A Young Gorilla’s Reactions to his Reflections in Mirrors In Gabonese Jungle : a Dancer? a Drummer?

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Self recognition in a mirror is not an innate ability. It is necessary to undergo a training period in order to understand a mirror’s properties. In humans babies discover their own image accompanied by their mother or father in a familiar and comfortable environment. Little by little, alongside their parents who understand the properties of a mirror, a child will begin, around the age of two, to understand that the person in front of them, mimicking their every movement, is not a friend playing a game of copy cat, but rather their own image.
In the Nyonié jungle of Gabon a family of gorillas have discovered the very large mirrors that were installed years ago by Anne-Marie, Xavier HUBERT-BRIERRE and Michel GUISS DJOUMOU and have started their mirror training which has now gone on for numerous months. The members of the gorilla family all discovered their reflection at the same time. For this reason, unlike in the case of human parents, the elder gorillas did not have the skills to guide, train and reassure their offspring in front of the mirrors. In the mirror’s reflection, they saw of course the other members of their family, but in addition to those familiar faces they met with a stranger (their own image) they had never before seen. In this hostile environment which is their jungle their mirror training will be longer than that of humans.
This young adolescent in front of the mirrors no longer sees a stranger in his reflection. He is totally at ease and seems to truly understand that he is looking at a reflection of himself. His father, the silverback, prefers to turn his back to the mirrors in order not to look at this stranger (his image) who has intruded on his domain. In silverbacks eye contact is a sign of defiance. Gorillas are peaceful primates and the silverback tries to scare this invader by slapping loudly on the ground. Without actually looking at the mirror, it will be difficult for him to succeed in his mirror training. Perhaps his family will help him? Translation Robin Alcorn
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La reconnaissance de soi dans un miroir n’est pas innée. Elle passe par une période d’apprentissage pour arriver à comprendre les propriétés du miroir.
Chez les humains le jeune bébé découvre son image en compagnie de sa mère dans l’environnement douillet de son domicile. Peu à peu entouré de ses parents qui connaissent les propriétés d’un miroir, vers l’âge de 2 ans, il va comprendre qu’il a en face de lui, non plus un camarade de jeu qui reproduit ses mouvements, mais sa propre image.
Dans la forêt de Nyonié au Gabon où Anne-Marie et Xavier HUBERT-BRIERRE et Michel GUISS DJOUMOU ont placés de très grands miroirs depuis plusieurs années, une famille de gorilles a découvert leur présence et entamé son apprentissage depuis de nombreux mois. Tous les membres de la famille ont vu ensemble pour la première fois un de ces miroirs et donc les parents face à leur propre image qu’ils n’ont jamais vue, n’ont pas été au contraire des parents du bébé humain en mesure de rassurer leur descendance. Ils y voient bien des membres de leur famille mais aussi un étranger qu’ils n’ont respectivement jamais vu.
Dans cet environnement hostile qu’est leur jungle, leur apprentissage sera donc plus long.
Ce jeune adolescent face aux miroirs ne voit plus un étranger dans son reflet. Il est tout à fait à l’aise et semble vraiment avoir compris qu’il s’agit de son reflet.
Son père, le dos argenté, préfère tourner le dos aux miroirs pour ne pas regarder cet étranger (son image) qui s’est introduit dans son domaine. Chez les dos argentés un regard dans les yeux est un signe de défiance. Ces primates étant pacifiques, il tente de faire peur à cet envahisseur en frappant lourdement le sol. Son apprentissage au miroir, sans le regarder, semble compromis. Mais peut-être sa famille l’y aidera ?

[@brendominus]

Interesting that the younger ones are observant, curious, and eventually recognize that its their reflection, while the older ones are only focused on trying to fight, dominate, and scare away the "threat"

[@SMN9a]

Our ancestors in a nutshell

[@qaimaqyakh2708]

@@SMN9a And that's how you preserve your tribe, your people, when you are living in the stone age, basically they are us before we discovered fire, I love them they are fascinating, they are basically our ancestors cousins

[@GrumpyGrebo]

Same thing happens in humans still. Babies are born intelligent and unwise. Growing up your intelligence reduces but your wisdom increases. Intelligence begs curiosity, wisdom encourages you to do as you have learned and be less inclined to learn new things. Basically, old gorillas ain't got time for that shit.

[@jaggidfire]

The Silverback the whole family to protect. He's not gonna take chances.

[@vinyvinycocopuffpassittome5051]

I noticed the older ones won’t even looks themselves in the eyes

[@Japanology]

2:32 Child gorilla is like: "Calm down, bro."

[@jademaverick8291]

*slaps the back of his head* 😂

[@tt11ww]

i like how he keeps looking around to check if anyones watching him xD

[@IanSumallo]

How would you feel if you found out somebody can actually see what you've been doing in front of your bathroom mirror?

[@redlightgaming6444]

1:20 man literally frenched himself. This guy think he's hot shit huh

[@SeanK1684]

😂 😂 😂 😂

[@Someone-iu1nc]

😂😂😂

[@meslahhh9896]

😂😂

[@MC-ue5wy]

Replace the mirror with a math test and this is actually me in school

[@kevindunbar3685]

Lol

[@SunflowerSunflower101]

This is one of my favorite mirror vids of the gorillas. The gorillas seem to catch on the fastest, compared to other animals (some never catch on) or even the chimps. This young man has lots of fun watching himself in the mirror after I've seen him figure out it's his own reflection in another video. But you can only play with your own reflection for so long. He is always looking in the mirror hoping to see someone's reflection in the mirror first, as they approach. I don't know how much funnier & happy-spinning he can get, but I think the ultimate for him would be to watch others approach in the mirror instead of looking at them directly - the boring way. Thank you so much for all your hard work with this mirror. The regal gorilla is truly nature's gentle giant!

