE and start encouraging these gorillas to use their minds more. They are always bored. The only thing they have to look forward to is meal times. Very sad
There was a zoo - where Tusa who is at Cleveland Zoo now, used to live, where they would do art and PAINTING with the gorillas! And according to Larry's Animal Safari, who videos Cleveland Zoo gorillas, Tusa really enjoyed doing this. Zoos would not have to go to that extreme, but there are certainly a million possibilities in between a pile of straw and painting classes to give these guys some enrichment opportunities.
I can imagine it was very exciting for you! Nene and Annie, unfortunately it's a complicated relationship! I read on the zoo's website that Shabani and Ai had to be separated again at the beginning because Shabani attacked Ai and that they lived apart for a while. I then read in a comment that Shabani broke Ai's arm. I don't know if that's true. I haven't found any information about it. Shabani was still very young when he came to Japan. I always read that people are sad that Shabani and Momotaro no longer have children and that's partly true. They have great genes, but then what about the children? The future of Kyomasa, Gentaro, Annie and Kintaro is unclear. It's a shame, but I'm glad that there are no more children.... . I'm delighted that long comments don't bother you. 🙈🤭🙃. Kind regards.
Long comments are always welcome! I enjoy reading them.😊 I have never heard Shabani broke Ai's arm before. But it is well known that Shabani was not welcomed by the senior female gorilla named Oki. Oki took care of Ai since she was a baby. Oki was separated from the rest of the troop, and eventually passed away alone. She was 53 years old. Thank you, strangerlovesgorillas, for sharing your thoughts. Have a nice day!
@@karintogorillas 😊😀. Ai lived with Oki for a while and Shabani with Nene. Oki and Ai didn't get along with him and so the gorillas were split up. I was surprised when I read that . I think Shabani and Ai were still too young and inexperienced. Fortunately, with careful measures, the zoo managed to get Shabani and Ai to get along and eventually they were able to live together. Unfortunately, Oki was then alone. She really was a great female 💜. She helped Nene and Ai a lot. I didn't read the information that Shabani attacked Ai on the zoo website, but on a different blog, I got that mixed up. About Ai's arm - unfortunately people write a lot of wrong information, that's why I try to check everything. I couldn't find any information, therefore I hope it's not true. I tried to add the links from the zoo blog posts, but yt won't let my comment through. This is really annoying. 🙄. Have a great day too! 💛
@@karintogorillas I'm very sorry about all the comments 😞! I wrote the answer yesterday and yt did not show the comment. So I rephrased several times because I didn't know what the problem was. Sometimes it seems to be due to individual words that yt won't let a comment through, but the comments never showed up. It was driving me crazy yesterday 😠. I just went to try again and saw that all the comments were suddenly there except the first one with the links. I deleted the comments. 💛
No worries! Sometimes, comments with links are okay, but sometimes not. YT often does weird things. And I'm sorry that you had to waste your time by keeping posting comments. I hope you have a lovely day.🌸
@strangerlovesgorillas -- I would be BEYOND SHOCKED if Shabani had done anything like that! Shabani is one of the most mellow and non-aggressive silverbacks that I've seen in any zoo - and I watch a lot of them, being a lifelong gorilla fan. One of the reasons why Shabani is so popular with gorilla fans is his gentile demeanor when dealing with his troop. If anything, he tends to be far too lenient and lets the kids get away with unacceptable behaviors. But I'd much rather see a big silverback be too lenient than to see him acting aggressive with his troop members. i've never seen him attack, bite, rape, any of them, while I've seen every single other zoo's silverback doing one or more of those things to their family members - wives and kids. Shabani is exemplary when it comes to being kind to the others.
