How Zoo Keepers Help Gorillas Thrive: Bottle Feeding, Training, and Snack Time

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  • @OurSweetTravels
    @OurSweetTravels  6 днів тому +44

    Do you enjoy videos like this? Would you like to see more videos with zoo keepers interacting with the animals?

    • @inauna6138
      @inauna6138 6 днів тому +2

      Yes!❤

    • @lindapelle8738
      @lindapelle8738 6 днів тому +2

      Yes please 😊

    • @renewashington791
      @renewashington791 6 днів тому +4

      YES YES!! Please 🙏🏽 and Thank You 🥰

    • @valiboico919
      @valiboico919 6 днів тому

      @@OurSweetTravels Si Si Si 🫶

    • @valiboico919
      @valiboico919 6 днів тому +1

      T shirt zoo keepers:Together we can secure a future for wildlife ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @nk9207
    @nk9207 6 днів тому +13

    0:33 It was so nice to hear Freddy calling for Kayembe to go to his spot. I 🫶 this Super Mom.

    • @renewashington791
      @renewashington791 6 днів тому +5

      YESSSS 👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽 wasn’t that AMAZING 🥰 to hear Mama Freddie caLL her son to come to dinner. I LOVE IT 🩷 🩵

    • @NalaRichenbach
      @NalaRichenbach 5 днів тому +1

      Freddy is so cute.

    • @OurSweetTravels
      @OurSweetTravels  2 дні тому +1

      I agree, she is Super Mom!

  • @shawna6683
    @shawna6683 6 днів тому +19

    This is fabulous. Mokolo is extra loveable cooperating with the keepers. Big guy enjoys his cereal.

    • @OurSweetTravels
      @OurSweetTravels  6 днів тому +3

      He is incredible to watch. He's so calm.

    • @renewashington791
      @renewashington791 6 днів тому +3

      @oursweettravels We LOVE MokoLo 🥰💋💙🦍🤗 and, Respectfully, I just wish his nurse 👩‍⚕️ could’ve done a BETTER Job with his Gatorade drink 🥤There was no straw with his cup, and so it appeared that while MokoLo was drinking, some of the liquid was WASTED by being spilled on the ground unfortunately. That’s just the Mom in me aLways thinking “Waste Not Want Not”.

    • @OurSweetTravels
      @OurSweetTravels  6 днів тому +3

      @@renewashington791 I thought the same thing. I'm guessing he prefers not having a straw to limit how much he can drink, but it sure was messy.

  • @dmoore2732
    @dmoore2732 6 днів тому +12

    Kayembe wants all of the keepers' attention. He also visits all of the gorillas although the others tend to clique up.

    • @OurSweetTravels
      @OurSweetTravels  6 днів тому +9

      He is so active! I thought it was so funny to see him stealing the snacks and I was really impressed by how well he sat for the training. He turned his shoulder to allow the keeper to give him a fake shot so effortlessly.

    • @renewashington791
      @renewashington791 6 днів тому +6

      @oursweettravels 😂 Right!! 👍🏽 That’s **Deputy KAYEMBE 👮‍♀️** doing his duty “Patrolling” the Perimeter aka **STEALING Snacks** 😂But it’s so Precious to Watch how he Demonstrates Affection for the other family members when he checks on them to make certain aLL is weLL 🩵 I absolutely LOVE 🥰 that little wild boar 🐗 He’s gonna make a Magnificent Silverback 🦍 some day 💙 🩵

    • @OurSweetTravels
      @OurSweetTravels  6 днів тому +7

      @@renewashington791 You are so right about Kayembe's future as a silverback. He's learning so much with the two little girls in the troop. I'm certain he will make an amazing troop leader someday. Cleveland is expanding their gorilla habitat and hopefully, he'll be able to stay at the zoo as he ages. The keepers said that by age 8, he'll have to be separated from Mikolo and will go on to have his own troop. The gorillas move around a lot throughout the AZA zoos to help with breeding, so it's hard to say where he'll end up. I'm sure going to enjoy him while we can.

    • @renewashington791
      @renewashington791 6 днів тому +4

      @ Thank you for that bit of information about King Kay 😊 and if you don’t mind my saying so, Age 8 seems horribly young, even for a Primate, to have to be Separated from one’s parents. The Silverback MOMOTARO at the Kyoto Zoo comes to mind in that he too was Separated Early from the troop in which he was born. I don’t remember at what Exact age he was, but I want to say he was 13 🤷🏽‍♀️

    • @ajmcdonald7103
      @ajmcdonald7103 6 днів тому +3

      ​@@renewashington791I think Momotaro was separated from Momoko at around 6 or 7. They moved him in with Genki at 10 and they had Gentaro when Momotaro was 11.

  • @ritalittle4838
    @ritalittle4838 День тому +1

    So enjoyable and informative. Thanks.

