Gorilla Brothers Embrace in First Meeting After Years Apart

Kesho and Alf, separated for nearly three years, reunite in England. For more: abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines...

[@ductuslupus87]

You can actually see them smiling. Amazing.

[@dcos5]

"Lets just take pictures instead of filming it"

[@Ioganstone]

They didn't have cameras back then, back then they only could shoot pictures from an old boat from WWII

[@tamonettX500]

+Ioganstone hahahahaha

[@kevincondna8784]

+dcos5 I know right, fucking slide show bullshit.

[@Luke18_13]

D-rex lol Exactly!!!!

[@ellystatz4708]

D-rex k

[@brettperry3737]

We really need to start giving animals more credit. I'm pretty sure that all mammals have a limbic system, so of course they remember things and feel the same range of emotions we do.

[@Uouttooo]

They don't have a video of the actual meeting? Only photographs? Really?

[@michaelovitch]

Yeah,that's why they dump 2mn of completly unrelated images... it's the tv news ! so great.

[@deco2gogo]

My thoughts exactly. How lame!

[@Kitties_are_pretty]

Wow, people are entitled. Waaah, I only saw a picture of a magical moment, I want moving pictures. I deserve moving pictures, make the pictures move for me, I'm important.

[@joshua7015]

​@@Kitties_are_pretty One would expect to watch a VIDEO on KZbin, not photos. There's no reason their reunion couldn't have been filmed. Why are so many Joshuas such morons lol

[@grammy3g808.]

Animals have feelings and emotions just like humans do...that was very touching to watch them embrace one another....glad they are reunited.

[@HonestlyAnnaFun]

And humans are animals so it makes sense.

[@k9m42]

Actually they don’t. Not just like humans it is more of a stimulus response.

[@cookiesnmilk9200]

@@k9m42 not true

[@amberjade79]

this made me cry! Haven't spoken with my sister in almost a year because of our differences, maybe now I'll make amends!!

[@shellos8]

I hope you did. :)

[@Brandon33akahk]

"It's just like two family members coming together again." It is two family members coming together again. Humans don't have a monopoly on emotions.

[@mgpime]

They share 97% of our DNA yet we keep them in cages for our amusement. Awesome.

[@thexophguy]

i believe i share 99% . i can bench press 900 pounds , curl a good 300 and i have a 2 inch dick . also i love bananas . and grass. and i have lotsa lotsa back hair .

[@mgpime]

thexophguy They might have more intelligence though.

[@thexophguy]

mgpime no i can beat any of them at checkers . k ? bai

[@mgpime]

thexophguy but they are better spellers

[@thexophguy]

and only they would give a fuck about spellcheck critics.

[@KrispyLegend69]

Their both like, "eyyyy, nigga! Haven't seen you since yo left tha hood."

[@CompletePivot0302]

They're* I find it funny that I am correcting a grammar Nazi.

[@KrispyLegend69]

Congratulations, you corrected me. What did you prove?

[@CompletePivot0302]

KrispyLegend69 I was just saying it's funny because you have a grammar Nazi logo as your picture. It's just sort of ironic.

[@KrispyLegend69]

Lol yeah, you have to make a mistake here or there.

[@geraldgoodwin6939]

Quentin Smith your awsome

[@tmic4043]

Why are we surprised they remember eachother?

[@Yowzoe]

Thomas Mitchell You nailed it. It's 2015, and these Disney goofs are still fucking anthropocentric boneheads.

[@AlquimistEd]

Yowzoe This video was posted in 2012...

[@nicke7350]

Thomas Mitchell Silverbacks are extremely territorial. The risk was that the dominant male could have considered the other to be a threat first.

[@manoogianation]

+Thomas Mitchell what if they were suprised they remembered each other

[@AlquimistEd]

+manoogianation Surpriseception

[@lynnecoulson4218]

Lovely to think they have been reunited and are so happy to be together

[@TheGhjgjgjgjgjg]

Commenters below share 100% DNA with a potato.

[@kerianhalcyon2769]

Lol +viaductdreams wouldn't want that, we might accidentally breed too much and take over the planet again. We wouldn't want to put your little ape gods in their proper place, would we?

[@potato5146]

Fight me

[@floro4625]

@@potato5146 yo

[@horseygurl143]

Thanks,for keeping them together!!! GREAT STORY!!!

[@deesorrento2692]

I'm so happy for the brothers may their life together be HEALTHY, HAPPY,and WONDERFUL.GORILLAS are very SPECIAL and BELOVED by me.

[@Uniklymade1]

wouldn't you recognize your brother too, even after 3-4 years?

[@jimbojimbo7103]

+Belkis Martinez havent seen mine in 6 years, im sure id still recognize him.

[@welikerosafloyd]

so you spect this animal to have the same long-term memory capacity as the most intellectually advanced creature on earth?

