GORILLA THANDIE AND HER AUNTIE AMAHORO

In Zoo Antwerpen lives the family of Matadi. Matadi (silverback), Mayani (mother thandie), Mambele and Amahoro. Amahoro is the last Eastern Lowland Gorilla who lives in a zoo worldwide. Because (ofc) gorillas aren't taken out of the wild anymore and the others died in zoos by age, and they weren't successful in breading new eastern lowland gorilla's. A very special and beautiful lady. It's wonderful to see how great she is as an auntie. Thandie absolutely loves her, and walks after Ama a lot these days haha. Sometimes auntie Ama is also in for some fun and cuddles. Hope you'll enjoy the video!
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[@lynngold1865]

Hope I am as sweet of an Aunt as Amahoro is to Thandie.wow, the EASTERN gorillas have such dark, thick, shiny black hair!Beautiful moments captured.thx Lieke.💚🐵💙🎆

[@cantoncardcollector1512]

She’s big too. Can she breed with a Western Silver back to keep her bloodline going?

[@raptorblack2269]

@@cantoncardcollector1512 No. And they won't since they are different species and the zoo probably doesn't want a hybrid gorilla

[@nanastevens4094]

Loved Auntie reaching up to scratch Thandies head. She's so careful with Thandi.

[@amydamjanovic9183]

That’s so sweet how the other females babysit each others’ kids, just like humans.

[@pamelakern2849]

Raising the youngster is a family affair 😁 It is wonderful to see this close bond . You can just see the love in Amahoro eyes .This was a touching video. Thankyou💓💓🙏

[@frankierivera8552]

They are truly one of my favorite Gorilla families. They have a very tight bond with each other and I have never seen a jealous moment between them, and AMA is so caring for her niece Thandie. Anyone who don’t know this family would think that AMA is the mother, and it looks like Thandie spends more time with AMA than with her own mother. Truly a beautiful and blessed family. I humbly thank you for sharing this beautiful video with us. Godspeed to one and all.

[@bestgrandma7442]

I just love how the watch and look after each other humans how a lot to learn from them ❤️

[@catherinemushaw8144]

Agree !

[@candykay2585]

Thandie! She is so pretty. Anything can be a toy!. Auntie is as attentive as mommie. I never thought of gorillas having a family bond, it is amazing.

[@kathieshirley]

I love how Amahoro takes care of Thandie, females seem to be good Moms in all animals. Thandie is content rolling on a bent plastic barrel or a small limb, she is precious! Her coat looks like silk! Thank you for sharing this beautiful family with us!

[@Agape-Love-Established]

Full of compassion another Beautiful video thank you kindly

[@Buba417]

This is one of my top 5 favorite videos. Ama is so beautiful and gentle with Thandie. I want to hug Ama and cuddle too.

[@elsa7281]

Who wouldn't want an Auntie like Amahoro?

[@carlettajames2871]

She's Beutiful different from all the other moms.

[@lindawilliams3021]

They are so loveing

[@deshaunbethea9117]

Amahoro the female eastern lowland ape's name in Kinyarwanda language mean's Peace! :-)

[@MsFUCW]

I did not know that. Thanks for sharing.

[@lizzyh458]

@Deshaun Bethea and that's a perfect name for her, always acting peaceful and calm, our sweet Amahoro. Thanx for sharing, I didn't know that.

[@tw7010]

Wow. She's the most beautiful female gorilla I've ever seen. It's s shame she wasn't able to become a mother but thankfully she has this little one around to be an auntie too

[@carlettajames2871]

I didn't know she cant have babies .Wwoow .

[@LiekesShotOfLife]

@@carlettajames2871 there are no other eastern lowland gorilla's in zoos. She's the last one worldwide. Because in the wild the eastern and western lowland gorilla's live to far apart, they don't know, what will happen if they would let an eastern breed with a western. If it doesn't happen in the wild, it doesn't happen in the zoo is the policy ;).

[@Dojustdoandbe]

What a gorgeous auntie! She is so black and hairy! Beautiful

[@Nadan589]

Amahoro is beautiful and special! If you did not say she is an auntie I would think she is a smart blackback :)!

[@carlettajames2871]

Thats so sweet .Ahmora is a Beutiful Female she looks totally DIFFERENT from all the other female I love watching her she very laid back and very Intelligent.

[@LiekesShotOfLife]

Amahoro looks different but also is different. She is an eastern lowland gorilla while the others are western lowland gorilla's ;). Thanks for watching!

[@leslieann54]

Thandie is such a baby, mama spoiled this baby 💘🦍

[@valeriegouineau7643]

Plonger dans le regard de cette merveilleuse et douce maman c est très émouvant. je me demande a quoi elle pense en regardant vers la caméra, longue vie a elle et son adorable petit trésor ❤️ merci pour toutes ces vidéos j apprend beaucoup sur les grands singes que j aime tant 🙏

[@audreyevans7422]

The area housing the gorillas is so much more attractive than the bars and cement floors of the Kyoto Zoo.