    • @OurSweetTravels
      @OurSweetTravels  23 години тому

      I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching.

  • @dipaliparmar7785
    @dipaliparmar7785 6 днів тому +7

    0:26 I Didn't Noticed the Noice then Suddenly I thought, what Was that.?! Then I Played Again and It Was Mother Gorilla who was Making that Noise. WOW. 😍 I Watch Tone Of Gorilla Video But Never Heard Their Awesome voice this Close And Clear. 😊 Love All Gorillas. 💜

    • @OurSweetTravels
      @OurSweetTravels  6 днів тому +5

      It was really amazing to see how Fredrika communicated with Kayembe through those grunts. We've heard the silverback Mikolo vocalize too and it is truly spectacular. Thanks for watching!

    • @renewashington791
      @renewashington791 6 днів тому +4

      @@OurSweetTravels I absolutely LOVED hearing Fredrika’s vocal Grunts 🥰 It seemed to me that she was “Calling” King Kayembe to Come to dinner 😂😂

    • @dipaliparmar7785
      @dipaliparmar7785 6 днів тому +1

      @@OurSweetTravels Absolutely. 😊 I Also LOVED How Mikolo Understand what keepers saying him to. He's So Smart. I Really LOVED IT. 💜💜 Thank You For This Beautiful Video.

    • @OurSweetTravels
      @OurSweetTravels  6 днів тому +1

      @@dipaliparmar7785 I'm so glad you loved watching the video. We do hope to find more opportunities to film similar experiences.

  • @360Fov
    @360Fov 6 днів тому +11

    It's amazing to see such hands-on treatment. Brilliant video too, thanks for filming!

    • @OurSweetTravels
      @OurSweetTravels  6 днів тому +1

      I was amazed by how easily the keepers could feed and train the gorillas. I know it took a lot of work to get to this point, but it was quite extraordinary to witness. I'm so glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @denisemorris1177
    @denisemorris1177 6 днів тому +7

    Have to watch sneaky little Kayembe. He’s trying to steal snacks. 😂😂 My baby Jameela is a big girl drinking her bottle. 🥰❤️❤️

    • @OurSweetTravels
      @OurSweetTravels  6 днів тому +4

      Kayembe is always good for a laugh and Jameela will melt your heart! She's the sweetest.

    • @denisemorris1177
      @denisemorris1177 6 днів тому +1

      @ He’s a little comedian. 😂😂

  • @valiboico919
    @valiboico919 6 днів тому +10

    Quanto mi piacerebbe fare questo lavoro … dare a loro da mangiare, curarli , coccolarli, ❤

    • @OurSweetTravels
      @OurSweetTravels  6 днів тому +4

      I would love it too! Being a zoo keeper would be an amazing job.

    • @shawna6683
      @shawna6683 6 днів тому +2

      Whaaaagh! I think cuddling is not permitted. What an awesome job.

    • @OurSweetTravels
      @OurSweetTravels  6 днів тому +2

      @@shawna6683 Some of the zoo keepers got to cuddle with Jameela when she first arrived as they were feeding her. That would have been amazing!

    • @kimgraham9671
      @kimgraham9671 6 днів тому +3

      ​. The keepers do a great job teaching them, but are they not allowed to be overly friendly or talk to them? I know I would be so happy and talking a blue streak to them and how can you not laugh at Kayembe? I laughed just looking at him waiting for them with his one leg up. People laugh at me because I talk to my dog all the time. Lol. I have always done that with my dogs,(I am 60 now). It's amazing just by doing that how much they understand and learn just by doing that.

    • @valiboico919
      @valiboico919 6 днів тому +1

      @ ok …coccolarli , nel senso curarli , dar loro da mangiare… queste coccole intendevo. Ho profondo rispetto per loro … non vanno toccati .

  • @SaraDasgraçasCarvalhoRibeiro
    @SaraDasgraçasCarvalhoRibeiro 6 днів тому +4

    E muito lindo ver o cuidado que a equipe tem com estes gorilas lindos e bem tratados parabéns

    • @OurSweetTravels
      @OurSweetTravels  6 днів тому +2

      I'm glad you enjoyed the video. It was amazing to watch the keepers interact so closely with the gorillas.

  • @hoekandat
    @hoekandat 6 днів тому +6

    Wow what a dedicated hero foster mum Fredrika is!

    • @OurSweetTravels
      @OurSweetTravels  6 днів тому +3

      She is quite extraordinary. Gorillas typically live 30-40 years in the wild, so it's amazing that at age 50 she is still raising kids.

  • @NalaRichenbach
    @NalaRichenbach 5 днів тому +2

    This is an awesome gorilla family. Fun watching the interactions with the keepers.