[@XHB06400CANNES]

I appreciate that this video is one of your mirror videos of the gorillas. When comparing the speed with which gorillas to catch on the properties of a mirror, it is always necessary to specify blackback gorillas as opposed to silverback gorillas which, because of their refusal to look their reflection straight in the eyes, therefore to look at a mirror, will never be able to progress in learning a mirror. Concerning this young blackback gorilla who in this video seems to have been repeatedly but temporarily identified with himself, what will be his behavior in front of his reflection when he will have founded a family and will have become a silverback? I'm looking forward to it. Keep following my channel kzbin.infovideos and don't forget after each watching to read the description that is attached.

[@MaloneMantooth]

He's like.....who's that handsome devil

[@josukebutmature2399]

*proceeds to try to kiss himself*

[@velizarzhelev6552]

2:36 I like ya cut G

[@papadopp3870]

The first gorilla seems so close to getting it. I could almost hear his thoughts … “Oh, I see. It’s a mir… wait, me butt itches!”

[@EnforcerX71]

1:18: "Man, I look so good I could kiss myself..."

[@FPL_Sassy]

1:17 my guy thought, ooh beautiful.. Here is a kiss. 🤣🤣

[@stephaniejacobs3809]

He look around like hope nobody sees me

[@oxy6689]

bro started kissing himself.

[@XHB06400CANNES]

Just like the human baby who, when learning the mirror at around 9 to 15 months of age, at this stage of development, finds this new friend fun. He tests different movements, kiss and cuddle with his reflection. Click on the "show more" option, I attach a description to each of my 180 videos published on my KZbin channel, first in English and then in French, and you will learn some very interesting information about the reactions of animals to my mirrors in the jungle* kzbin.infovideos

[@Smitty7242]

I swear he gets it, or at least has a suspicion as to what’s going on, and is toying with the possibilities. But also making sure no one sees him doing something this ridiculous.

[@XHB06400CANNES]

Please read my description under its thumbnail image on "SHOW MORE". I explain this very particular behaviour in silverback gorillas. Check out more of my 160 homemade videos that I put online on my channel and read the description attached to each one of them. You will know very interesting informations about animals reactions front of my huge mirrors in the gabonese jungle : kzbin.infovideos

[@Yippiia]

My mans like, this guy is on point!

[@kaptainkibiroproductions45]

I love how the one at first seems to show best how it works with their minds he was slapping his chest ready to fight and then he actually felt the mirror and noticed it was pure monke magic and began to study these dark arts for himself all while modeling at the same time. A true visionary this one.

[@XHB06400CANNES]

*This young adolescent in front of the mirrors no longer sees a stranger in his reflection. He is totally at ease and seems to truly understand that he is looking at a reflection of himself. He does hit his chest alternately with cupped hands for a warning before an attack, but to admire himself in the mirror. He understood that the reflection is himself. Please watch these video with young gorillas imitating their father, the silverback, in chest beating.* kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6LTYWOLqdOZndE kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYPFmGacdqplibc *Or a silverback beating his chest with fists or with cupped hands concerned this intruder, to frighten his rival (his own reflection)* kzbin.info/www/bejne/qquTkqmNj9SkoMk Check out more of my 160 homemade videos from my channel and don't forget to read the description attached to each of them, you will find very interesting information. kzbin.infovideos Good vision! May I suggest you some of my videos from my channel as: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5rUpHmphK-bhtE Baby gorilla is in mirror training class: Mom's coming to pick him up kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZOcaWShbbZkbrc The only baby in the chimp’s group discovers a playmate in a large mirror set up in the Gabon jungle kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIquoY2kiMaYd9U baby elephant sleeps standing up glued to mom so as not to be left out when the night walk restarts? kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGWboX2GZ52Gf8k Baby chimp : learn of mirror progress kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZW1fWicba2ibbs Wild elephant moms and their tiny babies relax, spray, wallow and play in mud. Natures' pure bliss kzbin.info/www/bejne/oX6lpYeDmbyifac Young gorillas learning in the mirror Good vision!

[@deannaw9128]

Lmao @ "dark arts"

[@bjarnepettersen6229]

1:50 Let's be honest, we have all done this

[@moonman0506]

Lmaoooo

[@InfinityGamingHere]

not really but k

[@glowstonestarzaj4922]

No ew

[@tippsytechguy5978]

Whats awesome is "after watching multiple of these videos" is the fact that they all look at the camera as if they know it's involved!

[@XHB06400CANNES]

Two possibilities knowing that the cameras are oriented towards the mirrors: Either you are a silver-backed gorilla and you want to avoid starting a fight with your reflection by looking it in the eyes, then you look in the opposite direction, thus towards the cameras. Either you are a black-backed gorilla and like all jungle animals where all the vegetation is twisted, where nothing is straight, the cubic steel security boxes protecting the cameras catch their eye. Please read the description attached to each of my videos published on my KZbin channel you will know very interesting informations about animals reactions front of my mirrors in the jungle kzbin.infovideosWatch my video : In their jungle, mammals spot immediately our camera traps kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGXKg4qEhp2pftk

[@reduser3731]

1:13 This is literally the best part 2:33 This is quite funny too

[@ZombieQueen819]

The blackback’s are the best to watch with the mirror ❤❤❤❤

[@somethingsomething-raw]

1:20 what weird thoughts went here?

[@alanflores4538]

This is how gym dudes looks like when they are in the mirror?

