Toronto Zoo- Gorilla Personalities

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It’s #WorldGorillaDay! What better way to celebrate than to hear from our Gorilla Keepers as they discuss the members of our troop 🦍
Western lowland gorillas are listed as Critically Endangered, losing approximately 3% of their population per year. Because of poaching and disease, gorilla numbers have declined by more than 60% over the last 20 to 25 years. Sadly, even if all of the threats to western lowland gorillas were removed, scientists calculate that the population would require 75 years to recover. #EndExtinction

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@chowmikki 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for introducing the gorilla team. I live near the Toronto Zoo and until the new virus, I visit the zoo for exercise, walking. After my walk, I always make the gorillas my last stop. Such gentle creatures and humans could learn a lot from their behaviour. Thanks, Toronto Zoo staff for taking such great care of the animals.

@maryeddy4871 4 жыл бұрын

This is wonderful. I wish all Zoo Staff would give us a "Behind the Scenes" look and information about these magnificent souls as i love to learn about my Gorilla families I watch daily on youtube. Thank you all so much for sharing. Such an amazing and kind staff. Great to know such nice people care for these Beautiful Gorillas and love them like family. Just beautiful. ;-) Great job!

@AmazighAmazon 4 жыл бұрын

I want to hear Charles 's goodnight noises Pleaaaaase

@ashleycarriere3155 3 жыл бұрын

i am going to the zoo next week

@Lisawilli 3 жыл бұрын

Me to

@C-mac_in_the_6ix 3 жыл бұрын

I agree, I think it would be great if they didn't just tell us this, but let us see and hear this so we really see and hear the beauty of these magnificent animals.

@m.e.345 3 жыл бұрын

I used to want to be a rock star, but I would settle for zookeeper.

@lizzyh458 3 жыл бұрын

The one taking a shower around 8:20, so cute and funny. Lovely video that shows the love you keepers have for these wonderful gorillas

@aqhasassy 4 жыл бұрын

This was great. Nice to hear about their characters & they are truly loved & cared for. ❤️ Thank you.

@Kikatebnpagan 11 ай бұрын

Watching these beautiful creatures is amazing, they are a favourite of mine, albeit in the wild or in a zoo,it’s great to know they are being cared for.❤

@MySkinnydip 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful troop! I can’t wait to visit!

@MsCatCart 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this. I enjoyed every bit of it. Let's have more please!

@briguy677 3 жыл бұрын

Back in the late 80s/early 90s my friends and I were at the Gorilla Enclosure of the Toronto Zoo. The crowd on the side where I was was three rows deep because sitting right in front, quietly watching us, was a silverback. We were having a great time watching him when, without warning, he jumped up, fangs bared, slamming his hands against the thick, plexiglass window which stood between him and us. As you might guess, this caused a terrifying noise and shook the entire pane violently. Everyone in the front row jumped back. Everyone in the second row stepped back. All of us in the third row leaned back. We stood frozen, expecting the huge enclosure window to fall on top of us. However, when nothing happened, we began to laugh nervously and just he sat back down with a very smug look on his face.

@carriemitch1 4 жыл бұрын

This was so fabulous! Thank you SO much for doing this. I truly enjoyed learning about the different personalities, their likes and dislikes and positions in the group. It really helps to individualize them and stress they are unique beings. I've watched it three times now, thanks again!!!!!

@spyder1110 4 жыл бұрын

My heart just melts. My mother had a saying when she looked into the eyes of a child and they looked back with such a calm stare. " They have an Old Soul." It would take you back a bit, it is almost like they seem to know you from some where before.

@Just_4_Fun_007 7 ай бұрын

The Best Video I've ever seen in my life. Thank you. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Big Daddy "Charles" & his gorgeous family. Cutie ""Charlie"' grown up now. What a personality. Caring sister "Nneka". Wonderful mom "Ngozi". Everybody's part of character so unique. My sweetheart "Johari", my fashion girl. I always love you.......

@outstanding-xj5ve 4 ай бұрын

You are the best zoo keepers giving gifts to the gorillas ❤ 😍 Love you for that ❤

@HSR-bk5qb 2 ай бұрын

Charlie is absolutely adorable and very much looks then like her nephew in Zoo ATL, Willie B. III, looks now.