    • @OurSweetTravels
      @OurSweetTravels  2 дні тому

      I'm glad you enjoyed watching this gorilla video. They are amazing animals.

  • @missmacNZ
    @missmacNZ 6 днів тому +1

    Big boy is just checking over his shoulder

  • @mitchellgilbertson290
    @mitchellgilbertson290 6 днів тому +4

    2:32 saw that coming from a mile away, kayembe is hilarious

  • @МаринаТарасова-ф7к

    Смотрители большие молодцы ❤. Ребенок сытый ❤

  • @ninawest8
    @ninawest8 7 годин тому

    I wish we couod have seen all of the troops getting treats fir snacktime/training. Especially Kunda and Tusa.

    • @OurSweetTravels
      @OurSweetTravels  Годину тому

      I was bummed that Kebi and Kunda were around the corner. I tried to get over there to film them, but the keepers had just gotten up to leave as I arrived (it's at the end of the video). We filmed for three days but only got lucky enough to see the feeding one time. We kept missing it (going to lunch to feed ourselves). On the last day, we planted ourselves at the exhibit and waited until they came out to feed the gorillas. I didn't want to miss it and was so glad we finally got to see it.
      Tusa, doesn't typically partake in the snack. She was up in the corner at the other end of the habitat during the feeding. She ranks the lowest in the troop hierarchy and the keepers said she doesn't typically come over to get a snack until everyone else gets fed and only sometimes comes when everyone is done. She didn't the day we were there.

  • @ajmcdonald7103
    @ajmcdonald7103 6 днів тому +8

    @00:27 Was Freddy calling Kayembe down for his training because he came a running?

    • @OurSweetTravels
      @OurSweetTravels  6 днів тому +5

      Yes, it was pretty cool to see how she vocalized with Kayembe. She really does keep an eye on him.

  • @gar857
    @gar857 5 днів тому +1

    This would be my dream come true to be able to hand feed gorillas!

    • @OurSweetTravels
      @OurSweetTravels  5 днів тому +1

      It was fun to watch but it would have been incredible to actually have fed them myself.

  • @debraevans6795
    @debraevans6795 6 днів тому +5

    SOOO AMAZING! THANK YOU STAFF! ADMIRE YOUR LOVE AND DEDICATION TO THESE MAGNIFICENT GORILLA'S! BLESS ALL OF YOU!🫶🫶🦍🦍🌏🇺🇸🫶🫶

  • @Jukato-f5i
    @Jukato-f5i 6 днів тому +4

    This is amazing. Loved hearing Freddie's voice! Thank you. Will have to watch this again and again. Love this gorilla family!

    • @OurSweetTravels
      @OurSweetTravels  6 днів тому

      I'm so glad you enjoyed watching this video. 🦍🦍🦍

  • @Elsa-zr8qd
    @Elsa-zr8qd 5 днів тому +2

    Yes!!! We love these videos ! Please keep sharing them with us! We love these beautiful creatures !❤️❤️❤️

  • @vjc2270
    @vjc2270 6 днів тому +6

    I love watching the keepers interact with the gorillas! Kayembe certainly keeps them on their toes.😄 Mokolo is very chill - he loves his treats❣️ That would be the best job ever, in my opinion. Thanks so much for sharing. 👏🤩

    • @OurSweetTravels
      @OurSweetTravels  6 днів тому

      You are welcome. We have found such joy in watching this family of gorillas. I agree, getting to work closely with them would be the best job ever! We are just thrilled to be able to film them. It's been so fun. Thanks for watching!

  • @laurie5804
    @laurie5804 6 днів тому +1

    How awesome! It sure takes a lot of keepers to keep them separated and busy. ❤

    • @OurSweetTravels
      @OurSweetTravels  6 днів тому

      I hadn't really thought about that but you are right. There were quite a few keepers out there feeding and training the gorillas. Next time we visit I'll have to ask how many gorilla keepers they have at the zoo.

    • @laurie5804
      @laurie5804 6 днів тому +1

      Thank you. I imagine the gorillas would be competing against each other for those yummy treats & attention.

  • @misterhot9163
    @misterhot9163 5 днів тому

    Great footage of zookeepers interacting with primates, and hearing the primates’ vocalizations!!

    • @OurSweetTravels
      @OurSweetTravels  5 днів тому

      Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed watching the video.

  • @jasmijncyrine3862
    @jasmijncyrine3862 6 днів тому +3

    Thank you for an amazing video, when was this taken?

    • @OurSweetTravels
      @OurSweetTravels  6 днів тому +2

      You are welcome. This was filmed about a month ago. We've had lots of videos to edit so this one took a while. The girls have gotten a bit bigger by now. We are heading back to Cleveland in a few weeks. I can't wait to film more of the gorillas.

  • @CreakyCricket
    @CreakyCricket 5 днів тому

    Fascinating.