[@quentinjaxon7309]

mirin

[@vm75]

I'm a gym dude , and yes sometime we are like this 😂

[@MrHeems]

Thank you for maintaining these mirrors, and continuing to post amazing footage like this!

[@XHB06400CANNES]

Next week I will share a new video: "Gabonese Gorilla family all have cool reactions to their mirror reflection except for the silverback"

[@anibalromero619]

sorry for stealing your video

[@persona7752]

2:44 i can't stop smiling at that, I do the same when nobody's watching

[@succuk]

2:36 best part

[@---ft7np]

Levou um tapa😂

[@jayyyjay1849]

the slap

[@spamm0145]

In my youth I had a pet cockatiel that I refused to cage, it lived freely in my living room with care concerning windows etc. The bird was named Bobby and he mostly perched on a large gold framed mirror on the wall. For weeks he was scared of his own reflection and would become agitated and confused whenever he saw his own reflection, over a period of time he learned it was himself and would hang upside down on the mirrors frame, peck the glass and say 'Bobby' over and over. He had such a cheeky and mischievous personality, he would fly down onto the floor during movie nights and hit the VHS eject button, then fly back to his beloved mirror and mimic a laughing sound. When my girlfriend was watching EastEnders he would at some point during the show do a perfect imitation of our phone and my girlfriend would get up to answer the 'fake' call, look at Bobby and curse him! My all time favourite was when we had guests and they would have a cup of tea on a coffee table and he would randomly fly down to their cup facing the guest, have a sip of the tea and look straight at the brews owner, it was absolutely hilarious.

[@godsown4683]

I think he is enjoying himself

[@andreasandreotti4492]

It seems that he is learning something by looking in the mirror! He can not explain it and tries to find an answer. Quite confusing but good training for a gorilla´s brain!

[@ThreePhaseHigh]

This is the best mirror video I think I’ve ever seen

[@XHB06400CANNES]

You seem to be a great expert in mirror video. Also such a compliment is a great reward for my wife Anne-Marie, my friend Michel and me. As you may have understood, we are not comfortably sitting in our armchairs, to publish without any description, pieces of videos copied from the Internet and put end to end. But we maintain our trap cameras placed in a remote area of the Gabonese virgin forest and collect their memory card. Then we do the editing of the videos and write a long description in addition to the published images. Thank you. Keep watching the other videos on my channel kzbin.infovideos May I invite you to watch especially those that unfortunately have a very small number of views and are very informative like: First mud bath of an cute new born elephant with her mom and aunts: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKHNYomcoLN9iZY Fresh Water from Creeks triggers the urge to urinate in wild mammals: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ep3YenSvbNBjopo Eaters of waterlilies: Buffalo, Elephant, Sitatunga: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXqraGmjfq6imJY Can an elephant survive without half of its trunk lost in a poacher's wire snare? kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6CcmIqfbdWNp6c Before buying ivory jewellery or carved ivory objects: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJPYhZ1tpbOpfq8 and unfortunately there are many others in this case! Don't forget to read my description attached to each of my videos: Good vision! Thank you again.

[@jjsgamingchair6641]

1:19 is me every time I see my reflection

[@ErikaRodgers1]

These videos are so interesting to watch, thanks for putting it out there.

[@XHB06400CANNES]

If you have taken the time to read the descriptions attached to each of my videos, I'm sure you would not have written such a negative comment

[@ErikaRodgers1]

Oh my gosh! I'm serious! I really do enjoy them :( I think it's amazing. I think you misunderstood me in the translation?

[@chelleoj]

Her comment was nice. Double check your translation.

[@XHB06400CANNES]

I'm sorry because my knowledge in the English language are really poor and for your comment, Google translate has been a great help. Can you explain otherwise "thanks for putting it out there". Each one of my videos is accompanied by a description having for goal to explain the behaviors of the animals which are filmed there. For its translation in English the assistance of Robin Alcorn is very useful for me.

[@XHB06400CANNES]

I forwarded your double check to Robin who translates my comments into English for a better understanding the behavior of animals filmed. I'm disappointed because I think these are very rarely read.

[@pamelaraney4654]

Kissing the mirror like every kid everywhere

[@billyjoetugadi7295]

When you're single and you wanna flirt 😂

[@XHB06400CANNES]

In felines, lions live in groups called "pride" when it contains males with females and their offspring or "coalition" when it contains only mature males. Leopards, on the other hand, are genetically programmed to live alone in a territory where several females and their immature offspring live alone and separately. Male leopards are single throughout their life except during mating season. *_Have you ever seen images of a leopard couple (male + female) whose female is not in heat, in the estrous state?_* *_Have you ever seen images of a leopard couple whose female is in gestation?_* *_Have you ever seen pictures of a leopard couple being accompanied by their offspring?_* *_If the leopard could feel loneliness, why wouldn't he live in a couple?_* So that this male leopard does not feel lonely. He does not need companions. He only meets the females of his territory during the mating season, inviting them to copulate if they are in season. To do so, he emits a guttural sound similar to that of a saw against a log called a "sawing call". This call also warns males from neighbouring territories to keep out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iH3YpGeYibytnK8 On our KZbin channel kzbin.infovideos are published more than 160 home-made videos shot by our trap cameras in the Gabonese jungle. Most of them show wildlife encounters with our 6 huge mirrors. After viewing each of our videos, don't forget to read the description attached to each one to learn more about the animals' behaviors in front of their reflection.