@-MaXuS- 3 жыл бұрын

This was so awesome! I watch a lot of gorilla videos on youtube but unfortunately they almost never contain anything but the actual visual content without any background on the families. Mostly with a annoying soundtrack just put on it. I would much prefer to here the sounds they make, particularly the babies but alas as it's unfortunately very rare for the Zoos them selfs to post videos with gorillas and it's usually the zoo visitors with an interest and love for gorillas that do this. Which is very unfortunate as I guess there's a lot of us that don't have any zoo with gorillas to go to even when there's no pandemic going on. Also the zoos sure are in a better position to make videos with the gorillas they house. To just film them and then just post the videos without any time consuming editing. Just getting the privilege of enjoying what the keepers days are like would certainly be something I would really really love to see! Again awesome and thanks!

@gtigrl7522 3 жыл бұрын

Omg!!!! CHARLIE!!!! I LOVE YOU... I thought he had died... I cried tears of joy to see this vid of him.. Thank you for posting.. I will surely be visiting the zoo again to see you Charlie...

@montaraful 3 жыл бұрын

So endearing when the drink out of vessels. And it’s nice to hear the keepers telling about their charges.

@ephicgayhmer9222 4 жыл бұрын

lolololololololololololololololol uh oh stinky pooo

@StiffToshi 4 жыл бұрын

They are all so sweet.

@emmas1082 3 жыл бұрын

For them to happily live that long means that you are treating them as well. Great job⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

@kanokratuthairangsee1934 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing the story about gorillas

@Skipbo000 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder where they think they are and how they have justified in their minds as to why they are not able to go beyond the gate and walls.

@ellenknell9645 2 жыл бұрын

Charles looks like Winston in the San Diego Zoo in California

@yvonnejones9940 2 жыл бұрын

Thought the same thing. I had to do a double take!

@C-mac_in_the_6ix 3 жыл бұрын

Funny, I was just wondering how old Charles is because he's been there ever since I can remember, and turns out he's the same age as me..lol.

@toddwilliams1380 3 жыл бұрын

This is AWESOME!!!! I jes LOVE these baby gorillas !! Please keeps nom

@Stereostupid 4 жыл бұрын

I love watching these smart apes

@ellenknell9645 2 жыл бұрын

Johari is beautiful. Wow!

@red8643 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful family💖💖💖

@ellenknell9645 2 жыл бұрын

Gorilla's.......God's best creation of animals

@justbreathe_ 4 ай бұрын

Gorgeous Charles

@Chartwell30 4 жыл бұрын

All gorgeous!! And clever 🦍

@Hi_im_Ethan_bcp 3 жыл бұрын

happy world wildlife day!!

@marlenemacdonald 11 ай бұрын

OH Charles you look so handsome

@natashabhalla2508 4 жыл бұрын

Dnsndn is the morning gongyo was a good day celebrating my birthday today

@kanokratuthairangsee1934 2 жыл бұрын

They are so cute

@natashabhalla2508 4 жыл бұрын

Can y’all come to

@combat_sportsbuff2637 2 жыл бұрын

are gorillas that enter the zoo and born in the zoo do they stay there forever ? or are they ever re entered into the wild?

@LSI93 2 жыл бұрын

God forbid zoo’s rehabilitate these magnificent creatures. It doesn’t fit with their agenda. Keeping them dumb and living unnatural for profit is more important for the zoo than to rehabilitate them and have them living in their native land in a protected nature reserve . People will try and brainwash others by saying that “zoo’s are protecting them etc”. Zoos are very outdated and people should stop supporting them.

@natashabhalla2508 4 жыл бұрын

Can you kindly work is the day you get

@natashabhalla2508 4 жыл бұрын

Hey babe I will be there when I wanna go to check out my

@Gloriouandfree 4 жыл бұрын

What a sad life these animals live

@m.e.345 3 жыл бұрын

hard to gauge, I think.. but animals seldom die of old age in the wild

@Gloriouandfree 3 жыл бұрын

M. K. The god damn thing lives in a cage, not a jungle. Whats to gauge?

@LSI93 2 жыл бұрын

@@m.e.345 so they should be kept prisoner because they live longer?

@m.e.345 2 жыл бұрын

@@LSI93 we know they live healthier, so perhaps they live happier.. hard to say, perhaps.

@LSI93 2 жыл бұрын

@@m.e.345 so you’re judging their “happiness” off a 10 minute video? Zoo’s are a facade, all results are manipulated. Gorillas have 16 square miles of territory in the wild and they travel about 1.5 miles a day. They never sleep in the same place at once Zoos give gorillas Xanax or something similar for anxiety, they(the zoo) choose when they(gorillas) can eat, where they can eat, who they can live with, who they can breed with. They’re not even allowed to climb on trees in zoos because all the trees are hotwired. They sleep on concrete/steel and have constant human contact. These creatures are highly intelligent and they might not know about the African jungle but I guarantee they know they’re prisoners. Sorry for the long comment. Respect and happy new year.