With all the money these gorillas bring to your ZOO you’d think they would have more enrichment. Why doesn’t this Zoo, particularly the staff that overlook the gorillas get CREATIVE and start encouraging these gorillas to use their minds more. They are always bored. The only thing they have to look forward to is meal times. Very sad 0:00
Thank you Jessica for your comments. This video is just a short clip of their long day. I only visited them for a day, but I found the zoo was doing quite a good job in terms of providing enrichment. But I understand why you are frustrated. I hope the zoo will provide more creative enrichment for them to use their minds more in the future.
Thank you for taking the time to show us all the different gorilla families in Japan. I love your dedication to bringing us beautiful and fun videos.❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you Alina for watching the video and for your warm comment. 🦍❤️
I too want to Thank you for visiting the gorilla’s in Japan and sharing all your videos.
You are most welcome! Thank you Zombie Queen Crafting for your kind comment.🦍✨
@@karintogorillas 🌹🌹
Kiyo is such a handsome black back.😊
I agree! Thank you for watching, Sandra.😊
Thank you Karin for sharing your visit to Shabani family, just like Sonja, Shabani was my first gorilla love. Enjoy your trips on the bullet trains. I look forward to seeing more of your adventures to Gorillas in Japan. 🙋♀️🦍🇬🇧
Thank you Bonnie for your warm comment. Shabani is such a gorgeous silverback in person. It makes sense to me now why he is so popular.
@@karintogorillas Thank you so much for these fantastic videos! It must be amazing to see gorgeous Shabani in person and to see this for yourself! I'd love to come to Japan some day too (and those bullet trains sound great, too!) My brother's son, my nephew Shouki lives near his Japanese mother in Tokyo- maybe I'll be able to visit him someday.
本当だネネさん艶々してる。
高齢で歯がないと聞くけどしっかり食べて栄養取ってるから毛並みは綺麗。
ネネさん、歯がないのにしっかり栄養接種して、立派な毛並みで足腰もしっかりしてるし、元気そうでよかったです。良子さん、コメントありがとうございました⭐️
ネネさんは、歯が上に２本しかありませんが、歯茎で気合で噛んでいます😄
まだまだ若いです✨✨
三つの群れ、それぞれが個性的で素敵ですよね♪
ネネちゃんが元気そうなのもとても嬉しいです。🥰
キヨマサ君はカッコいいところを見せるつもりが滑っちゃったんですね。(笑)🤣
でもアニーちゃんはきっと見てないふりをしてくれると思います。(笑)😉
続きも楽しみにしていますね！
はい。ほんとにそう思います。それぞれの群れがそれぞれに個性的で人間の家族模様とそこは似てますね。決して同じ家族はありませんから。ネネさん、元気でびっくりです。すたすた放飼場を動いていて感心しました😁🤭キヨマサは、すべったあと、（私の想像ですが）アニーに気づかれないよう何事もなかったかのように涼しげな顔をしておりました😁私も気づいてないふりしました😂rocket pochiさん、いつも楽しいコメント癒されます。ありがとうございます⭐️
Thanks Karin lovly video and music as always . ✨♥️✨ Have a great day 🌷
Thank you Joyce for your comments. I hope you are doing fine. Have a great day!
@@karintogorillas thanks again Karin . Iam good Thanking God everyday ,even when life throw you a lemon , you somehow have to make lemonade out of it 😁😘✨♥️✨ with honey 👍😄
Thank you kindly for asking .iam hoping the very same for you .bless your heart Karin ♥️✨
Thank you Joyce! Love your positive quote.😉
Lost it when Kiyo slipped. 😂 Thank you for a cute video!❤
Thank you for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed it.😊
シャバーニに初めて会った時あまりの素晴らしさに倒れそうなった事を思い出します✨映像のアニーが可愛くて又会いに行きたくなりました。キヨマサもゲンタロウもバチェラー環境を経験できたらよかったのになと思いました。フランクみたいに🍀もう遅いかな
シャバーニにあったとき、わたしも鼻血が出そうでした。というのは言い過ぎですが、ほんとに美しくて、これがあのシャバーニかーと人気の理由をしみじみ実感しました。アニー、かわいかったです。最後就寝前に毛抜き行動をしていてちょっと心配になりました。ドリーホワイトさん、いつもあたたかいコメントいただき感謝です⭐️
Oh you guys are so lucky. I live in New York City I'm saving up for a visit I can't wait ❤
Shabani family is the best. I love them all but Shabani is my love ❤ Nene is my old girl I hope that she lives another 50 years ❤ Kiyo is getting as big as his dad ❤ Annie is as sweet as 🥧 pie and Ai is beautiful Shabani and Ai needs to have another baby ❤❤
Nene looks so fantastic for her age. I love her beautiful shiny black coat. Shabani is absolutely gorgeous, so is Kiyomasa. In fact they are all so beautiful. Thank you Paul Agola for watching!
