GORILLA THANDIE SPECIAL VIDEO

[@ellenknell9645]

Every baby gorilla is precious in its own way. I love them all, grown up or young, but Thandie has stolen my heart for some reason. She treats her baby sister like a baby of her own, practicing to be a mommy someday, and she is so darn cute. Just adorable with that round bald looking head of hers, and that sweet sweet face. Plus she is so gentle and lady-like for a gorilla. I love you Thandie.

[@elsa7281]

Thandie is really getting around. Good for her. Still, miss seeing her so dependent on mom. Baby gorillas are simply adorable.

[@leannhobbs994]

I JUST LOVE THIS VIDEO. WATCHING THIS LITTLE ONE PLAY IS PRICELESS.

[@sherryw.1466]

I love the interactions between Thandie and her Daddy. He’s so gentle and tender with her🥰

[@fallbrkgrl]

Good morning (5:00am California time) New to Matati family, and I'm absolutely falling in love with baby Thandi. Different than watching Kintaro. She seems so careful and deliberate when she moves around. Sweet girl ❤️

[@av8tore71]

It's so neat how he just looks back at you video taping him and the family and it just any ordinary day for him

[@red8643]

Thandie is a sweetheart 💖💖💖💖💖

[@jennyvanklei4366]

Zo, Thandie boeit van begin tot eind. Wat is het toch een heerlijk meisje!

[@juttamussong-loffler9292]

I love your videos because they made us so familiar with these gorillas.

[@poppykok5]

With such sadness & uncertainty surrounding us all, there's something extra special, & to me, even life affirming, being able to watch these fascinating gentle creatures in their day to day lives...God bless you Lieke, for your dedication to ALL the beautiful animals you so expertly capture in your videos......

[@maryeddy4871]

poppykok5, Hey! Glad to see you are well dear! YES!! I agree. We are so lucky with the horror of the virus and the world today to have access of our favorite Gorilla families due to certain people who go out risking health to share these beautiful moments with us to keep our spirits up and smiles on our faces. Liekes Shot Of Life is very kind and talented and I love her videos. Im behind a bit in watching, but I need my daily "Gorilla Fix" with coffee to start my day! She is wonderful and so thankful for her sharing with us. Be safe during this virus and take care. ;-)

[@lexistapleton687]

Your videos are always AWESOME, Thandie is a beautiful, healthy, comfortable with her family, I would like to give a u a suggestion of what I want to see but can’t because all videos u make are just what I wanted to see. Fabulous work!!!!

[@geopa2149]

Awwww.... Daddy's lil girl..cutie pie Thandie. Thanx!

[@pamelakern2849]

Little Thandie is such a confident gorilla youngster. She explores and tastes everything. She looks so tiny next to her daddy. Thandie is so charming. I really enjoyed this sweet video 😍😍

[@lynngold1865]

Lieke, in this time of grieving, it's so beautiful to see new life& sweetness.your videos are so relaxing too.Your love for this family shines thru.the music matches the beauty of the day.thank you so much.My gosh Thandie is precious& so delicate.loved baby V too.God bless you& your little boy& family.Take care.from Phx AZ.USA💖🐵💖👯🎶🕊

[@karenellis1200]

@Lynn Gold I'm now tuning in this family who sent to heaven

[@Dojustdoandbe]

Absolutely love watching this little girl. Thanks so much for filming and sharing.

[@Seelische_Unterabteilung]

Hey Thandie, next time don t let your Daddy go! He should be proud of his smart beautiful daughter! So, promise me, keep him by your side, Sweety 😍

[@loribuchanan4126]

I love her! For her mom not being that comforting with her, she is the sweetest child that obviously cares for others💜🦍

[@lynettecook283]

She is almost a month older than Kentaro. She’s so precious!

[@sukamedeiros3324]

Wondering to see Kintaro & Thandie playing together one day. 🦍💕🌿

[@lynettecook283]

That would be cool to see!

[@tscarborough2196]

A little T & K?

[@lynettecook283]

T Scarborough YES

[@lizzyh458]

Aaaaach die lieve mooie meid Thandie, met haar avontuurlijke en nieuwsgierige karaktertje. Heerlijk om haar bezig te zien! En maar rondhuppelen en klimmen. Het grappigste vind ik haar "gevecht" met takjes. Hoe ze die rond zwiert en zwaait. Way to go girl!

[@jenniferkeim6446]

I love this little girl.

[@lyncee6953]

J’aimerais voir Thandie et Kintaro s’amuser ensemble..😂

[@pdiane8299]

So precious 💜💜💜

[@swamp5050]

I rest my case, lil busybody interacts with all the family, has to touch or lay on each! I love when she goes over to Daddy and he briefly acknowledges her then walks away, the look on her face was, wait what, how dare you ignore me! LOL Btw, her face is huge, when her body catches up she's going to be a big girl! Thx Liekes for the long beautiful vid.....