[@poshchief6735]

0:04 “High Five G”

[@XHB06400CANNES]

*After reading numerous comments calling for the dismantling of these sadistic mirrors, your feedback on my videos encourages us to pursue our overwhelming and somewhat dangerous passion.* It is a great reward for my wife Anne-Marie, my friend Michel and me. We are not comfortably sitting in our armchairs, to publish without any description, pieces of videos copied from the Internet and put end to end. But we maintain our mirrors and numerous cameras traps, to change the SD, batteries, to clean the objectives, to remove the fallen branches in their field of vision, to go up on foot the bed of the marigots to find zones of crossing of animals to install new traps there etc... Drenched by tornadoes, the body covered with insect bites of all kinds (horseflies, gorilla flies, tsetse, black ants, magnan ants etc.) and unfortunately the number of cameras refusing to work increases because of the humidity rate of 95%. Then we do the editing of the videos and write a long description in English which is not our native language and then put them online to show the beauty of Gabonese fauna, talk about poachers, show how elephants who have managed to get away from a wire snare trap, treat the deep cut made by this trap, show how elephants pick mangos, self recognition in mirrors that is not innate both among humans than among primates and other mammals and so on... It's a choice.. May I suggest you some of my 160 home-made videos from my channel which have never been recommended by KZbin and which unfortunately have a very small number of views even though they are very instructive such as: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHqTYWyOga-lasU Elephants enthusiastically enjoying a healthy mud bath kzbin.info/www/bejne/boXFpKWdjsesf5Y an elephant crossing a river splashes camera trap kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6WZc5eDm9eLrqc A male elephant walks in the night, thinking of his next girlfriend. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpiwiJineMt0sLs Elephant VS camera trap in Gabon. kzbin.info/www/bejne/naLNkJWPZcxjeZI Elephant VS camera trap in Gabon. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHKye62EabWre6c a one-eyed elephant mows tall grass in front of the mirror for better camera trap field of view kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXqraGmjfq6imJY Eaters of waterlilies: Buffalo, Elephant, Sitatunga kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6bEfWZjid2Ij5I African Jacana a swamp dwelling antelope-pecker: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZoLdZneNaZtmaLc Shot in Gabon on the evening of the first major storm after the dry season. What is that? and unfortunately there are many others in this case! Watch more of my 160 homemade videos published on my channel kzbin.infovideos and read the description attached to each of them. You will find very interesting information about the reactions of the animals in front of my mirrors in the jungle: Good vision!

[@poshchief6735]

Xavier HUBERT-BRIERRE That’s great! Thank you! I just commented a funny thing, didn’t expected that was that important for you, keep up with your work that’s super entertaining!

[@XHB06400CANNES]

@@poshchief6735 I really appreciate it when a viewer thanks me for my reply to his/her comment. Merci beaucoup !

[@vmpere2637]

@@XHB06400CANNES This is a really amazing thing you've done, keep up the good work!

[@SofiaBerruxSubs]

@@XHB06400CANNES what is your native language?

[@RubSomefastOnIt]

looking around to make sure no one is watching before making out with themself on the mirror.

[@Tri-Beam]

2:30 Monke spin There, am I a funny guy now?

[@gwarren8168]

The bigger gorillas very seldom looked directly into its reflection-assuming in an attempt to avoid confrontation. The smaller/younger seemingly, more inquisitive.

[@XHB06400CANNES]

Please read my attached description with my expanations about these two different behaviors

[@Askeletontrappedinamanbody]

This is pretty much what I do in front of the mirror in the morning as well.

[@sofia3097]

It's always interesting to watch their reactions, great job!

[@XHB06400CANNES]

A comment like yours is comforting; - after reading numerous comments calling for the dismantling of these sadistic mirrors, - after my wife and I have spent days alone in the Gabonese forest to maintain our mirrors and many photographic traps, change memory cards, batteries, clean lenses, remove fallen branches in their field of vision, walk up the creek beds to find areas where the animals cross to install new traps etc... Soaked by tornadoes, the body is covered with insect bites of all kinds (horse flies, gorilla flies, tsetse flies, black ants, magnan ants etc.) and unfortunately the number of cameras refusing to work is increasing due to the 95% humidity level. This is a choice. Thanks again. Check out my other homemade videos of the channel and don't forget to read the attached description each time. You will learn very important information. kzbin.infovideos

[@cooper482011]

At 1:13 the young gorilla realizes that it’s him that he’s looking at

[@adamwarlock8263]

1:27 very impressive mr doppelganger. but can you do, this!?

[@gaurdianAQ]

I love how the one silverback just gets into a pissing contest with the mirror and the other one is actually experimenting/testing it out

[@XHB06400CANNES]

Please read the description attached to my video kzbin.info/www/bejne/qquTkqmNj9SkoMk in which I explain the behaviour of the silverback (the householder) avoiding direct eye contact with his reflection and the totally different behaviour of his family with their reflection. Click on the "show more" option, I attach a description to each of my 150 videos published on my KZbin channel, you will know very interesting information about the reactions of animals in front of my mirrors in the jungle kzbin.infovideos

[@KimboShotty]

2:35 he smacked the back of that neck 😂

[@losman4107]

"Open neck!" *slaps neck*

[@MsMojomaster]

i just met this cool guy today, we have a lot in common

[@mrbig5224]

Theres no way this other guy would think about using his foot as a dru.....

[@Firestream96]

I've been watching all your videos, reading your video descriptions and replies to comments. What you are doing is amazing, I'm sure it must be hard but also incredibly rewarding. I'm definitely interested in seeing more. Keep up the good work, salutations de l'Italie!

[@XHB06400CANNES]

You really are a loyal subscriber who has not only watched all my videos but has read all the descriptions attached to each of them. When COVID is defeated, I will publish videos again. In the meantime, I'm thinking about publishing videos with other images I've amassed in my many hard drives over the past 10 years of camera trapping. Salutations de Cannes!

