Mountain Gorillas in Rwanda

Trekking to see Ntambara gorilla group in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda.

[@Sammy-kn2nb]

Wow! They are beautiful! The baby was just adorable ♥️. Thank you for sharing!

[@sapphire48481]

Thank you for naming them all at the end. Loved this footage.

[@montaraful]

So very fluffy! Lovely coats. And the little baby is such a doll!

[@toddwilliams1380]

My God…they are just sooo beautiful!! Awesome thanks for sharing!! ❤️❤️🦍🦍🦍🦍

[@GeorgeDaymondLush]

Thank you for posting. Im afraid that by the time I got there I was so tired and out of breath I missed a lot of the "excitement". At least I can relive it through some well shot footage

[@shitosawpasterski2978]

very calm,peaceful and social creatures.big respect and sympathy.

[@carlodavidesalvo2077]

Che meravigliosa creatura!

[@GiselSimon]

Wow, what a wonderful video! Thank you so very much for sharing.

[@rolfpoelman3486]

0:48 Great photo of the overcast sky.

[@micheleellis4074]

They are soooooo pretty!

[@jtscats07]

Most of it was shot with a Sony DSC-HX100V. A few segments were shot with a Canon Power Shot SX20. The Sony camera is great and I would highly recommend it. Have a great trip! The trekking was an incredible experience.

[@rolfpoelman3486]

What are the video zooms, on the Sony? My Sony has an optical 50 X zoom for video, plus more digital zoom very clear making a total 200 X. And then much more digital zoom going up to maybe about 500, but which is not very clear (or that is just for still images, not video).

[@rolfpoelman3486]

They probably won't use a drone, but it might give a much better view, and might be no problem for the gorillas.

[@faainspector9699]

The most beautiful creature in the forest..

[@shitosawpasterski2978]

exactly.

[@rolfpoelman3486]

From before about 100,000 to 200,000 years ago, *we* were: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2jQdmOggtGisNE But then we started ...

[@richardgrady1995]

nice footage!

[@oceanicmermaid]

that silverback is me after a night of tequilla binged

[@lindalee7322]

Their pupils are sure different. They seem to move from the center of the eye and then relax over to a corner of the eye.

[@leslieann54]

No their eyes are the same as ours they don't want direct eye contact & trekkers are told to never make eye contact as that is a sign of dominance & we know who's the dominant one on that mountain!

[@rolfpoelman3486]

What are the temperatures?

[@lynderherberts2828]

I love highland mountain Gorills. But these made me itch.

[@unsal7290]

Majestic creatures

[@rolfpoelman3486]

0:43 It is amazing how much human muscle work those terraces were to build, or did other animals get used to make them? Fruit trees on swales might be a lot less work, and a lot healthier.

[@rolfpoelman3486]

0:58 Were those sweet potato, or white, or yam, or other?

[@mullaway5746]

Do both silverbacks mate or just the oldest one ?

[@rolfpoelman3486]

8:08 Is the silverback head the same size of about 4 to 5 human heads?

[@rolfpoelman3486]

4:53 Six tourists, and two Rwandan guides?

[@jtscats0782]

There were more than two Rwandans with us. We had a guide, 2 rangers, and 2 porters. The trek was not that difficult but we hired porters to provide income for them. Many of the porters are former poachers. It helps promote the conservation efforts of the mountain gorillas.

[@rolfpoelman3486]

6:29 "...gorillas don't have ..." What did the guide say?

[@jtscats0782]

The guide said that gorillas don't have borders. He was asked if the gorillas travel into nearby countries -- Uganda & DRC.

[@rolfpoelman3486]

@@jtscats0782 And did you and him say that Congo is the only country of the three countries that are killing the gorillas?

[@rolfpoelman3486]

8:05 Why do you call him "Beta"? Just because he is 4 years younger than his brother? Are they about the same size?

[@jtscats0782]

His brother is the Alpha silverback (the leader of the troop) & he is #2 or Beta.

[@jithinkv6910]

What a powerfull animal

[@rolfpoelman3486]

0:12 "Head quarters"

[@rolfpoelman3486]

3:36 I think it is very tiring to eat green cellulose fibre all day. Is that your joke about fermented bamboo?

[@jtscats0782]

The guide had trekked to this same group the day before. The silverback was eating fermented bamboo that day. The guide said that it is like drinking alcohol & the silverback had been acting "drunk". He was running around & behaving very differently than the next day when we saw him. He appeared to have a "hangover" -- very drowsy & yawning.

[@mrawas]

what camera were you using? we are going in sept....

[@rolfpoelman3486]

Most of it was shot with a Sony DSC-HX100V. A few segments were shot with a Canon Power Shot SX20. The Sony camera is great and I would highly recommend it. Have a great trip! The trekking was an incredible experience.

[@rickarra9396]

How did they get the Bamboo. Is it normally like that

[@jtscats0782]

The bamboo grows in and around the park. Our guide said that as it naturally decomposes it can become fermented.

[@rolfpoelman3486]

It would be amazing to see a bald silverback, bald all over, to see the muscle size and definition of the strongest, for their size, animal in the universe.

[@scottjackson3940]

So much for my nap, fckrs!

[@veronicaja9085]

Seem so non agressive