Gorilla Lope Is Wrestling His Mother

Another longer video. :-) Lope is strolling up to his mum Ozala and starts staring at her. After having trouble with his baby teeth earlier and being quite occupied in pulling it out, he’s now back to his old tricks again annoying his mum. Ozala looks at Lope and then grabs his head. You can just imagine her saying: “stop that staring boy”. This starts a wrestling fight between the two that doesn’t seem to end. Lope keeps the play fight going, maybe trying to measure his strength? When he’s getting a bit too full on, his mum pushes him into the climbing frame with quite some power, which makes Lope stop for a second, but we all know he doesn’t give up easily and he starts again. When they sit opposite and Lope grabs mums arm gently, but Ozala just pulls away and then they start again. When again they sit opposite each other Ozala made me laugh when she pinched Lope’s belly/Pulled his hair. They continue their wrestling fight. When Ozala things she’s got a minute peace, Lope is coming in from the back, moving slowly and sly, sitting himself next to her. He uses the hose to hit it against the wall, just missing Ozala and then the fight continues ……

Male Elephant Baby Pushes Sister Of Slope, But She Gets Her Revenge

Male Elephant Baby Pushes Sister Of Slope, But She Gets Her Revenge

The elephant calves from the Chester Zoo are having some fun playing. Aayu Hi Way the older male baby in the herd decided to show off his strength by pushing his sister Indali of the slope. Later she gets her revenge, when big sister Nandita lends a helping trunk. Indali is giving her some extra strength by pushing the big sister, so she can push Aayu. Nandita decides than she had enough, but Indali gives her big sister a comon lets finish this nudge. While Nandita and Aayu pushing each other, Indali comes from the back and just decides to push both of them instead. It's great to have such a big family of Elephants at the Chester zoo. There is always someone to play with.

https://youtu.be/jMFIJnV4Cys

Close Up Of Gorilla Youngster Trying To Pull Out His Loose Baby Tooth fairy

A bit of caution as this video includes many close up shots of the loose tooth and it might not be for everybody, but nothing we haven’t all been through! :-)

This is the long detailed version of the day when Lope has a loose baby tooth.

As soon as I got to Twycross Zoo, Lope was playing with his loose tooth, obviously trying to get it out. He gives it a good wiggle, but it’s staying put. If anybody wonders why he has a black tongue, apparently it’s because of the food he eats. It is because of something called tannins which is present in many plant foods.

He keeps biting the fire hose and beating his chest at mum Ozala, with little Shufai sitting by her site suckling (haven’t seen him do that for a while). Even though with his tooth ache, he still takes a grab for his little brother, but mum is quick to intervene. Don’t jump when you see Lope licking the wooden pole, as Asante came running and jumping over the pole given Lope and mum a bit of a wtf did just happen. :-) Lope seems to love licking things, like he wants to get rid of the taste of the blood from his tooth. Just like humans, you just can’t stop playing with the tooth.

Ozala brings some comfort when Lope is lying there starting to lick his face. He first enjoys the attention he’s getting, but then when it gets too much he has a wrestle with mum instead. At this point he still seem to have his tooth.

In the earlier video, you can see Lope losing his tooth after biting the hose and wrestling with mum, so I’m not quite sure what made him lose it in the end, the biting or the wrestling.



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Silverback Gorilla Realizes Looking After His Kids Is Not So Easy

Silverback Gorilla Realizes Looking After His Kids Is Not So Easy



While the girls are out :-), Oumbi the silverback gorilla seems to be stuck with looking after the kids again. Not an easy job when Lope is after some attention. You can just image Lopes brain going hundred miles an hour trying to think of a way to annoy his dad. When he wiggles with his bum and swings his leg out a bit too close to dads head, Oumbi lets him get away with it and tries to ignore him, but as Lope doesn't give up that easily he does it again. This time the Silverback reacts by pushing him away and showing his teeth. Lope sits there for a second chewing his stick like nothing has happened and then he starts again. Lope obviously knows that he can push him little bit further. Oumbi moves into a different position and Lope has his backside to him again, that doesn’t quite work this time, so instead turns around at his resting dad and touches his face. Nope first time didn’t  work, so he has to try again. That did the job; Oumbi shows the teeth at Lope again and lifts up his arm. That’s enough for Lope to back off. Lope sits down, looking to the floor like he is sulking that nobody wants to play with him. Common Dad, have a little fun and play with your son. :-)