[@sharonkeogh7036]

I've saved this video- I just love it. Especially since it stars 2 of my favourites Amahoro and Thandie. But especially Amahoro 😍 thank you Lieke ❤🦍😍

[@oceanicmermaid]

that one favorite auntie that each one of us always love...... she is so love by her whole family.. lucky girl... Thandie I will see you soon........ I’m going to Antwerpen next week..

[@LiekesShotOfLife]

Have fun next week! ;)

[@oceanicmermaid]

Liekes Shot Of Life thank you my dear 😘

[@cas6227]

how adorable..... and what an amazing auntie

[@juttamussong-loffler9292]

Dear Lieke, I like your Videos very much because there are many information that help to understand more of the gorilla family. It is obviously very interesting and amusing, too. Thank you!

[@LiekesShotOfLife]

Nice to read you enjoy the videos and the info :)! Thanks for watching 🙌

[@tetcha9701]

Amahoro is sooo beautiful😍

[@armpitification]

I only recently discovered your channel so this is 9 months late, but this video is so sweet!!

[@lucianaaidawati]

mother fur very beautiful .. shine fur

[@francesdrescher4637]

Perfect family

[@phylliswood6361]

Thank you for the touching video. Thandie is so precious and Ama is such a loving auntie.

[@misskimpegues]

It amazing to see so much love and tenderness that come from these families of gorillas humans have so much to learn

[@marypaintscrossbow5654]

Your videos, beautifull images, no words and great music!! 🎶🎶🙏❤️

[@eagse]

Thank you so much for sharing. This is my very first time actually watching Amahoro. She looks very different from the Western Lowland Gorillas. What I can say is that in Africa there are 3 different types of gorillas. The mountain gorillas, Eastern and Western gorillas n each of them look differently n the same goes with the Orangutans n Chimpanzees. The Orangutans that u always see in zoos all belong to the Borneo Island of Sabah n Sarawak (East Malaysia) and Kalimantan (Indonesia) The Western Orangutans found in Sumatera, Indonesia looks very different. As for the Chimpanzees it's also the same. Western Chimpanzees looks very differnt from Central and Eastern Chimpanzees.. Greatest favour, the next time when u go again to Belgium, is it possible to film a little bit longer maybe about 15 minutes please? That is if you can otherwise doesn't matter. Once again thank you so much for doing all these for all the gorilla fans.

[@LiekesShotOfLife]

I'll do a special video soon where you can see the family longer ❤️

[@eagse]

@@LiekesShotOfLife Thank you so much. BTW how old is Amahoro?

[@LiekesShotOfLife]

@@eagse they think she was born in 1990. She came from the wild. (Two different stories circulate, she might have been found on an airport by authorities because people were trying to ship her as a pet. But she might also come from an shelter.) She is at least since 1994 in the Zoo of Antwerpen. So she is probably 30years old by now.

[@eagse]

@@LiekesShotOfLife Thank You. Watching her, she takes upon herself to watch over Thandie's safety as she plays.

[@sherylbenkosky5358]

You do a great job matching the music to the video. Thank you

[@LiekesShotOfLife]

Thanks for the compliments and thanks for watching! :)

[@Sammy-kn2nb]

She’s so gentle and patient with Thandie. It’s so cute.

[@zoebowdery2219]

So loving her auntie is ad gentle what a beautiful family they are they had the same feelings and emotions as us from Zoe in England isle of wight

[@sonjavandam1306]

Thandie and Kintaro, Sitting on a tree... K.I.S.S.I.N.G...💞👣👀 What a treat to see new baby and Thandie in 24 hours... Aunty is stunning, Matadi is gonna give Shabani are run for his money.✌️💘 Thanks for blowing my mind again.🌹🍺 Question:: Why is Europe so successful in breeding with multiple wives and offspring...🐒

[@LiekesShotOfLife]

Good question. It also has to do with if they are allowed to breed by the breeding program. Because of the babybooms a few years back there was a hold on breeding I heard. And apparently good surrounding and they like each other ;p.

[@sonjavandam1306]

@@LiekesShotOfLife Thank you Lieke ✌️

[@ofcolorscreativecollective5510]

@@LiekesShotOfLife It's baffling why some zoo's are extremely successful in breeding and others not so. Here in the U.S. the Bronx Zoo is very successful with over 20 gorilla's with multiple births with many babies only months apart. The zoo is located in a populated area situated in between 2 major subway lines & elevated trains that are noisy plus high rise buildings in the mix. Zoo Atlanta in the southern US is just as successful as the Bronx Zoo which is in the Northeast and both are renowned for having the highest concentration of Western Lowland Gorilla's in the world. Then u have the San Diego Zoo on the West coast of the US and they finally have a beautiful baby girl named Angela after a 20 year hiatus between births.

