Blackback Mosi Confronts Silverback to Protect and Comfort Sister | The Lomako’s Group

This video showcases a small episode in the Lomako family. While mother Tamidol was eating, mischievous daughter Nala hited her on the back, which immediately displeased the silverback gorilla. The angry silverback attacked Nala twice, creating a tense and uneasy scene. At that moment, brother Mosi stepped in, bravely protecting and gently comforting his sister.
Time stamps:
00:00 opening
00:12 Silverback Lomako
00:23 Dalila
00:29 Blackback Mosi
00:59 Tamidol Nala
01:25 Silverback Lomako suddenly attacked Nala
02:05 15 minutes ago
03:18 Time back to now
03:29 Lomako, Nala and Loango
04:10 Mosi, Lomako and Loango
05:05 Tamidol and Loango
05:40 Gorillas are relaxing indoors
07:50 Mosi comforts Nala
11:09 Lomako, Tamidol and Nala
Due to background noise from human activity, the original audio has been mixed with natural bird songs for a more peaceful viewing experience. Where possible, I will keep the natural sound intact.
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[@mmaphilosophy]

Loango and Mosi look like they are peace keepers who calm things ❤🦍

[@MySkinnydip]

I think Nala is a very pretty girl!😊

[@mmaphilosophy]

You think the silverback ever wonders why he is the huge one 😂

[@MySkinnydip]

That’s a very good question! I’m guessing they will maybe continue to get a little taller and hopefully gain some weight.

[@AllThingsGorilla]

@mmaphilosophy 😂😂😂👍

[@AllThingsGorilla]

@@MySkinnydip😂😂😂🤝🤝🦍🦍💪

[@360Fov]

Mosi has such a similar physique to Annie hehe

[@ZombieQueen819]

I was thinking the same thing 😊😊

[@fj2201]

Except she looks healthier.

[@Sammy-kn2nb]

And that by this age he should be on his way if not already a silverback....unfortunately he won't ever get to be one.

[@sunjan216]

Dalila! ❤️❤️❤️🦋🌹

[@AllThingsGorilla]

@sunjan216 🫶🦍♥️🙏🙏🙏 hope Dalila stays healthy forever😘

[@dmoore2732]

That's so good that this family is allowed to stay together in spite of a new silverback. Here in the states, this family would have been split apart and sent to multiple zoos.

[@AllThingsGorilla]

@dmoore2732 On one hand, I am relieved that they can be with their original family🥰. On the other hand, I feel sad for them💔 😫🫶🦍♥️🙏🙏🙏

[@cwtexas]

It's terrible that in Europe these zoo's are castrating these males. The testing done has only shown negative impacts, especially with their health (castrating them messes up their development and they look so pitiful because their not able to produce the levels of hormones they should be, and this one already looks like he's suffering some serious Osteoporosis already-which is one of the side effects of castrating a male gorilla!) Bachelor groups all over the world are thriving and at least then they have the hope of eventually finding a female group. But mutilating an endangered species is just easier for them and should be stopped immediately, not praised. Just look at them!

[@dmoore2732]

@@AllThingsGorilla They won't all get families unfortunately. There are not enough zoos. We have dozens of bachelor groups and probably 100 or more silverbacks waiting to be placed. Some of these guys have been in bachelor groups for 10 years or more. Why not let them stay with their siblings as long as possible.

[@AllThingsGorilla]

@dmoore2732 Male gorillas face a direct dilemma upon reaching adulthood: whether to leave their natal family, similar to adult male lions. If they remain within the troop after reaching maturity, they may be perceived as a threat by the silverback and could be attacked for the protection of females. Leaving voluntarily or being castrated becomes a matter of choice. However, there are now increasingly more bachelor troops where male gorillas live together without needing to be castrated, potentially growing into handsome silverbacks.🫶♥️🦍🙏🙏🙏

[@dmoore2732]

@@AllThingsGorilla I see your point. They can be in danger in bachelor groups as well. There have been a few cases where a non-dominant male was bullied to death. I just wish zoos would transfer the male again if he is in a bad situation. Mosi doesn't seem like the docile type, though.