I always enjoy your videos and your love of the gorilla troops. You video tape my favorite troops. Shabani troop and Haoko Troop. I also enjoy watching Momotaro troop. It still makes me upset knowing that Kiyo, Annie, Komomo, Momoka and Gentaro do not have any set plans for their future that we are aware of. I have said over and over that I wish they could work with zoos overseas to bring in new bloodlines. Out of these only Gentaro and Annie could mate and become a family. But that is only one female for him. They all are becoming wonderful gorillas and deserve to have a troop and be happy unlike the fate of Monta and Rola.
Thank you Karen for your warm comment. I so agree with what you have written in your comment. It's concerning that those young gorillas seem to have nowhere to go. I hope the breeding committee will come up with the best solution for them, but it's taking so long.I don't want to see Kiyomasa end up being solitary. Thank you Karen for caring about them continuously.🦍❤️🙏
Very well said . I do agree 💯 . I do hope also that they come to their sences . It would be good for them and the growth of Gorrila lifeline . To me Monta and Rola is a waste of good Gorrila breeding also . It's inhumane and sad . . Thanks for your comments . ✨♥️✨
Oh my lord, now I'm envious 😘 Shabani is the best dad & he is the Ike-man, he was & is my favourite silverback. I think Shabani had a great childhood in Australia & I researched his bloodline & was fascinated. Annie was raised by humans & she always takes notice of the kids. Nene is a cantankerous old woman. Annie & Granny just don't get on. Ai is one of the prettiest & kindest female Gorilla's I've come across. Kiyomasa is as handsome as his dad. Kintaro was my first baby gorilla & Shabani was & is my first silverback.😉 How wonderful you got to see Haoko's brother & are very different. Thank you Karin, you are one lucky lady. Just curious as to how you are travelling, flying or driving or the train? 🙋🌷✌️✴️🍷
Hahaha. I know.😄 Please don't be envious.🙏 Oh my god. Shabani was breathtakingly beautiful and regal in person. Shabani and Haoko are both great silverbacks. I hope their bloodline lasts for a long long time. Kiyomasa has grown into a fine blackback. Ai is as beautiful as ever. She has inherited her black coat from Nene. I am a bit concerned with Annie's mental health because I saw her plucking her hair constantly before bedtime. But in overall, the troop was fantastic. The zoo is doing a great job making their lives not boring.
I forgot to answer your question. I travelled by bullet trains. 🚅
Thanks Karin for that update . Haven't had time lately to check out the Shabani troop . They are all have a good day . Yess I've noticed patches on Annie hands and arms . Hope it passes . Sometimes when things go untreated ,, it could get worst . She's still young so I hope it passes. Thanks again lovely Karin . I am always going to keep in touch with your lovely and informative video postings 👍👍.