[@hmmf12dude60]

Xavier HUBERT-BRIERRE thanks for your hard work 🥰

[@XHB06400CANNES]

@@hmmf12dude60 *Your feedback on our work encourages us to pursue our overwhelming and somewhat dangerous passion.* It is a great reward for my wife Anne-Marie, my friend Michel and me. We are not comfortably sitting in our armchairs, to publish without any description, pieces of videos copied from the Internet and put end to end. But we maintain our mirrors and numerous cameras traps, to change the SD, batteries, to clean the objectives, to remove the fallen branches in their field of vision, to go up on foot the bed of the marigots to find zones of crossing of animals to install new traps there etc... Drenched by tornadoes, the body covered with insect bites of all kinds (horseflies, gorilla flies, tsetse, black ants, magnan ants etc.) and unfortunately the number of cameras refusing to work increases because of the humidity rate of 95%. Then we do the editing of the videos and write a long description in English which is not our native language and then put them online to show the beauty of Gabonese fauna, talk about poachers, show how elephants who have managed to get away from a wire snare trap, treat the deep cut made by this trap, show how elephants pick mangos, self recognition in mirrors that is not innate both among humans than among primates and other mammals and so on... It's a choice.. May I suggest you some of my 160 home-made videos from my channel which have never been recommended by KZbin and which unfortunately have a very small number of views even though they are very instructive such as: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIquoY2kiMaYd9U Baby elephant sleeps standing up glued to mom so as not to be left out when the night walk restarts? kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHqTYWyOga-lasU Elephants enthusiastically enjoying a healthy mud bath kzbin.info/www/bejne/boXFpKWdjsesf5Y an elephant crossing a river splashes camera trap kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6WZc5eDm9eLrqc A male elephant walks in the night, thinking of his next girlfriend. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpiwiJineMt0sLs Elephant VS camera trap in Gabon. kzbin.info/www/bejne/naLNkJWPZcxjeZI Elephant VS camera trap in Gabon. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHKye62EabWre6c a one-eyed elephant mows tall grass in front of the mirror for better camera trap field of view kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXqraGmjfq6imJY Eaters of waterlilies: Buffalo, Elephant, Sitatunga kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6bEfWZjid2Ij5I African Jacana a swamp dwelling antelope-pecker: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZoLdZneNaZtmaLc Shot in Gabon on the evening of the first major storm after the dry season. What is that? and unfortunately there are many others in this case! Watch more of my 160 homemade videos published on my channel kzbin.infovideos and read the description attached to each of them. Good vision!

[@user-sc7oj4fq7o]

1:48 my relationship status

[@venkat5393]

When I accidentally opened selfie cam🤣😂😂

[@selfactualizer2099]

1:27 I have never seen something so amazing

[@XHB06400CANNES]

A comment like yours is comforting; - after reading numerous comments calling for the dismantling of these sadistic mirrors, - after my wife and I have spent days alone in the Gabonese forest to maintain our mirrors and many photographic traps, change memory cards, batteries, clean lenses, remove fallen branches in their field of vision, walk up the creek beds to find areas where the animals cross to install new traps etc... Soaked by tornadoes, the body is covered with insect bites of all kinds (horse flies, gorilla flies, tsetse flies, black ants, magnan ants etc.) and unfortunately the number of cameras refusing to work is increasing due to the 95% humidity level. This is a choice. Thanks again. Check out my other homemade videos of the channel and don't forget to read the attached description each time. You will learn very important information. kzbin.infovideos

[@TheFairyNina]

@@XHB06400CANNES its amazing footage! Very exciting stuff... I've been binge watching your stuff keep up the good work

[@XHB06400CANNES]

@@TheFairyNina WHAT A COMMENT! Your compliment is a great reward for my wife Anne-Marie, my friend Michel and me. We are not comfortably sitting in our armchairs, to publish without any description, pieces of videos copied from the Internet and put end to end. But we maintain our trap cameras facing huge mirrors set up in a remote area of the Gabonese virgin forest and collect their memory card. Then we do the editing with for each one a description in English which is not our native language and then put them online to show the beauty of Gabonese fauna, talk about poachers, show how elephants who have managed to get away from a wire snare trap, treat the deep cut made by this trap, show how elephants pick mangos, self recognition in mirrors that is not innate both among humans than among primates and other mammals and so on... Keep watching the other videos on my channel kzbin.infovideos Please read the description attached to each of my videos you will know very interesting informations about animals reactions front of my mirrors in the jungle ! May I invite you to watch especially my videos which, unfortunately, have a very small number of views and are very informative like: First mud bath of an cute new born elephant with her mom and aunts: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKHNYomcoLN9iZY Fresh Water from Creeks triggers the urge to urinate in wild mammals: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ep3YenSvbNBjopo Eaters of waterlilies: Buffalo, Elephant, Sitatunga: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXqraGmjfq6imJY Can an elephant survive without half of its trunk lost in a poacher's wire snare? kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6CcmIqfbdWNp6c Before buying ivory jewellery or carved ivory objects: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJPYhZ1tpbOpfq8 and unfortunately there are many others in this case! Good vision! Thank you again.

[@kennyphelps1160]

He’s like hey stop copying me

[@deltabravolima1514]

1:48 practicing for his first kiss in the mirror, maybe were not too different after all lol

[@TheKing-jn5mm]

Hellll naaaah that's fuckin gay

[@panparapancho]

Hahahahaha

[@DirtyRedMuzik]

Gorillas have to be some of the most entertaining creatures to watch!