  • @michellemorningstar880
    @michellemorningstar880 6 днів тому +1

    Wow How amazing is that feeding daddy super special for sure first time seeing this freaking love it thanks for sharing with us

    • @OurSweetTravels
      @OurSweetTravels  6 днів тому

      I'm so glad you enjoyed watching this video. It was really amazing to see this in person. We were so close to the gorillas and keepers that we could hear them crunching their green beans.

  • @cattailer1077
    @cattailer1077 6 днів тому +3

    Why are these mother's rejecting their own babies?

    • @ajmcdonald7103
      @ajmcdonald7103 3 дні тому +2

      @@cattailer1077 there are various reasons: They don't have maternal instincts. They haven't witnessed the care of an infant before and don't know what to do or they sense that something could be wrong with the baby. These are just a few of the reasons. As in Jameela's case, her mom had a c-section and didn't recognize Jameela as her baby afterwards.

    • @OurSweetTravels
      @OurSweetTravels  2 дні тому +2

      Jameela's mom probably rejected her because she was born via c-section. This was the first time a baby gorilla was delivered via c-section. It's wonderful that the vets were able to save her but sadly her mom may not have felt the maternal feelings due to her unusual birth. For Kayembe, his mom, Nneka, doesn't seem to have maternal instincts. This happens quite often in the wild. It was amazing that Fredrika took over the duties and began to lactate, especially at her advanced age. I have seen Nneka play with Kayembe, but she doesn't seem to know how to take care of him. It will be interesting to see what happens if she gives birth again. Sometimes, the gorillas do better with their second child, especially if they see another gorilla care for their first baby. Only time will tell.

    • @cattailer1077
      @cattailer1077 2 дні тому

      @ Thank you. 🤍

  • @josaczyn
    @josaczyn 6 днів тому

    So enjoyed watching this.

  • @denise62007
    @denise62007 3 дні тому

    4:49 A cuidadora com Mokolo está alimentando rápido demais, ela não dá tempo nem dele mastigar e engolir e já está enfiando mais uma colherada, e depois a bebida. Calma, deixe ele respirar também 🤨
    Freddie chamando Kayembe, Kayembe tentando roubar a comida e indo checar a mãe biológica, a bebezinha indo para mamadeira, tantas cenas legais nesse video… 😍😍😍🦍🦍

    • @OurSweetTravels
      @OurSweetTravels  3 дні тому +1

      I'm so glad you enjoyed all the amazing moments in this video. It was really wonderful to be so close to the gorillas during this session. I loved hearing the vocalizations. I think the woman feeding Mokolo was in training. She was being guided to do things. I could be wrong but I got that impression.

  • @stevemorris6790
    @stevemorris6790 3 дні тому

    Hi, Larry I lost the link to buy Kenda T-shirt. So can you send it again? Thanks

    • @OurSweetTravels
      @OurSweetTravels  2 дні тому

      Hi Steve, you'll need to leave a message for Larry on his Larry's Animal Safari UA-cam channel. We are Beth and Jim from Our Sweet Travels, not Larry. I hope you are able to get your Kunda T-shirt! She is such a cute gorilla. I hope you enjoyed watching our video. Be sure to subscribe to see more videos from zoos around the world (we'll be traveling the globe starting this spring).

  • @Starlight03690
    @Starlight03690 6 днів тому +2

    I want to see more videos of Gorillas in their natural environments with their families, babies, living happy & FREE.
    YES on Sanctuaries to help. No on zoos.
    Sending Love to all. Bless. 🙏🏼💜🌟🌈🌟🐒💜🌟🦍☘️

    • @OurSweetTravels
      @OurSweetTravels  5 днів тому

      I wish we could film wild gorillas. We haven't had that opportunity yet. Perhaps someday we will be blessed with that opportunity.
      Zoos have made remarkable strides in animal care and conservation. AZA-accredited zoos, in particular, have set a high standard for gorilla care. By providing top-notch medical attention and nutritious diets, they've extended the lives of these magnificent creatures by 15-20 years compared to their wild counterparts.
      Beyond providing excellent care, zoos play a crucial role in wildlife conservation. Dedicated zookeepers have shared invaluable insights into ongoing conservation efforts. Many zoos collaborate directly with organizations working to protect wild gorilla habitats, which are increasingly threatened by human encroachment.
      Moreover, zoos are at the forefront of breeding programs for endangered species. By carefully breeding animals behind the scenes, they can reintroduce them to the wild, helping to bolster dwindling populations.
      The modern zoo experience is vastly different from the zoos of the past. Today's zoos prioritize enriching environments and stimulating activities to enhance the well-being of their animals. It's clear that zoos have evolved into vital institutions, committed to both the preservation of wildlife and public education.

  • @Zed.Leppelin
    @Zed.Leppelin 3 дні тому

    circus animals