@@joycecodrington4829 Thank you Joyce for watching the vide. I do hope so too. Have a great day/night!🙏
いらしてたんですかー😍！？
賑やかなシャバーニ家族。
１日中いても飽きません😌
ukさん、はい！念願叶ってやっとシャバーニたちに会いにいけました。一日中いても飽きませんでした✨東山動植物園はゴリラたちが飽きないような工夫をとてもうまくやっているなと感じました。また、ゴリラたちが動くので、見ている方も飽きません。ただシャバーニの人気ほんとにすごいですね。ゴリラのところだけすごい人垣でした😅
@@karintogorillas シャバーニが動くと、客も動く！！他のゴリラもみてー！！って感じです😌✨
勝手にゴリラ舎で、オススメの時間帯を教えています😄そこまでおれんなぁと言われますが🤣
ukさんのようにおすすめの時間帯を教えてくださる常連さんの存在は大変ありがたいです🙏わたしも行く前に朝の時間をukさんにお伺いしとけばよかった🤭
ゴリラさんの事がよく判っておられるので読んだだけでニコってなってしまいますね。きよまさ君もこれからもねねさんを大事にしてあげて欲しいですね。きよまさ君は7カ月違いとは思えない程どんどん大きく逞しくなって小さいころ仲良くアニーちゃんと遊んでたのがこんなに身体の差が出るのだと驚いてしまいますね。
にわとり子さん、あたたかいコメントありがとうございます⭐️長い駄文まで読んでいただいて感謝します🙏キヨマサとアニーの体格の差はどんどん開いていきますね。アニーもこれからふくよかになるのかもしれないですね。両親が二人ともガタイがいいのでアイくらい大きくなってもおかしくないですよね。
Shabani family use the ropes a lot for mobility don't they.
Yes, they do! Those ropes seem to be really good for them. Thank you deadsmoke for watching.
I love the way they use the ropes for things like creative dancing! They all learn from each other, probably starting with Shabani, how to spin like experts! When Shabani was a little younger and not as big as he is now, he used to walk on a single tightrope!
What do you guys say to Annie and Gentaro getting together . She can be fisty just like hin when she wants to be . 😀🤣🤗😍✨♥️✨ .
I think they would be good together ❤
シャバーニファミリーにも会いに行ったんですね。次はどこかな❓
名古屋とくれば、次は・・・・長寿のあの方に会いに行きました❤️Reikoさん、コメントありがとうございました⭐️
もう行かれたのですね。楽しみにしています。写真を撮るとポーズをとってくれると聞きましたが…🦍
ほー、京都、名古屋と遠征したのですね、うらやましいです。
必要なことだとも、良いことだとも思わないけど、唯一ゴリラショーの歴史を持つ動物園。
新しいオランウータン舎も見られたのかしら？
新しいオランウータン舎見ました！しかし。。。。立派な放飼場には誰もいなかった。ネオさんは室内の展示室でゆっくり過ごされていました。初ネオさんでした🦧ネオさんは常連の方曰くこれから歯の治療で非展示になることが増えるそうです。遠くにいるネオさんでも見てよかったと思いました。かつで東山でゴリラショーが行われていたなんて、今ではとても想像できません😳斉藤ぽん太さん、コメントありがとうございました⭐️
@@karintogorillasネオさんも53歳、健康第一ですね。8月には妹のアキちゃんも亡くなったけど、ネオさんには長生きしてほしいですね。
ネネさんも、元気そう😊しっかり食べて長生きしてもらいたいです。
I watch so many videos of Shabani troop but Im excited watching them thru your eyes. I hope one day I will be able to see my favorite gorilla troops! And travel on a bullet train too! Shabani had a hair pulling issue awhile ago when the kids were little. He was so stressed! Seems like Annie is feeling the same way.🙋🏽🫶🏽
Thank you MySkinnydip for watching the video. It was worth visiting the troop. I was astonished by the beauty of Shabani as well as the rest of his family. Thank you for telling me that Shabani had the same issue of hair pulling awhile ago. Annie seems to be unsettled. Maybe she feels stressed for being the lower rank of the group, but I don't know. I hope it's just a temporary thing.
@@karintogorillas, she shouldn’t be stressed fir being the low rank of the family because she have the number one Shabani protecting her since birth.