[@sonjavandam4675]

Girls rule 💖 Love this little one, She rocks. 🥰 Thanks Lieke, hope you and bubs are staying safe.🌹🍷

[@harpermacenzi9483]

Love love love her, shes gorgouse.

[@loribuchanan4126]

She just wants to be loved! Her feelings has got hurt, you can see it in her face. I’m so glad that Aunties, have fell for her💜🦍

[@candykay2585]

Thandie is still a toddler herself and yet she is very protective of all smaller gorillas. She is so pretty..

[@fj2201]

Such a beautiful baby.... interesting and thoughtful little character she is. I am anxious to see her continue to grow and come into her own.

[@deechapman4474]

This little one is a gem!

[@MsFUCW]

She is a cutie for sure!

[@julieherring2522]

Thandie you are such a beautiful little girl and 🦍🌸💐🍄

[@francesdrescher4637]

What a sweet face❤

[@lizl6232]

She is so sweet💕

[@cas6227]

Thandie is adorable.... I would love to hold this precious baby. She looks like a daddys girl....

[@shalinimaydy594]

Hi Thandie princess. The probable future wife ff kintaro. Thandie you hv all traits like kintaro, always curious and trying to climb heights. We can see Thandie always playing with twigs and branches. God bless you Thandie darling. Stay blessed happy healthy.

[@valeriegouineau7643]

Magnifique et précieuse petite Thandie 😍 elle me fait penser à kintaro 🤗 aussi adorable et dynamique que lui ♥️ quel âge a Thandie svp?

[@LiekesShotOfLife]

Thandie is one year old ;). Born 26 November 2018. Merci 🙌❤️

[@valeriegouineau7643]

@@LiekesShotOfLife merci 😉

[@randyfirst5747]

Wild animals living, playing and loving one another This is God’s plan. We need to pay attention!

[@betestefani1578]

Thandie é um armozinho de bebê. 🦍❣🦍

[@lindakeogh4178]

Thank you. 💕

[@oceanicmermaid]

she is a big sister now... yaaay so happy she doesn’t have to wait 8 years to have a sibling... Kentaro waited that long..

[@LiekesShotOfLife]

Jep, has to do with the breeding programs. They can't have to many Gorilla's to fast because there's no place to bring them when they grow up ;). Now they can control it better. But I'm also happy she already has a sister! It will be so much fun seeing them play!

[@neuzamaria4979]

Thandie você é uma garotinha muito fofo😍❤❤❤❤

[@shawnmatthews9594]

She just wants to play with Papa, but he ket her down easy. They have tender rapport. 🦍❤🦍

[@marlishiomi5146]

as mamães são mto carinhosas,que carinho é maravilhoso!!!!

[@dantedraven5592]

Are the clips recent? 'Cause she's the same age as Kintaro from Kyoto zoo, but she looks scrawny compared to him. Granted, he's a boy, but i'm not sure if the size difference should be notable at this age

[@LiekesShotOfLife]

This is recent (two weeks ago) ;). But girls are always smaller then boys.

[@tw7010]

She's a little girl that's why she's thinner

[@TheBagmaven49]

She's a delicate little flower. She's also beautifully groomed. The interaction on other videos of Thandie show that she is 'Daddy's Little Girl'. Kintaro on the other hand is way more active and fast! He's such a little ball of fire. I love when he hangs from one hand and flails swinging and banging his chest! 💖

[@silviarasmann8347]

Molto carini

[@HSR-bk5qb]

This is late, but she's adorable. Where is her mother?

[@candykay2585]

Poor Thandie. She wanted attention from the silverback so badly. He just kept pushing her away. I guess in the gorilla world he didn't want to be seen as being soft, ha, ha. Thandie is so pretty. She has a beautiful round head right now. Maybe it's my mood but she looked lonely in this video. Independent though.

[@LiekesShotOfLife]

Silverback Matadi was eating, he was actually kind of nice for her, could be worse. I've especially filmed her and the whole group was eating ;). But remember it's only ten minutes out of the whole day ;). Next video of her will be more playful with her daddy ;)

[@montaraful]

Not true. He touches her affectionately. You should see how Mamotaro of the Kyoto Zoo treats Kintaro around food. A world of difference. Mamotaro is indeed mean towards his infant son at feeding times, unlike Matadi.

[@candykay2585]

@@montaraful i didn't say he was mean, I said he pushed her away. I didn't take into account the fact that he was eating. Thandie mimicked him when he tossed a piece of food aside she tossed one away too, but she had 2. Cute.

[@EmmaDee]

montaraful isn’t that the truth. No comparison in the two silverbacks first sure. Kintaros daddy is mean to me.