[@thecommenter9646]

+Tomi Figueroa if they share 97% of our Dna

[@gomancoman2128]

+Christopher McGovern yet they can't make a spear for shit so that dna is mostly from how we look.

[@HydrogenNuke]

+goman coman what.. I.. Ok

[@iggy082]

too bad this encounter happened before video was invented, hence the still shots.

[@klavier285]

i know right?

[@mediocremuffin6770]

Lol

[@priscillaroberson8073]

I am glad the two brothers are back together again.

[@nikkicraft]

they might be acting as if they had not been separated for three years, but three years is three years and the zoo had NO right to split them up in the first place. These animals can't be used for your children's entertainment. They are abusing the animals in their care. This is a prime example of the type of abuse often employed. Three years is a long time to be apart and a lifetime in prison is unbearable to think about.

[@WalknTalknStevnHawkn]

+Nikki Craft ok

[@hairschoolgirl5953]

Amazing how animals are, when they meet up after years apart, got this bright faced SMILES and like hey, where you been???? It's the coolest🐘🐒🐘🐒🐘🐒🐘🐒🐘🐒

[@ApexSwiper]

Good thing you fucking ripped them apart in the first place.

[@Skelly5962]

Wow! You sure told them, Keyboard Kommando!

[@YeahTakeItEasy]

+Boo Ninny Still "Keyboard Kommando" is fucking right.

[@chargraveline2308]

Love their smiles!

[@Spills51]

I’m glad they are together while being disappointed that they were taken in the first place.0

[@lissellparedes368]

OMG Look at those smiles!!!!!! Beautiful!

[@pumpkinpuna4087]

Love this video. Thank u for sharing

[@rebeccaolivo5225]

LOVE this! Sweetness overload! ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@judithcampbell3354]

That’s great news for the brothers, they should never have been separated to begin with! Thank You for reuniting them! A’ho

[@joegaito702]

After all these years later long time no see it's great seeing the gorillas getting together such smart and intelligent animals always learning something new each day from the gorillas thanks appreciate you guys thanks ! Joe

[@aprilhandley7653]

I love it. Thank you!!

[@lydiaallen7772]

Aww, that was sweet.

[@alisalauzon9291]

Wow these brothers look totally diffrent.. ha..look at it smiling!! So happy!!! I hope they got to stay together!!!

[@salfromoregon4369]

Loved this video.

[@michellerosemarieflynn8897]

thanks for sharing this with us.

[@ernlast3059]

no vid of meeting? even a cell?? OPPS sorry to change the subject

[@HupfDole87]

why is alf so much smaller than his brother?

[@supertroll9949]

maybe hes younger? =D

[@noxure]

The younger brother just reached puberty and the older is already a full grown silverback.

[@TruthSurge]

They have only a camera at this reunion but no vid? what, couldn't afford or didn't know how to use one?

[@AlaskanAndie]

So touching, I love it!

[@sukamedeiros3324]

Family is everything!!! 🐒💕🐵❤

[@gabehcuodsuoitneterp203]

Why didn't they VIDEO TAPE IT?

[@mhhuang318]

Brotherhood is just amazing

[@spacecatboy2962]

THEYRE LIKE..........HAVE YOU SEEN MOM?

[@lauraswan8647]

So loving. ❤❤❤

[@jasonland9921]

After watching some of these you cant help but be reminded what savage beasts we humans truly are.

[@dukeman7595]

Fantastic video.

[@foskten10]

Why didn't they just VIDEO-RECORD it? Instead they simply choose to snap a couple PICTURES? Who takes PICTURES of an event of this magnitude???

[@kurosaki0001000]

my nigga my nigga

[@AlaskanAndie]

JUST LOOK AT THEIR "SMILES"!!!!

[@susanmartin2683]

Absolutely beautiful...

[@roxcharlie]

they didn't think to video it? how stupid, pictures don't show it well enough

[@metcard]

No video footage? What is this? 1BC?

[@DK492tube]

Omg, I never knew Jesus invented the video camera #themoreyouknow

[@UglyKidMetallica81]

"Man, if you did an ultrasound on me right now, you would see my heart...... going very fast." *BOOOOOM!!!*

[@cherieann4929]

What a beautiful moment for the pair of them ❤

[@Mirpuria]

The reporter jumping. Calm down, he couldn't have "grabbed you" through a 5cm hole!

[@RogerThat1945]

Wot? No war? No carpet bombing with Agent Orange?

[@stantony1]

Heartwarming. They are more HUMAN than we can ever be.

[@hillarymack2712]

why the thumbs down on this one. I thought it was beautiful and about time people realize that animals are not that different than humans. They love their families too.

[@avs2534]

:(((( why do we keep animals in cages. ugh it's so unjust and so depressing.