I definitely agree with you ❤
@@karintogorillas Ah, reading back on your insightful comments now that Nene is sick and injured, and knowing how Annie has responded to her strangely aggresive, this makes me wonder if it's about Annie feeling an opportunity to act out on asserting her position as lower ranking member while Nene is vulnerable. Maybe it's just instinctive for her to do this.
Glad to see you visited the Shabani family. With Haoko and Shabani being brothers they are like night and day, which I'm sure you know. I love watching both families. Gorillas all have different personalities, just like humans. Shabani is so interactive with his family, and there's never a dull moment, including the recent tensions and fights, but Shabani is the best family gorilla father. On the other hand, I love watching the Haoko troop because of the tranquility, peace and harmony between them all (most of the time, that is😂). They are very calming to watch. And then we have sweet Riki and now Sumomo. Thank you visiting the Shabani family Karin.💞 PS: Yes, I wondered about Annie. She's been shaken up pretty bad over the recent fights within the family. And Ai is my girl.....love that gorilla. The peacemaker.❣
I so agree with you. They all have different personalities. How they run their troops is different because their alpha females are different.😄 But Haoko and Shabani are both great leaders. They lead their troop in their own ways. Ai is so gorgeous. I especially love her black coat. Thank you Ellen for watching the video. I appreciate your warm comment. I hope the zoo will keep an eye on Annie's mental condition.
@@karintogorillas I love Ai so much. She's a sweetheart, but then I love them all. Thanks for filming the Shabani family. I hope you had fun and enjoyed yourself.🩷
Seems like youre touring japan zoos 😂
Are you also visiting Taro the 50 year old silverback, at Inuyama zoo.
Or will you visit Shou the 46 year old silverback whos eye lids cover his eyes. He is at Hamamatsu city zoo ? ❤
😄After my visit to the Higashiyama zoo, I visited Inuyama and saw Taro in person. He was such a sweet 50-year-old silverback. Unfortunately, I didn't go to visit the Hamamatsu zoo in which Shou lives for this time. I would really love to see him on my next trip. Thank you MMA Philosophy for watching the video!
@@karintogorillas Your very welcome.. I love watching these beautiful apes 😇👍
@@mmaphilosophyThey are interesting to watch.😊
Bless Nene she will always be a sweetie 💚💛
Thank you Rachel for watching.😊 Nene is a sweet gorilla.💚
Yeah love her sassiness 😀😀
Does anyone have any pictures of Ai's father (Rickie) I think his name was. NeNe is so small compared to Ai. So her father must have been enormous!!??
I also would like to see video clips of Rikki. You can find a photo of his face in iBosch video at 1;22.
ua-cam.com/video/RtqgReecCRM/v-deo.htmlsi=h4Lji1g1kTpwvFT3
I have tried and tried to find photos of Ai's father Rikki and unfortunately to no avail. Ai has such a distinctive looking face and she doesn't look like Nene at all, so I was curious to see if Rikki had her features, such as very black skin and fur and that long brow. There's a registry of gorillas in zoos called GAIN (and acronym for something) and it included registry numbers and photos of all our favorite gorillas. Although it includes information about Rikki, there are no photos of him. There must be a picture SOMEWHERE. 🤔
With all the money these gorillas bring to your ZOO you’d think they would have more enrichment. Why doesn’t this Zoo, particularly the staff that overlook the gorillas get CREATIVE and start encouraging these gorillas to use their minds more.
They are always bored.
The only thing they have to look forward to is meal times.
Very sad
There was a zoo - where Tusa who is at Cleveland Zoo now, used to live, where they would do art and PAINTING with the gorillas! And according to Larry's Animal Safari, who videos Cleveland Zoo gorillas, Tusa really enjoyed doing this. Zoos would not have to go to that extreme, but there are certainly a million possibilities in between a pile of straw and painting classes to give these guys some enrichment opportunities.