[@bendanderrick]

Dirty Red dirty red

[@czikkanhardt4750]

2:29 DK using his Up+B

[@kv3hd571]

😂

[@santosfceusou.1464]

Very Cool, Humans Have To Learn To Respect And Preserve Nature !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@XHB06400CANNES]

Such a comment encourages us to pursue our overwhelming and somewhat dangerous passion. On your side keep watching the new videos that I put online on my channel and read the description attached to each one of them. You will know very interesting informations about animals reactions front of my mirrors in the jungle : kzbin.infovideos

[@raimondsstokmanis1892]

0:00-0:04 That's how I greet my gym bro.

[@acryte95one]

😂🤣 @2:30 after he did his spin , his little brother was like “just stop bro, we’re smarter than humans anyways “ then puts his hands on his shoulders lmaooo

[@acryte95one]

frank peter ..loll exactly

[@maclaneb33]

You should make a compilation of the best/funniest moments with different animals

[@marleypeters4758]

Got to love those dance moves...

[@GetMeThere1]

I think the first guy was dimly beginning to get the idea that it was a reflection of himself. He certainly understood almost immediately that the other gorilla wasn't simply standing in front of him -- he figured out "window technology" lol. But in videos I've seen of chimps figuring this out, one of the first things they do is start making funny faces and mouthing motions -- and this guy was doing that, too.

[@chgaming5059]

I like how he looks back behind the mirror and be like "where the heck are you?"

[@lokoflipz5344]

2:36 lol

[@federico4639]

"Dude stop fighting with yourself"

[@johnsergei]

We need this guy in our band. On bongos or congas, perfect timing.

[@miguelmadriz2880]

0:00 secret hand shake

[@MarvelDcImage]

Spinning while walking away is done so it can see the potential threat as it retreats. Martial arts like move.

[@millyyen1996]

This is like when you're 4 tabs deep on some good acid and you turn your phone camera on

[@poppykok5]

This *fascinating* footage touches my very heart & soul...Thanks again to Mr. & Mrs. HUBERT-BRIERRE & all involved for your hard work & tireless efforts in setting up & filming these remarkable videos...

[@XHB06400CANNES]

Such a comment, together with other identical comments, encourages us to pursue our overwhelming and somewhat dangerous passion.

[@ajmalsafi13]

The sound of the jungle always attract me

[@Alpha1111100]

because that where we all come from

[@contentlocked99]

Wow I have never seen a gorilla's face and mannerism's so closely, it is surreal seeing how similar they are to us.

[@Adrenalinlev]

Really? Even dogs are more similar to us...

[@evohei]

@@Adrenalinlev Simply not true

[@seagecko]

@@Adrenalinlev How so? Or rather, how do you fail to see the similarities? Look at a toddler in front of a mirror...

[@butta31one]

Thank you for taking the time to give write up in the description of the video. I am appreciate the time you took to do this, sad to say apparently half the commenters dont take the rime to read due to asking the same question you gave the answer for in the write up. Thanks again for your time.

[@XHB06400CANNES]

your comment encourages me to continue to take the time to write a description for each of my videos, although my school knowledge of the English language is very distant. Fortunately, translation software is a great help to me. But they don't always allow me to discover jokes, puns or people they are just making troll.

[@strelkovv]

Mortal combat spinning moves at 2:30

[@lizimpey6338]

He knows something is going on but can’t quite figure what!

[@75echo]

He obviously has figured out that it is himself he sees hence puts on a show whilst watching and admiring himself. Something like kids dancing in front of a mirror.

[@XHB06400CANNES]

In this video, *he obviously has figured out that it is himself.* But to declare him self-aware, it would be necessary that he explore again in repeated and lasting ways parts of his body that he cannot see without the help of a mirror such as his anus or the inside of his mouth.

[@kevindunbar3685]

Gorillas are smart

[@bsiffy]

This how aliens look at us lmao

[@sherpenciltheartist8007]

This is so nice I'm sharing this on my FB WALL

[@gajjalahari227]

Sher Pink The Artist

[@Evravon]

1:50 "Are ya winnin' son?" .......

[@definitelyhuman4510]

*Disappointed* *dad* *face*

[@giggling_boatswain]

It will be interesting to put two such mirrors through 2 meters in parallel opposite each other (to create the effect of infinity). Complicate. Both sides of each mirror make reflective. Break the brain.

[@juch3]

Thank you very much for the explanation.

[@XHB06400CANNES]

Thank you. Please do not forget to read the description attached to each of our 130 videos published on our channel kzbin.infovideos

[@boknoycobomb3180]

Smart young boy !

[@XHB06400CANNES]

Chest-beating with cupped hands is one of the different steps of warning before charge in Silverback Gorillas. Their children and adolescents can beat their chest to imitate their father by play as in the following videos: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWS2gpdnpMSlZpI at 02:25 kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKTQhoZje8-MgJI at the end kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYPFmGacdqplibc at 00:38 After watching my video, remember to click on the "show more" option: As with each of my 100 videos published on my channel: kzbin.infovideos, you will find an attached description of the behavior of these wild animals that meet our large mirrors planted in a remote area of the Gabonese forest, a few kilometers from the Equator line.