https://youtu.be/26WcagSD82c

Silverback Gorilla Realizes Looking After His Kids Is Not So Easy

Silverback Gorilla Realizes Looking After His Kids Is Not So Easy



While the girls are out :-), Oumbi the silverback gorilla seems to be stuck with looking after the kids again. Not an easy job when Lope is after some attention. You can just image Lopes brain going hundred miles an hour trying to think of a way to annoy his dad. When he wiggles with his bum and swings his leg out a bit too close to dads head, Oumbi lets him get away with it and tries to ignore him, but as Lope doesn't give up that easily he does it again. This time the Silverback reacts by pushing him away and showing his teeth. Lope sits there for a second chewing his stick like nothing has happened and then he starts again. Lope obviously knows that he can push him little bit further. Oumbi moves into a different position and Lope has his backside to him again, that doesn’t quite work this time, so instead turns around at his resting dad and touches his face. Nope first time didn’t  work, so he has to try again. That did the job; Oumbi shows the teeth at Lope again and lifts up his arm. That’s enough for Lope to back off. Lope sits down, looking to the floor like he is sulking that nobody wants to play with him. Common Dad, have a little fun and play with your son. :-)

https://youtu.be/26WcagSD82c

Gorilla Lope And Shufai Playing Outside

Gorilla Lope And Shufai Playing Outside

The Gorillas family is outside eating and Lope is starting to chase Shufai. Not too much running in this hot weather, they prefer to wrestle instead. Watch Oumbi later when little Shufai runs past him. It looks like Dad is trying to trip him up, slow him down or he just wants to be part of his sons fun and games. OR, he just wants to look good in front of Ozala, show her that he does keep an eye on these two.

https://youtu.be/qGYwHZVMnGI

Gorilla Brothers Play Close To Sleepy Giant

It's still hot in England and the gorillas prefer the inside to the outside heat. For the two brothers Lope and Shufai is playtime again. Oumbi looks sleepy and is relaxing in the back - like a sleepy giant compared to his sons. While Lope is sitting there holding the rope, Shufai is making a grand entrance from above sliding down the rope to play with his brother. They play so close to oumbi again, that i was just surprised Oumbi kept his calm.

https://youtu.be/4414YP-f-5s

Fighting hairless chimpanzees cause tense scene at zoo

These are the muscular hairless chimpanzees from the Twycross Zoo in Atherstone, England. Jambo and Mongo are a father and son duo that are both suffering from hereditary alopecia, which is the general medical term for hair loss. When chimps look like they are fighting, it's actually called displaying. It's about intimidating the opponent with lots of uproar and bluster. Intense!

https://rumble.com/v5z459-fighting-hairless-chimpanzees.html

Newborn Gibbon Baby Happy When Mum Comes Back

The Lar gibbon mum Meo leaves her newborn baby son Gary ( yes Gary, sorry, still can't get over the name, who ever choose that one? lol) on the grass while she looks for food. Little Gary enjoys a flower to eat while mum was gone. When Meo comes back the baby's eyes light up and he grabs his mum. It takes a bit of a struggle to find mums teat, but he gets there in the end.

Bonobo Ape Uses Bottle Cap As Drinking Tool

This clever Bonobo has found a bottle lid and uses it as a cup to drink from the water in the little pond.

Bonobos are humans closest living relative sharing an incredible 99.6% of our DNA! Twycross Zoo is the only Zoo in the UK who's got these great apes.