[@ZombieQueen819]

I try my best to just think 🤔 about how happy the gorilla’s family troops look together ❤❤❤❤ and always try to stay positive but WTH Mosi should have never been done that way. And all that has to STOP 🛑. He would be happy and healthy in a bachelors group/troop also😢😢😢😢😢

[@Sammy-kn2nb]

Agreed 100%. It's truly unfair to HIM that a decision made by humans will forever prevent him from becoming the silverback he was meant to be. I believe there is another male in this troop that is in the same situation. It's really very sad. The zoos responsibility is to take care of them which does NOT include preventing them from becoming silverbacks.

[@neptunes3279]

Absolutely agree I find this family too upsetting to watch, I alternate between being angry and heartbroken when I look at what happened with Loango and Mosi. I also worry about about Tamidol's new baby boy. They castrated Shufai, Lopes brother at Twycross in the UK, the decision was made at his birth apparently. Yes please STOP this, we have no right to deprive these animals of their full potential.

[@MySkinnydip]

😢

[@glynisakabonniekenzie7664]

@@neptunes3279 It is heartbreaking to know that these perfectly healthy gorilla boys are being cruelly castrated in zoos all over Europe, Shufai could have easily followed Lope to the bachelor troop in France. 🥲

[@ZombieQueen819]

@@Sammy-kn2nb Thank you for understanding

[@claudiadossantosfernandes1094]

Essa família tem um olhar triste, Loango se não tivesse passado pelo absurdo de uma castração seria um grande Dorso prateado, Mosi, outro que se não tivesse passado por essa perversidade, tambem seria um lindo Dorso prateado, ele é corajoso, seria um líder, fico muito, muito triste e revoltada com essa crueldade, vários Zoos só pegam gorilas por causa de $$$$ não para preservar e procriar, não se castra uma espécie criticamente ameaçada de extinção, é um crime, é covarde, perverso, odioso, se acha que não tem espaço não pega os gorilas, a genética pode ajudar na questão de nascer poucas fêmeas, qualquer especie corre perigo se tiver mais machos que fêmeas, até os humanos, os Países desenvolvidos no atraso da castração, quem teve essa infeliz ideia que deveria ser castrado, covardia humana, todo lugar que tem humanos, tem atitudes abomináveis, é muito revoltante.

[@deniselloyd6659]

Mosi seems very sweet and gentle. But it bothers me to see black backs. It just seems cruel.

[@gregsutton2400]

well he has been "gentled" so. Yup.

[@AllThingsGorilla]

@deniselloyd6659 I also feel very sad🥹. If Mosi could become a father, he would definitely be the gentlest and kindest father😘😘💋🦍♥️🫶.

[@fj2201]

He's not a typical blackback. Technically, he and his uncle (Loango) should be full grown silverbacks. Don't get me started though. :(

[@AllThingsGorilla]

@@fj2201 Mosi and his uncle Loango will always remain Blackbacks😢 It's truly sad😭, but it has already happened.🫶🦍♥️🙏🙏🙏

[@annemariemcnamara8756]

There is a reason they do it, wish that wasn’t the case. This is the first time I’ve seen that they have a very different look

[@Nativebeautys]

This is the most amazing zoo! The mangabey socializing with the gorilla is excellent. It makes me wish I lived closer so I could visit this zoo in person. 🦍🐒

[@AllThingsGorilla]

🥰🥰🥰🤝🤝The gorillas in this troop are all very nice, and the mangabeys get along well with the gorillas. A loving family 😍😍🫶🦍💋👍👍👍

[@eugenij234]

9.29 это я после обеда 😂

[@AllThingsGorilla]

😂😂😂👍🫶♥️🦍

[@lesliewallace9665]

There's a documentary called Harambe. It focuses on Harambe's death, but it also goes in depth about the ratio of male gorillas being born. Basically the zoo's in Europe will either neuter the male gorillas or cull them. It upset me so bad that I couldn't watch videos of the babies for a long time especially Ringo because its really hard to know what some zoo's will do.

[@AllThingsGorilla]

Here's some good news. The Krefeld Zoo in Germany is opening a new facility where they'll create a bachelor group for young male gorillas. This way, adult males can stay near their parents and avoid being neutered. I hope this is the start of a more humane approach in European zoos.