[@LiekesShotOfLife]

@@ofcolorscreativecollective5510 apparently the love is strong enough in some zoos and they're probably used to the noices arround them. And the breeding program allowes them to breed or their little mistakes. Many possibilities ;)

[@oceanicmermaid]

LOL I have been thinking about the same things for months!

[@carlettajames2871]

Thandie is so loved Dad is very aware she's a Baby he's very Gentle with her.

[@Sammy-kn2nb]

Amahoro is such a sweet Auntie. She always seems so patient with Thandie and always seems to be there right when Thandie needs her. I love this family ♥️. I can’t wait to watch the videos of Thandie & her baby sister growing together which I hope Vizazi also becomes close with Amahoro!

[@lynnmarie6219]

Lieke, thanks for putting their names on the screen. I know Thandie , the baby of course and the dad. The females. I can't tell them apart. 🌹🌹🌹

[@jennyvanklei4366]

Dit is zo bijzonder, wat een prachtige groep is het toch. Het is sinds de geboorte van Thandie echt een groep geworden. Ik verlang er naar om het ook eens zelf te zien, maar voor nu heb ik genoten van deze speciale beelden. Prachtig!!

[@LiekesShotOfLife]

Fijn dat je zo een beetje hebt kunnen genieten. Je gaat het vast ook nog zelf zien! ;)

[@lizl6232]

Very sweet💕.

[@vivianehebbelynck7190]

Knap filmpje. 😍😍😍

[@cherokeeheartct8633]

Mom is Beautiful

[@barbarabucy9508]

Amaharo is such a beautiful gorilla. Does she have any babies of her own.

[@sonjavandam1306]

Unfortunately no, as she is a different species, she is on birth control, she does mate with Matadi... He is a busy Silverback that's for sure.😅✌️

[@sherryw.1466]

Did Amahoro have babies or was there no male left to breed her with? I feel kind of sorry for her. Hopefully the eastern lowland gorillas won’t go extinct in the wild.

[@LiekesShotOfLife]

No sadly there was no possibility for her. I feel sorry for her that she can't have babies. But I'm happy she was saved and has a wonderful live in Zoo Antwerpen. She is showing go be a caring auntie. Luckily she is allowed to play an cuddle with Thandie ❤️. Hopefully they will keep on saving them in the wild and won't go extinct. Because it's for sure they will go extinct in zoos. But it's a good thing that they're not taken out of the wild anymore.

[@user-uj3rb3zz9v]

So, Amahoro has never had kids of her own? Also, do they still have Eastern lowland gorillas in the wild (if you know)?

[@LiekesShotOfLife]

No, Amahoro never had children. And yes they do live in the wild but not much anymore ;)

[@cantoncardcollector1512]

Is Amahoro one of the silverbacks wives? And will she be bred with one of the Western silver backs?

[@LiekesShotOfLife]

Yes ;). And no she may not breed. For more info; kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2LZqmp6ja6kjbs. I've made a Q&A where I answer these frequently asked questions ;).

[@cantoncardcollector1512]

@@LiekesShotOfLife That was a good video. Answers all my questions for now. Thank you, have a nice day or night.👍🏼💯

[@LiekesShotOfLife]

@@cantoncardcollector1512 thanks for watching! Happy to read it was informative and you liked it! Have a wonderful day!

[@catherinemushaw8144]

What happened to Thandies mom ?.

[@LiekesShotOfLife]

She's around just doing her thing. Remember a video shows you a few moments out of the day ;). She still goes to mom for milk and to hang around also. But sometimes Mayani wants to do her own thing and she let's Thandie hang out with auntie Amahoro or daddy Matadi or auntie Mambele.

[@Kim-lc3fv]

Amahoro even looks different. Her fur/hair is a lot longer. Can she have babies? Or is it just that it's not been successful?

[@LiekesShotOfLife]

She is a different gorilla. She is an Eastern lowland gorilla that's why her hair is longer, thicker and she is bigger and havier then the other females. She can not have babies because she is the last eastern lowland gorilla worldwide in a zoo. Breeding with the westerns is not allowed because it doesn't happen in the wild. She's a great auntie luckily. And it's very special that she's alloerd to babysit. Normally only sisters/elder children are allowed to babysit.

[@carolmayhardie]

They are beautiful but I feel a little sad that they are in captivity

[@LiekesShotOfLife]

I get it. But I'm even more sad for those who have to live in the dangerous wild where the habitat is broken and they're being hunted by humans. I hope people will get aware of how important it is to protect them in the wild. 🙏

[@janvermunt6431]

Bezoek Antwerpen MEER dan de moeite waard. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXfcq36Ci7iEr9U