I can imagine it was very exciting for you! Nene and Annie, unfortunately it's a complicated relationship! I read on the zoo's website that Shabani and Ai had to be separated again at the beginning because Shabani attacked Ai and that they lived apart for a while. I then read in a comment that Shabani broke Ai's arm. I don't know if that's true. I haven't found any information about it. Shabani was still very young when he came to Japan. I always read that people are sad that Shabani and Momotaro no longer have children and that's partly true. They have great genes, but then what about the children? The future of Kyomasa, Gentaro, Annie and Kintaro is unclear. It's a shame, but I'm glad that there are no more children.... .
I'm delighted that long comments don't bother you. 🙈🤭🙃. Kind regards.
Long comments are always welcome! I enjoy reading them.😊 I have never heard Shabani broke Ai's arm before. But it is well known that Shabani was not welcomed by the senior female gorilla named Oki. Oki took care of Ai since she was a baby. Oki was separated from the rest of the troop, and eventually passed away alone. She was 53 years old. Thank you, strangerlovesgorillas, for sharing your thoughts. Have a nice day!
@@karintogorillas 😊😀. Ai lived with Oki for a while and Shabani with Nene. Oki and Ai didn't get along with him and so the gorillas were split up. I was surprised when I read that . I think Shabani and Ai were still too young and inexperienced. Fortunately, with careful measures, the zoo managed to get Shabani and Ai to get along and eventually they were able to live together. Unfortunately, Oki was then alone. She really was a great female 💜. She helped Nene and Ai a lot. I didn't read the information that Shabani attacked Ai on the zoo website, but on a different blog, I got that mixed up. About Ai's arm - unfortunately people write a lot of wrong information, that's why I try to check everything. I couldn't find any information, therefore I hope it's not true. I tried to add the links from the zoo blog posts, but yt won't let my comment through. This is really annoying. 🙄. Have a great day too! 💛
@@karintogorillas I'm very sorry about all the comments 😞! I wrote the answer yesterday and yt did not show the comment. So I rephrased several times because I didn't know what the problem was. Sometimes it seems to be due to individual words that yt won't let a comment through, but the comments never showed up. It was driving me crazy yesterday 😠. I just went to try again and saw that all the comments were suddenly there except the first one with the links. I deleted the comments. 💛
No worries! Sometimes, comments with links are okay, but sometimes not. YT often does weird things. And I'm sorry that you had to waste your time by keeping posting comments. I hope you have a lovely day.🌸
@strangerlovesgorillas -- I would be BEYOND SHOCKED if Shabani had done anything like that! Shabani is one of the most mellow and non-aggressive silverbacks that I've seen in any zoo - and I watch a lot of them, being a lifelong gorilla fan. One of the reasons why Shabani is so popular with gorilla fans is his gentile demeanor when dealing with his troop. If anything, he tends to be far too lenient and lets the kids get away with unacceptable behaviors. But I'd much rather see a big silverback be too lenient than to see him acting aggressive with his troop members. i've never seen him attack, bite, rape, any of them, while I've seen every single other zoo's silverback doing one or more of those things to their family members - wives and kids. Shabani is exemplary when it comes to being kind to the others.
Who is the loud mouth I allways hear in the background anyone know what creature it might be?
That must be Keiji, the siamang gibbon. Thank you for watching.🙂
With all the money these gorillas bring to your ZOO you’d think they would have more enrichment. Why doesn’t this Zoo, particularly the staff that overlook the gorillas get CREATIVE and start encouraging these gorillas to use their minds more.
They are always bored.
The only thing they have to look forward to is meal times.
Very sad 0:00
Thank you Jessica for your comments. This video is just a short clip of their long day. I only visited them for a day, but I found the zoo was doing quite a good job in terms of providing enrichment. But I understand why you are frustrated. I hope the zoo will provide more creative enrichment for them to use their minds more in the future.