Gorilla Mum Ozala And Son Lope In A Scuffle

Oh boy, Lope is getting quite challenging. It all started in the back room of their enclosure. Mum Ozala and Lope having a go at each other and poor little Shufai was watching.  Mostly the scuffle didn’t seem too aggressive. They were wrestling, slapping, grabbing and pulling each other.  When Lope climbs up the enclosure, mum tries to pull him down again. Asante doesn’t seem to be bothered by the scuffle as she is sitting in the main area quite relaxed. At one point when Lope charged at his mother, it seemed quite forceful and then he pinched/grabbed her arm like he wanted her reaction. Reaction he got, mum charged back at Lope with Shufai on her back (not sure when Shufai got onto mums back as it was off camera view). A little later the table turned again when Lope chased his mother through the climbing area of the enclosure. Then both stopping for a couple of second to catch their breath and then continuing on the floor with mum pinning Lope down.  In the middle of all this you can suddenly see Shufai running up to mum and climbing on her back. She then decides to walk off with Shufai and Oumbi is making an appearance.  Ozala stared at Lope and you can just read her mind “you little …. , you need to learn some manners towards your mum” There is definitely a lot of tension between the group.I’m looking forward to hearing your thoughts about Lopes action.