via IFTTT *Lope comes charging down the slope and beats his chest at Asante.* He quickly turns around though and leaves his aunt in peace to get some breakfast. Asante gets some as well and even has a peaceful snack next to the rascal Lope. He looks so big there next to her. His chest is really developing. Look at Lope's eyes as he throws a quick glance at her. When Lope makes a move, Asante thinks he's about to have a go at her, but nope Lope just moved and Asante got back to eating, while Lope is looking through the gap of the hut. The gaps in made some interesting interactions between the gorillas. Who could forget the time when he was annoying his dad, still one of the most watched videos ( https://youtu.be/ISKysW2XYac). A bit later Asante is on top of the climbing frame pouting her lips. She does love to be higher up, it seems to make her feel safe and she can watch what's going on down beneath her, but all is quiet there. Biddy eating in front of her, and Ozala is at the far end. At lunch, they get some enrichment. Wooden disks with what I believe are oats in between them. Gorilla Lope is approaching and gets to it straight away, but he can't quite figure out how to get to the oat easily. He's hitting the disk and then biting hard on it. He can obviously smell it. They did have these before a few times, so you'll think he knows by now what to do, but he hasn't got much patience. His younger brother Shufai is on the platform with another wooden disk enrichment, swinging it around. He also got himself an aubergine (eggplant), which they love a hell of a lot more than red cabbage lol. Down below Lope got himself an aubergine as well and while he's eating it he hits the disks against the pole. Silverback Oumbi is eating his aubergine and then has a go at the discs himself, using his finger to get some spilt-over oats sticking on the outside. Shufai came down from the platform when Ozala, his mum climbs up to take his place. Oumbi turns the disc around some more. Ozala had gone from the platform when Shufai and Asante took her place, sitting together and both having a look at the discs to see if there is anything left. Don't forget to subscribe and hit that notification bell for more! #Gorillas #gorillalope The current gorilla family at Twycross consists of 6 members, which are Oumbi, Ozala, Biddy, Asante, Lope and Shufai Oumbi ( 30 June 1992) Sons : Okanda 17 Apr 2011 born at Twycross Zoo, Hand raised and now at München Hellabrunn Germany. ( Videos of the family in Munich: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXC1aShJSBiViApL3h3GqE3i1nmX62v5t) Lope ( 3rd Jan 2013) and Shufai (24th Sep 2016) were both born at Twycross Zoo in England and they are still at the Zoo. Ozala (19 Mar 1994), had four sons and one daughter. Ozala's first mate was Ti. Ozala and Ti had Matadi on the 25th of May 2003 at Twycross Zoo. Then they had their daughter Ndoki on the 3rd of May 2007, but she sadly died on the 29th Aug 2007, unknown cause. Matadi is at the Antwerp Zoo in Belgium with his mate Mayani and they had a baby girl called Thandie. ( Don't miss the footage from Antwerp on this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXC1aShJSBiWoP6Dq9WJ9iSyKrLU2C89_) Matadi had another baby girl in June 2020 this time with Mambele and she's called Vizazi. Ti died in 26 Feb 2007, the cause of it was a stroke. Oumbi got moved to Twycross Zoo in 2009 to mate with the females. Ozala was Oumbi chosen mate. Asante (6th Jun 1985) is Ozalas half-sister. She hasn’t got any offspring. Biddy is Ozala's Mum as she was born in the wild in 1973, there is no record of siblings or parents. Her offspring are Mambie and Ozala.
