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
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