[@cathalnolan8007]

sometimes zoos are the only place they are left, safe from horrible people

[@C03_]

It's either that or being gunned down by some 6'3 bald white dude in a camo vest

[@zoharborage6609]

+Sly Tendencies pretty much.

[@rockerblast819]

+A vS Zoo's Aren't so bad, I look at them to be more of a natural cage with less bars and more grass, beds, and homie-like feel instead.

[@trendmassacre8423]

Go release them back into the wild if you don't like it, which I know you won't!

[@albertsun130]

homies unite

[@michaelhan2980]

Good point. take out the manchester in manchester united and change it to homies.

[@caballuscollecting]

Sly?

[@michaelhan2980]

meh

[@caballuscollecting]

o.o

[@Wopp1992]

ahahahaha thatw as hilarious

[@lenaharris3817]

This is a strong yet gentle story"

[@sapphire48481]

Could we get more news like this please?

[@wilson0213]

It's 2:17 am. What am I doing with my life.

[@TheVeek192]

Hope you figure that out soon.

[@ktkee7161]

What are you doing with your life?

[@TheIrishrogue68]

wilson0213 Did you ever figure it out?

[@barbara84485]

Empty the cages!!

[@whatever3132]

+Barbara kazyaka So they can go extinct in the wild?

[@CP-ko3xz]

Miserible life or death. Choose!

[@lisabarnes924]

kinda too late to empty the cages. They already destroyed their homes.

[@trendmassacre8423]

Yeah, so they can occupy your empty head! Fuck, I hate people like you!

[@NCC-1701]

I know zoos want animals, however, it is sad that families are separated from one another. How lovely to see these two brothers reunited.

[@vgfigue]

Right on... No one recorded the moment. Man... That would be an awesome video to see.

[@dreigoofficial4478]

0:27 "Wuz good, lil homie!! Ain't seen u in a minute!!" LMAO

[@floro3733]

nick gurr speech

[@JasonGafar]

In Africa? There are MANY MANY different nations in Africa you American sheltered reporter.

[@Trampadoo]

I am pretty sure he meant the continent.

[@LionEntity]

exactly! it must be between the Congo and Rwanda, that place founded by Dian Fossey.

[@johnhoney5089]

@@LionEntity Depends. Mountain gorillas in Rwanda are a different species of gorilla than these two in the video. Western lowland gorillas, the kind seen in zoos, live in countries such as Cameroon (That's where zoo collectors used to ship them in from back in the day).

[@balidancer]

aaaawww so happy for Kezho and Alf 🦍🦍❤️

[@Loveoldies50]

Also shows how our actions hurt them, by tearing their families apart!

[@boer902]

I hate poor animals living in a cage! If a human being is been holding in a cage, that's jail.

[@Renzenism]

Do you exist in a vacuum?

[@Noodlepony]

Aren't we all just living in a cage?

[@WolfFang884]

***** Not really.

[@remliqa]

Because they would die in the wild.These animals were bred in captivity and have no survival skill to make it in the wilderness.

[@lesROKnoobz]

His brother is tiny compared to him..

[@maurirish1]

+lesROKnoobz She is a female.

[@lesROKnoobz]

vid says he's a male. maybe they're wrong.

[@robseps444]

lesROKnoobz one is older than the other . Gorillas are like humans and usually only have 1 offspring at a time

[@ivandjodj5674]

Kako bi volio u ovom životu ovu ljubav doživjeti. Zista je gospođa sretna Ljubav se vraća još većom ljubavlju!

[@equine2020]

They are remarkable animals.

[@Rick.Astley.Enjoyer]

Someone needs to edit the thought bubbles to say "my nigga" and "wit up homie, waz good"

[@lesROKnoobz]

you and everyone that thumbed you up is fuckin stupid

[@flagkdsa180]

and ppl still doubt the theory evolution

[@flagkdsa180]

elk832 not quite, a hypothesis is something to "doubt" as it has yet to be passed through scientific rigor, and upon passing said rigor, it becomes a theory. a theory is synonymous with "law." for example, the "theory" of gravity is the same as the "law" of gravity

[@flagkdsa180]

***** it means that doubting a theory isnt a great idea unless youre accomplished in that area your doubting. for example, im no physicist and thus i am in no place to doubt physics theories

[@Lemurness]

"Theory" and "law" are not synonymous. They are independent terms for a reason. There is no "theory" of gravity-- gravity is a law. We can observe and test the theory of gravity, "proving" it's existence and validity. We cannot prove evolution. We cannot test it. Now, we can observe microevolution, which is certainly closer to being a law than anything else, but origin-of-life aspects of evolution are not provable. Even so, many of us still accept the theory of evolution as truth, because it's the most likely explanation we have. To be dishonest and pretend as though it is undeniable fact, however, is not only grossly incorrect, but also shines a poor light on the integrity of scientific study, as a whole. The entire purpose of science is to question things until we find "truth" (or the closest thing to it). If we didn't, we'd still believe our planet was flat, among other disproven beliefs. You don't have to be an expert in the field -- you just have to be willing to learn. In fact, many of humanity's most important discoveries were made by people studying something that wasn't within their area of expertise. That all being said, this entire thing is nullified by the fact you brought up evolution in relation to gorillas as compared to humans. We did not evolve from gorillas, so why draw the comparison? Other animals are capable of these same types of behavior, including creatures much less intelligent than primates.

