Shabani gives Kiyo a warning. He makes a bed & ends his day｜Gorilla｜HIGASHIYAMA ZOO｜東山動植物園｜シャバーニ家ゴリラ

This video was filmed in the evening of October 2023 at Higashiyama Zoo. The troop is ready to have the last meal of the day before going to bed. There are a few interesting behaviors made by Shabani, both outdoors and indoors. In this video, you will see Nene doing fine, but currently, as you all may know, she is kept separate from the troop for her geriatric care. I hope Nene will continue to have a happy, comfortable, and healthy life in 2025. I hope you enjoy the video.
Recent Nene's video posted by the zoo on November 1, 2024:
• 【東山動植物園公式】ネネの近況3《 ニシゴリ...
About Western Lowland Gorilla
Gorilla gorilla gorilla
Habitat: The most widespread gorilla subspecies, and can be found across more than 700,000 km2 of central and West Africa.
Lifespan: 35 yrs in the wild (upto 60 yrs in captivity)
IUCN Red List : Critically Endangered
It is the smallest of the four gorilla subspecies, which also include the Cross River gorillas, Grauer’s gorillas, and mountain gorillas. It has shorter black-brown hair, longer arms, and a more prominent ridge along their brow. The adult males called silverbacks have silvery-grey hair on their backs and thighs. Their heads are large and pointed, with a sagittal crest forming the back of the top head. Its population has been decreasing due to poaching and disease. The estimated population in 2013 was almost 362,000 individuals (IUCNredlist.org). Fewer than 150,000 western lowland gorillas remain in the wild (gorillas.org).
SHABANI ♂
Alpha male
DOB: 1996/10/20 (YYYY/DD/MM)
POB: Apenheul Primate Park, he Netherlands
Sire: Kibabu
Dam: Mouila
Parent-reared
• In Dec1996, Shabani was transferred to Taronga Zoo in Australia together with her family.
• In June 2007, Haoko and Shabani moved to Japan.
NENE ♀
DOB: est. 1972
POB: wild-born in Africa
Transfer: 1973/10/27
Offspring: Ai, Kiyomasa
AI ♀
DOB: 2003/02/27
POB: Higashiyama Zoo & Botanical Gardens
Sire: Rikki
Dam: Nene
Parent-reared
KIYOMASA ♂
DOB: 2012/11/01
POB: Higashiyama Zoo
Sire: Shabani
Dam: Nene
Parent-reared
ANNIE ♀
DOB: 2013/06/02
POB: Higashiyama Zoo
Sire: Shabani
Dam: Ai
Hand-reared
She has a hair-plucking issue.
References
Higashiyama Zoo official website
www.higashiyam...
GAIN Great Ape Information Network
shigen.nig.ac....
Music
Epidemic Sound: Winter Forest - SFX Producer / Which Way - Josef Falkenskold / After Hours, After Love (Instrumental Version) - Anna Landstrom / The Bird's World - Elm Lake
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