This video was filmed in the morning of October 2023 at the Higashiyama Zoo & Botanical Gardens, Nagoya, Japan. Please note that it contains some shaky clips. In the video, the troop is waiting for the door to their indoor room to open. Kiyomasa and Annie are playing in the tower. Nene walks past Shabani. She looks so fine. Kiyomasa beats his chest several times. The gorillas were a little bit restless. Nene was hit by Shabani and Kiyomasa, but I was impressed to see how briskly Nene could move as a 52-year-old gorilla. The family moves to the west-side entrance. Kiyomasa stares at Shabani, and Shabani tells him to stop. They are watching the movements of their keeper carefully. Everyone comes out of the indoor room in the west, and the gate closes. Shabani gets some treats from his keeper. They move to the main gate. Kiyomasa plays with a vegetable. He juggles a turnip. Ai is standing by at the threshold. Then Kiyomasa rushes toward Ai. When the door opens, Kiyo enters first, followed by Ai, Shabani, and Annie. Annie removes someone's poop before entering. Nene enters last. The management techniques of the keepers at Higashiyama Zoo are amazing, compared to other zoos in Japan. It’s pretty obvious that the keepers are working hard to ensure the gorillas don't get bored, by carefully planning their daily schedule. Furthermore, Nene, who is the oldest gorilla in Japan, still possesses beautiful, shiny, thick fur, and her motor skills seem to be in good shape. It proves her well-being is well cared for.
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SHABANI
Male, silverback
DOB: 1996/10/20 (YYYY/DD/MM)
POB: Apenheul Primate Park, he Netherlands
Sire: Kibabu
Dam: Mouila
Parent-reared
• In Dec1996, Shabani was transferred to Taronga Zoo in Australia together with her family.
• In June 2007, Haoko and Shabani moved to Japan.
NENE
Female, alpha
DOB: est. 1972
POB: wild-born in Africa
Transfer: 1973/10/27
Offspring: Ai, Kiyomasa
AI
Female
DOB: 2003/02/27
POB: Higashiyama Zoo & Botanical Gardens
Sire: Rikki
Dam: Nene
Parent-reared
KIYOMASA
Male, blackback
DOB: 2012/11/01
POB: Higashiyama Zoo & Botanical Gardens
Sire: Shabani
Dam: Nene
Parent-reared
ANNIE
Female
DOB: 2013/06/02
POB: Higashiyama Zoo & Botanical Gardens
Sire: Shabani
Dam: Ai
Hand-reared
She has a hair-plucking issue.
Links
📍Higashiyama Zoo official website
www.higashiyama.city.nagoya.jp/
📍GAIN Great Ape Information Network
shigen.nig.ac.jp/gain/top.jsp
Music
Epidemic Sound: 1️⃣ Speaking of Africa - Sahara Skylight 2️⃣ Winter Forest - SFX Producer 3️⃣ Snoozy Sue - Mid Knight 4️⃣ Waghete - Rune Dale 5️⃣ Plums and Carrots - Ludvig Moulin 6️⃣ Sunday Strolling - Ofelia Moore
#Karinとゴリラ #karintogorillas #westernlowlandgorilla
NB: Due to Shabani being registered as a trademark by Nagoya City, I got permission from the zoo beforehand to film and share the troop on my KZfaq channel.