[@byrysh]

+Lemurness Evolution is a fact that is explained by theory. The genetics we use are shared by all living organisms on this planet. We have mass amounts of genetic, DNA, fossil and embryological evidence to support it. In science it doesnt get any better then a theory.

[@byrysh]

elk832 Evolution is a varified and demonstrable fact. A scientific theory is only the explantion of the facts.

[@alinamoskalenko1905]

Ughhh how cute!!

[@johnhoney5089]

Is anyone really surprised that a great ape, characterized by having great memory skills, would remember a family member?

[@phillyfansufferer]

97% of our DNA?? Wow, God the Holy Creator works in mysterious ways!!! Glory glory hallalujah thanks for creating the world!!!

[@pr1nceyy04]

Praise jebus

[@yxnglucci4801]

Nice Mandalorian Picture.

[@Saraaa2538]

Marc L. Your creator created Hitler and serial killers and rapists too. Glory glory haliluyah:)))

[@JTBizzle7]

Susanna It's all part of his plan

[@pr1nceyy04]

JTBizzle7 Then I'm sorry but Gods an asshole and he doesn't love every one of us

[@armpitfuzz]

I'd rather have seen the film of these boys being reunited than some journalists waffling about it.

[@greenemonster]

These to brothers.....they have a strong bond

[@marieeab01]

Amazing animals!

[@daybyday966]

I thought they were going to show a video of them meeting.

[@1ou1ou1]

So glad they both are at Longleat Safari park..they will have much freedom and be looked after with great respect.

[@HunterXray]

"Gorillas share 97% of our DNA, are so similar to us." "Derp, that must mean we are related." Right. 3% of the 100% makes ALL the difference in this case.

[@lesbianduck7862]

***** yes we are a rare find but none the less we do exist

[@BananaMike780]

Holy shit you are dumb as hell

[@joshchlebus]

***** we are something like 18% banana.

[@meganleighhh2708]

Awe so sweet

[@sgleaso]

Love this!!!

[@mariussalvesenmeland]

this stuff make me a 17 year old boy cry like a baby

[@rosemariehomeyerbente1832]

Wonderful!

[@k42uy4]

video or didn't happen

[@DCFunBud]

So they have this reunion and all they have are still photos. Great.

[@erikaroberts2152]

So happy family

[@FelFree]

I love Animals they are beautiful. ..we can learn much from them .

[@elephantintheroom5678]

Looks like they get along better than half the human families I know.

[@DB-fq6tn]

All animals have feelings, emotions, memory, people have known this for a long time, that's why humanity has to treat animals as sentient beings, no more ignorance.

[@amapparatistkwabena]

In 2012 nobody had the genius thought to video the occasion. Brilliant. Something tells me that we're not as smart as we think we are.

[@thesunreport]

cool video :)

[@sarashitzu]

I noticed this with dogs as well, I had bred my 2 shin tzu for the last time , 2 years ago, and my cousins had bought one male pup, every year now, when they go away on vacation we take him to stay with us, and his mom and dad, They both recognize him up till last year, the mom would snap at him, when he tried to get close to her, because she remembered him nursing off her he would head straight for herF stomach when he approached her , that was the only interactions had ever had with his mom, and his dad would role him around all over the house he was delighted to see him when ever he came he never behaves like that with other dogs but he goes nuts when he sees his son. Now, this year he turned 2 he is different and didn't allow his dad to dominate him, they had a couple of noisy s scraps and then settled down with each other, and he is now different with his mom, she is relaxed with him, and his dad even allowed him to be the dominant one They all go crazy with happiness when they see each other my male knows it's his son. He is completely different with him, and when he goes home with his family my Little guy seems to be depressed for a few days afterwards, so dogs also know their own family aside from other dogs.

[@johannengelbrecht8709]

They are 100% human love them so much ❤️❤️❤️❤️🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@vadaann1279]

Of course they remembered each other.

[@nickpappas7023]

So cute! :)

[@carolee969]

Happy for them that they are together again

[@myman8336]

Big gorilla: hey bro, long time no see. y... y.. you brought the stuff. Little gorilla: Money first, then we'll talk. 😅