[@wren5291]

2:14 Yep, everything where it should be down there👍😆

[@hamdifouzai4713]

Très intéressant Cela nous apprend également plus sur nous même Merci pour votre travail et merci à ces animaux

[@XHB06400CANNES]

*D'où nous est venue l'idée des miroirs ?* Mon épouse et moi sommes, ni photographes professionnels, ni scientifiques, ni vétérinaires. Nous voulions remercier le Gabon, nous ayant accueilli pendant plus de 35 ans dans le secteur de la grande distribution, en montrant sur KZbin la diversité de la faune de ce beau pays et donner envie aux internautes de le visiter. Nos premières vidéos diffusées sur notre chaîne KZbin montraient essentiellement des animaux sauvages "passant" devant les objectifs de nos caméras pièges équipées de détecteurs de mouvement : La marche d'un éléphant devant l'objectif d'un piège pendant une vingtaine de secondes n'est pas particulièrement intéressante. Par contre une vidéo de jeunes éléphants jouant dans une rivière pendant que les adultes étanchent leur soif est beaucoup plus agréable à regarder : kzbin.info/www/bejne/aompmIWhiMaYitU *Pour trouver de tels "spots", il convient de s'éloigner du sentier emprunté par les quelques véhicules 4x4 de Nyonié (camp à 30 km de notre zone de piégeage), pour s'enfoncer plus profondément dans la forêt et remonter les rivières en marchant dans leur lit. Cela n’est pas sans danger surtout lorsque l’on est âgé.* Pour progresser plus facilement dans la forêt, les animaux utilisent le sentier des tout-terrains, sans lianes, sans buissons, sans ronces et sans arbres entremêlés au sol, suite aux très nombreuses tornades dans cette région à cheval sur la ligne de l’équateur. Alors, Il nous est venu l’idée de placer de très grands miroirs au bout d’une longue ligne droite afin d’attirer leur curiosité et de les « bloquer » devant leur reflet. Nous avons également placé d’autres miroirs sous des arbres dont nombreux animaux apprécient les fruits. A d’autres emplacements au milieu de la forêt, il eut fallu beaucoup de chance pour que les animaux croisent leur reflet ! Notre utilisation des miroirs a suscité un grand intérêt chez les primatologues, notamment les membres du PSG, non pas le club de football du Paris Saint Germain, mais le Primate Specialist Group (Groupe des spécialistes de primates), qui n'avaient étudié la reconnaissance de soi dans un miroir chez les grands singes que dans des laboratoires avec des animaux captifs ou nés en captivité, habitués au contact avec l'homme. Ces animaux, imitant parfois l'homme, n'avaient pas à chercher de nourriture, à défendre leur famille contre d'autres congénères et prédateurs, avaient donc des comportements déformés, très différents de ceux des primates vivant en toute liberté avec leur groupe ou leur famille dans une zone reculée de la forêt gabonaise. Nos caméras ont mis en évidence un comportement très particulier chez les chimpanzés de la région de Nyonié et cela ont donné lieu à une publication scientifique, "Reflections in rainforest mirrors facilitate behavioral observations of wild chimpanzees Primates n°58 2017-01". Ce comportement est filmé sur nos trois vidéos suivantes : kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqWweJaCp7ZkaKc (Frottement de la croupe chez les chimpanzés = effet anti-stress ? Un comportement social jamais observé auparavant) kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqfPmoekf5yCotE (des chimpanzés effrayés se rassurent avec des contacts de pseudo-copulation et de rump-to-rump devant le miroir) kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnrXfKmNZs-ag80 (Chimpanzees front of a Mirror in the Gabon Jungle Grooming Power displays Copulation, Grooming again) Regardez nos autres vidéos de la chaine et n'oubliez pas à chaque fois de lire la description qui y est jointe après celle en anglais. Vous y apprendrez des informations très importantes. kzbin.infovideos

[@yasseryossi4130]

what a beautiful video

[@LinkedSnake]

chew

[@XHB06400CANNES]

A comment like yours cheers us up after my wife and I have spent days alone in the Gabonese forest for the maintenance of our mirrors and numerous cameras traps, to change the SD, batteries, batteries, to clean the objectives, to remove the fallen branches in their field of vision, to go up on foot the bed of the marigots to find zones of crossing of animals to install new traps there etc... Drenched by tornadoes, the body covered with insect bites of all kinds (horseflies, gorilla flies, tsetse, black ants, magnan ants etc.) and unfortunately the number of cameras refusing to work increases because of the humidity rate of 95%. It's a choice. Thank you again. Watch my other videos of the channel and don't forget to read the description each time. You will learn some very important information. kzbin.infovideos

[@tahliakelb4581]

So cute 😂🥺

[@jerraldcanlas6395]

2:52 This bad boy can do a 360° no scope headshot.

[@diegomedina9637]

He's been training to take revenge for Harambe.

[@jurson5687]

Me drunk in the toilet:

[@kcflick6132]

Iv never seen a gorilla beat his feet before. Do gorillas do that normally? Or was he doing something creative to check if it was really him in the mirror

[@XHB06400CANNES]

Chest-beating with cupped hands is one of the different steps of warning before charge in Silverback Gorillas including rising up in a bipedal position, beating his chest with fists or with cupped hands, sideways runs in a bipedal and then quadriped position, heavy loud slaps on the ground with the palms of the hands (The cupped hands are slapped forcefully against the chest wall in rapid alternation. That requires extreme precision to catch the air just right each time. It is not just hitting its chest, it is similar to making a very loud clap by perfectly catching the air between two cupped hands. The hands curve and trap a cushion of air producing at each percussion a hollow sound). In gorillas, children and adolescents can beat their chest to imitate their father by play or beat their feet to invite another one to play as in the following videos: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKTQhoZje8-MgJI at the end kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYPFmGacdqplibc at 00:38 Ground-beating or mirror-beating with cupped hands can be also an invitation to play from children and adolescents : kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYPFmGacdqplibc at 00:44 Hit the “show more “ option, I attach a description with more information to each of my 160 videos published on my channel. kzbin.infovideos

[@CarolynDenison]

He has become very self aware here in this video, and loves to beat his chest. I believe he is thinking about what he looks like to his peer's. Being the alpha male he thinks very highly of himself. With pride. He now knows what the boss looks like. He may have known what he is, but now he see's the ruler, and he is pleased. I love it.