Lope The Gorilla Has Got A Spring In His Step

Lope The Gorilla Has Got A Spring In His Step https://buff.ly/2KQzE2U
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You can't help but smile when you see Lope the gorilla youngster. Here with a spring in his step, starting off with his famous commando roll, then swinging his arms in a big way walking like a human and beating his chest. Then he's got you in stitches when he is not only walking on two feet, but he starts running like it as well. Another roll and another little jump. That's our Lope.

Mum Defends Newborn Diana Monkey Against Energetic Big Brother

Mum defends newborn diana monkey against over energetic brother - sound familiar? :-) I know gorilla Lope was a handful when his little brother was born, but this one must of drunk a whole shop full of energy drinks.

I featured this family before when first-time parents mum, De’Arly and dad Manu had Khari in April 2016. Khari was the first Diana monkey to be born at Twycross since 1987! Two years later and Khari has now  got a sibling! (not named yet), another great achievement from Twycross zoo and their breeding program for this rare type of monkey. I can only feel sorry for the parents. They already had a lot to deal with having such energetic son, but with the newborn and a brother that wants constant attention from its parents it will be quite a challenge for De’Arly and Manu. Well more for Mum De’Arly, as Dad seemed to hide behind the trees most of the time. Actually the hiding bit sounds familiar as well :-)

https://youtu.be/54sFEyZAZWU

Oumbi The Silverback Gorilla Is In A Doghouse

Oumbi The Silverback Gorilla Is In A Doghouse
Ozala the female Gorilla from Twycross zoo seemed to have a problem with Oumbi, the father of their kids. Both the adults are sitting outside, but finding it hard to look at each other.
Shufai their son is behind mums back. When Ozala finally does look at Oumbi with an irritable face, he starts looking back at her. They hold their gaze for a second, but then Ozala makes a move towards the Silverback – like she is telling him to stop looking at her. Then Oumbi runs off in a huff, arms waving and he looks like he just wants some peace and quiet. I can hear him in my mind saying, women just leave it, stop nagging me. lol He moves to another corner, but gets followed by Ozala with Shufai on her back. He then gives Ozala a little push and runs off again. Everybody follows Oumbi again, but walk past him as he just sits down. Finally he gets some peace. For now anyway :-)

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The Chase Is On For Gorilla Siblings Lope And Shufai

The chase is on for the Gorilla siblings Lope and Shufai. Shufai is chasing Lope around the enclosure which seems to be quite a common site now. Little Shufai really enjoys chasing after his brother and Lope loves the attention. They chasing each other that much, that both of them just have a well deserved rest afterwards.

Silverback Gorilla Can Take Only So Much From His Sons

Lope and Shufai having a play fight in front of their big silverback dad who is sitting quietly in the corner. Shufai, the youngest of the western lowland gorillas at the Twycross Zoo is coming up to the window as to say look at everybody and then runs back to his brother Lope. When those two are tumbling a bit too close to Oumbi, the Silverback grabs Lope gently and turns him around without any effort. The brothers continue to play, but Lope gives Oumbi just that little glance of disapproval as to say we’re only playing dad and anyway Shufai is starting it – it’s not me! :-) Shufai continues to play with Lope while Lope is fighting dad’s arm, which is nearly the same size. Dad just can’t stop himself getting involved and keeps grabbing Lope, but Oumbi seems pretty relaxed with it all. The brothers continue their play. Even when Shufai hits his head, they continue. When you see Shufai’s approach to Lope, you can almost see what the future holds. He is not one to give up easily! Oumbi makes himself comfortable on the floor while continuing to watch.
Lope decides it’s time to annoy dad some more, by trying to grab his face. Little Shufai is quickly running to the other end, he probably knows what is coming. Lope continues by beating his chest in front of Oumbi and just being silly in general. That was the last straw for the silverback as he first pouts his lips and it takes only another chest beat from Lope to make those massive muscles move like a lighting strike launching towards Lope. His son managed to get away, but his dad certainly made his feelings very clear.