[@debbiedavis8481]

@@LiekesShotOfLife i saw her daddy give her a small branch to chew on!! I think he's too rough for her at 1year old!!!🤣🤣🤣and he knows mama rules like Momo and kintaro!!! You just gotta. ❤those silverback Daddies!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍🦍👶

[@jennifercole9527]

Where is Thandies mom mayani at? I’ve just started watching these videos and In the description it just says she lives with three other females but doesn’t say where her mom is and I was just curious

[@LiekesShotOfLife]

Mayani is one of the other females. Thandie goes on adventure whenever she gets the chance. But no worries she still drinks with mommy and often rides a long on her arm or back ;). And woops very sharp of you, a mistake in the description. I've changed it ;)

[@jennifercole9527]

Liekes Shot Of Life oh I’m sorry I didn’t mean for u to change the description i could have read it wrong lol I’m new to watching these videos and I love them btw and I’m trying to figure out who is who so thank u for the great videos

[@LiekesShotOfLife]

@@jennifercole9527 no problem. Sometimes I write these description when it's late haha. I missed Mayani, so it was a good tip and a good question ;). You can always ask thing ;). And I try to put the names in the videos sometimes. Somehow Mayani escapes my frame many times LOL. Next week I'll try to film her because more people have asked for her ;p. Thanks for subscribing and watching the videos. Lovely to have you here. Hope you'll enjoy the videos ;)!

[@eagse]

Hi Liekes Thanks so much for the 10 minute video. Thandie at this age is very independent unlike Shufai at 2 years. Most of the time, he's sticks with is mom or riding on her back. From the Gorilla land website, I just came to know that Thandie is Mayani's 2nd child. No wonder... She had her first daughter Kambiri on September 16th 2011 at Dublin zoo. Kambiri is now 9 years old. Thandie is now going on 2 on 27 Nov 2018 n Shufai is going on 4 on 24 Sept 2016. Is there any news of Baby V's name yet? Another thing is that the other day, u said looks like a girl n you're so right turns out n confirmed that she's a girl. Liekes, if it's okay with you, could you pls also type about yourself n where u are from n if you're going to Antwerp zoo n the journey on how long it takes u. I've read in some comments that some ppl think you stay very near to the zoo. Maybe if you could have your mini bio on your YT account on About. Would that be okay so that this will be permanent. Hope u don't mind.

[@LiekesShotOfLife]

Hi Beth Ann, you're very welcome. Thandie is indeed already very independent. But no worries, she's still a lot around mommy and ofc still drinks with mom. Mayani is indeed a mom with experience ;). Thandie is actually born on the 26th just before midnight ;). You can vote for baby V her name on the facebook page of Zoo Antwerpen. The choises are: Vizazi, Virunga or Vunga. I prefer Vizazi because it ends with an 'i' just like her daddy Matadi and half sister Thandie. Also mambele's mother is called Zazie, so I think Vizazi would be nice. Pls vote :) That's a good idea, I will change it right away and tell something about myself in the 'about' section of my channel. Thanks for the tip! Have a wonderful day!

[@eagse]

@@LiekesShotOfLife YMW I too like the name Vizazi cos Virunga and Vunga is quit common already.

[@LiekesShotOfLife]

@@eagse I think so too, Vizazi is a unique name. I changed my 'about'. Sadly it couldn't be longer because there is a max of words. If you're curious. I go weekly to Zoo Antwerpen and it's a one hour drive for me to get there. So I do not live near to the zoo. I come from Holland :).

[@eagse]

@@LiekesShotOfLife Yes I know. U've explained that I think in May in one of your videos where u shared with us your home. But recently in one of your videos, someone said you live very near Antwerp zoo n she said you're the SV of Europe. Can't remember her name. So that's y I suggested u put the distance from your home to the zoo. U remember we also talked about Maastright n Andre Rieu's orchestra? also for your son to attend when he's older? Another suggestion is that u could also put where everyone sees. I forgot the distance from your place to Antwerp n said ur place is about 4 hours drive.

[@LiekesShotOfLife]

@@eagse oh yes I remember. Sorry I answer a lot of questions on my channel 🙈. But yes I remember and I do recognize your name because you always bring lovely comments! Wow that's a big compliment, I missed it and didn't see they called me SV of Europe :)! But I've put where I'm from in the description :). So thanks for the tip! Antwerpen isn't that far its a one hour drive (single ride) so not 4 hours. Pairi Daiza is 3-4 hour drive. I want to go there sometime too.

[@charlottemeeks4257]

I worry about her due to being so little and not seeing her with her mom anymore. Were is she getting the much needed breast milk? What happened to her mom?

[@MsFUCW]

About half way through this video is Thandie nursing with her mother: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGGZoWVvoNqqq5o

[@LiekesShotOfLife]

She get's plenty of breastmilk and still sleeps and rests with mom. But when Thandie gets the chance she goes on adventure. And Matadi and Amahoro are playmates for Thandie, so you'll find her a lot around them ;)

[@m.w.976]

Thandie need to meet Kintaro

[@olindanishino1324]

🥰🥰❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@juancarlosgomezlozano7129]

Gorila.bellos

[@ritalittle4838]

Thad I. I love.You.

[@francesdrescher4637]

What a

[@francesdrescher4637]

What a sweet face ❤