[@lesliewallace9665]

@@AllThingsGorilla I support that wholeheartedly

[@mariapittman8970]

@@lesliewallace9665 ditto.. that is an amazing facility. Their primate area is state of the art. It mimics the environmental conditions they are from. I hope Japan will start to consider sending their 2 up and coming males abroad to a Bachelor group.

[@AllThingsGorilla]

🤝🤝🤝🫶♥️🦍🥰

[@mariapittman8970]

That whole situation with Harambe was heartbreaking and so unnecessary.

[@360Fov]

Is there something different about their faces/eyes? I can't articulate what it is exactly, maybe it's the depth/shape of the brow, but if I compare this troop to other troops, this one seems to stand out more uniquely....their eyes somehow seem more expressive than the norm. Although my idea of 'norm' is based on a very small sample size of like 4 or 5 troops, which is hardly statistically significant lol

[@shawna6683]

I noticed the same thing. There is an overly bred line of gorilla genes in Europe which has caused A LOT of diversity issues. Zoo pros call it the Appenhaul line. I guess the over breeding of one line started there and spread throughout Europe. So many of the gorillas we see look so similar. Except 😅Tamidol’s father (Bitam) is wild caught and her mother (Baby Doll) was born at Howletts. It seems that none of this troop is part of the Apenhaul Line. I hope that helps 🤷‍♀️

[@MySkinnydip]

@@shawna6683it does! Thank you😊

[@MySkinnydip]

It’s almost like they are a different species of gorilla. They have the silverback face and those long lean arms and legs. No butt.

[@danyel875]

@@shawna6683 It would depend on if the Apenheul line refers to Bongo or Jambo. Bongo had around 25 kids and part of this troop does descend from that line. Mosi, Nala, and Zola are his grandchildren and Loango is his son. Tayari at the Taipei zoo is also Bongo's granddaughter.

[@camouflagekumquat3412]

No, you're confused. The male gorillas besides the silver back. Look the way that you do because they have Have been castrated I can't 80. Hunter balls cut off before they could go through puberty. Which almost is never done? That's why they look, it's so unique. You don't see it anywhere else. What's up a long time ago and I think all of those guillas have died. It's so cruel that's why. Nobody really does it Anymore, and instead, they just put them in bachelor groups and let them naturally go into a silver back @@MySkinnydip

[@theresam.1899]

What a shame they ruined that black back. They don’t do much to help the species. He will never be a silverback because the neutered him. Such a creepy zoo. Not watching this zoo anymore.

[@AllThingsGorilla]

There is indeed no way to justify such cruel behavior. Humans, who pride themselves on being civilized, have done barbaric things to these beautiful creatures, encroaching on their homes and slaughtering their companions. Ultimately, it is humans who, based on their own will, decide how these animals live. But who gave humans that right? The decision is not made by a particular zoo, but by the policymakers who establish these cruel rules.🫶🦍🙏🙏🙏

[@gregsutton2400]

They should move daughter off. She is ready to be a mom. And being one under her own mother is just sad.

[@AllThingsGorilla]

I think so too. Nala is already ready to be a mother, as is another girl gorilla, Zola. We don't know where their mates will come from, but if the zoo decides to let them be mates with Lomako along with Tamidol, there’s nothing we can do to change it. ☹️♥️🦍🙏🙏🙏

[@deanieedwards8117]

What about Gentaro or Kiyo..either of those would be perfect for Nala and Zola

[@AllThingsGorilla]

@@deanieedwards8117 They are indeed a perfect match for these two sisters.👍👍👍

[@AlinaWhitfield0510]

Wow they are an amazing family ❤❤❤❤nice video thank you❤❤❤

[@shawna6683]

Has Lomako been observed mating with Nala?

[@MySkinnydip]

I always like to see Dame Dalia!🫶🏽11:06 who’s the ear cradler?

[@AllThingsGorilla]

@MySkinnydip At 11:06, it's Loango covering his ears👂. Mosi walks outside, passes by Dalila😍, and then Loango is seen in the frame.🤝🫶♥️🦍