[@CarolynDenison]

👒

[@famousnoname8556]

No

[@HinrikS]

If anything it's having the opposite to intended effect on me. I'm getting so invested in their pondering the ´other´Gorilla, waiting for them to realise it's themselves, that i'm starting to think it's indeed another one =)

[@ZENERVOLTAGE]

The power of a Silverback is insane!

[@mariasoto8600]

METHOD ONE They are powerful and beautiful

[@aakashsubedi5662]

he is a great musician.

[@WEAREDERBY1884]

Ive watched this loads of times otsca beautiful sight like watchingca tewnager being vein in the mirror hes awesome ❤

[@XHB06400CANNES]

*To gorilla lovers, I advise you to watch my following videos published on my channel* kzbin.infovideos *(do not forget after each viewing to read the description attached to each of my videos):* kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHuYoo16jZqKqbc In the Gabon jungle a young male gorilla continues his learning in the mirror long version kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5SwqnWJYp1qgs0 a blackback gorilla makes some crazy faces at his reflection during learning in the mirror kzbin.info/www/bejne/pau9gKBsbZ18m9E a young male gorilla takes his mirror training seriously (unlike his family - 45 min long version) kzbin.info/www/bejne/amqWiWOlrdhojpY Unlike his family this young gorilla male takes his mirror training seriously in the Gabon jungle kzbin.info/www/bejne/f2Oqiql7eZKZhMk a Young Gorilla Male Keeps on Learning in Mirror in Gabon Jungle, at Night, under Heavy Rainstorm kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWS2gpdnpMSlZpI A Young Gorilla’s Reactions to his Reflections in Mirrors In Gabonese Jungle : a Dancer? a Drummer? kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6LTYWOLqdOZndE Some innate behaviors in this adolescent gorilla are really very close to ours but not all ( Gabon) kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5rUpHmphK-bhtE Baby gorilla is in mirror training class: Mom's coming to pick him up kzbin.info/www/bejne/oX6lpYeDmbyifac Young gorillas learning in the mirror kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5q0gouGjteiqLc Silverback gorilla ignores his reflection kzbin.info/www/bejne/nX6mgnt_lqh6pq8 A silverback gorilla briefly looks his reflection in the eyes and yawns: not tiredness, but arousal!

[@watchman1191]

He was the smartest

[@funnywork506]

1:28 awesome

[@XHB06400CANNES]

awesome and moreover it does not seem at all disturbed by the presence of my huge mirror!

[@KhalidFawzy]

No music! Respect :)

[@CB-oo9ht]

Gorilla: Mirror morror, whos the most handsome Silverback of them all... Mirror: Yor brother! 😂😂😂

[@markmorenault765]

amazing animals, especially the young ones, he seems very clever.

[@XHB06400CANNES]

*To the gorilla fanatics, I advise you to watch my following videos published on my channel **kzbin.infovideos** (do not forget after each viewing to read the description attached to each of my videos):* kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHuYoo16jZqKqbc In the Gabon jungle a young male gorilla continues his learning in the mirror long version kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5SwqnWJYp1qgs0 a blackback gorilla makes some crazy faces at his reflection during learning in the mirror kzbin.info/www/bejne/pau9gKBsbZ18m9E a young male gorilla takes his mirror training seriously (unlike his family - 45 min long version) kzbin.info/www/bejne/amqWiWOlrdhojpY Unlike his family this young gorilla male takes his mirror training seriously in the Gabon jungle kzbin.info/www/bejne/f2Oqiql7eZKZhMk a Young Gorilla Male Keeps on Learning in Mirror in Gabon Jungle, at Night, under Heavy Rainstorm kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWS2gpdnpMSlZpI A Young Gorilla’s Reactions to his Reflections in Mirrors In Gabonese Jungle : a Dancer? a Drummer? kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6LTYWOLqdOZndE Some innate behaviors in this adolescent gorilla are really very close to ours but not all ( Gabon) kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5rUpHmphK-bhtE Baby gorilla is in mirror training class: Mom's coming to pick him up kzbin.info/www/bejne/oX6lpYeDmbyifac Young gorillas learning in the mirror kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5q0gouGjteiqLc Silverback gorilla ignores his reflection kzbin.info/www/bejne/nX6mgnt_lqh6pq8 A silverback gorilla briefly looks his reflection in the eyes and yawns: not tiredness, but arousal!

[@gamingman0082]

2:36 slap

[@renanbranco]

Lol 😁😁😁

[@kuriringdjdhc8352]

I love this vídeos

[@The_uCe_]

He's like, "Man, I pulled a bad one today!"

[@Snookums89]

It’s a lot more reasonable than the full grown gorilla I just watched in a different video before this one 😂 the full grown one just kept slapping the ground and running past the mirror 🤣

[@XHB06400CANNES]

As in humans, self-recognition in gorillas is also the result of learning to look in the mirror. To do this, one must be exposed to one's reflection many times and examine it quietly: one's face, body and the gestures (attitudes) it copies. While mirror training can be *successful in blackback gorillas* (females, adolescents and children), it is *compromised among silverbacks* where looking another silverback, or its reflection, straight in the eyes is a sign of defiance, an attitude that these peaceful males avoid. In my description attached to this video, I explain that behavior in silverback gorillas and the behaviour of other members (blackbacks) of his family. Hit the “show more “ option, I attach a description with more information to each of my 180 videos published on my channel. kzbin.infovideos

[@Danny_Steezy]

That gorilla created an optical illusion @ 1:28

[@johngaffney5218]

He likes to hear his slapping