When Stupidity Goes Viral (with a wholesome twist)

[@CieloG]

After working in a zoo for five years, I cannot even begin to express how frustrating it is to try and keep the public out of animal exhibits. You would think common sense would dictate that fences exist for HUMAN protection, but that seems to not matter to way too many people. And let's not even get started on humans who WANT to die to a wild animal. All of them are totally selfish and don't consider that they are essentially ensuring that the animals who go after them will 100% be killed. 😞

[@justasnail885]

It's like trying to keep a toddler from running into the street at the slightest sign that you arent paying attention

[@joshbates3147]

Yeah and it's usually giant herbivorous animals because they think they're just gentle Giants when they're really not they're animals and animals are going to be animals they're not just going to get close to them I saw a video of a father who brought his child and himself into an elephant exhibit the elephant got angry it did not kill them but it did like get agitated and stomped at them like bluffs which could have ended way worse than you could have think

[@lucidfangirl1030]

Sheesh. People just fed giraffes at the zoo I went to. I bet them girrafes ended up FAT

[@justasnail885]

@@lucidfangirl1030 What does that have to do with people trying to climb into the enclosures of wild animals and getting themselves or the animal hurt?

[@tubaplayer4life667]

@@lucidfangirl1030 Profile picture and comment history checks out.

[@peterstoric6560]

People messing with shit and then acting surprised when it goes wrong is my favorite thing, thank you for this

[@TheGraveKnight]

Humans always think they're above the animal kingdom, but man when it comes to pure physicality we're *really* low on the totem pole

[@JaneDoe_123]

"You mean to tell me. That my actions have consequences?! HOW DARE??!" - literally these people's thought process

[@wjbt3]

Like when people move into a haunted ass house. I wish they stopped breeding 🤣💀

[@nexuslord6831]

I envy you. And not in a "oh I'm superior." I wish I could have that mindset and general level of apathy.

[@narikobeilschmidt]

the technical term for this is "fuck around and find out"

[@K1ttyGam3r]

I love how passionate this man is about animals. Nice to see somebody who cares that much about wildlife

[@K1ttyGam3r]

And God bless you, Binti. You’re a real one fr fr ✊

[@chunga100]

I love your avatar!

[@K1ttyGam3r]

@@chunga100 Thank you!! I drew it myself!

[@spicenug]

Yeah I enjoy watching his content for that reason, and it's cool to know that Binti is still alive and well and is a Granny now.

[@GlorifiedGremlin]

I used to get ranger Rick magazines as a kid and I had dozens of posters of animals ripped out of those magazines hanging on my walls lol I was obsessed as a kid. That's pretty much how he started too

[@cambricjimenez4882]

Anyone that asks the question "Yeah what was going down BEFORE the cameras started rolling" gets my immediate respect. So many just compute just whats on the film and roll wit it instead of noticing all the things that dont look right or asking the hard questions.

[@ANightattheOpera28]

Wasn't there a similar story with a tiger in California? Some dumb teenagers taunted her, she high-jumped the enclosure, and killed one of them, if I remember right.

[@Barry.Hughes]

@@LT-dn7mt Doesn't even have to be omitted, just crop the video to deliberately hide the fact your mate was throwing stuff at the animal before it mauled him as he deserved. And FYI every time I see an animal attack story my first thought is "What did the human do to make the animal attack?", there was a grandmother mauled by two dogs, sad but my first thought was what did she do, turns out the dogs belonged to her daughter and were parents to pups, two of which were fighting and grandma hit them with a broom to break them up. "Yea a Grandma and two dogs died because she attacked the pups and the parents didn't like her approach."

[@jyripeltola5904]

@@Barry.Hughes This gets me so pissed, of course dogs are going to protect their pups, this isn't some pitbul mauling a 3 year old kid. They shouldn't have been killed.

[@EbonMaster]

That last story... My mother briefly worked in an office at Brookfield Zoo as an event planner. We loved it because that meant free trips to the zoo. Being a mother was such a big part of her identity that she got a tattoo of an octopus on her shoulder after learning about them from a zookeeper. She passed away about two years ago due to cancer. Binti reminded me of her a lot.

[@telleqwin7266]

Sorry for your loss buddy.. Same thing happened to me. Mum's one year comes up next month.. Bone Cancer none of us even suspected.. anyway ya.. Binti reminds me of her too.. everyone loved her and god damnit do I miss her.. Best of luck to you and hope life is filled with more happy than sad in the future

[@THENemesisXX99]

May she rest in peace. Women like that are a dying breed.

[@SocratesFlesh]

I’m sorry for your loss my friend. Your mother sounded like a wonderful human being.

[@mrgreenboy644]

Hope she's resting in peace in heaven. Sounds like she deserves it

[@Emmett_Br0wn]

Sorry for your loss. I hope she rests in peace and that you have an amazing life.

[@taetannim3581]

"I'm gonna look at the guy outside the cage, before I look at the animal in it." That is a terrific line! And yeah, I'd have just come out of that shirt, lol!

[@draxxthemsclounts2478]

I'm assuming he was panicked and couldn't figure out how to just swoop it

[@scottschroeder4920]

I bet dumbo was just hamming it up for clicks… I woulda been outta that shirt in a nano

[@ayten3617]

@@scottschroeder4920 tried to get out of it in a nano. Gotta have at least a little flexibility to slip out of a shirt like that, something a lot of folks aren't to use to anymore, moving and stretching. Staring at these KZbin shorts all day, working out our fingers/thumbs, most our ancestors would def have ability to kick most our azzes.

[@scottschroeder4920]

@@ayten3617 I do a lot more than exercise my digits…

[@iAmNothingness]

But then ur neked oh noooo

[@andreasmuller4666]

Had a similar story with a Gorilla enclosure in a Zoo in germany. Kid fell in, was injured, all that. Silver back comes over, keeps other gorillas at a distance and made a ruckus at the door where his keeper was always comming in from basically calling for help. Kid got collected, treated and all was fine again.

[@cy-one]

I'd like to read up on that. Do you have the name of the zoo and when it roughly happened?

[@shizenmarami4213]

No little German boy! Dont get to close to the enclosure!!

[@A_Black_Sheep94]

I read this is godzilla enclosure at first. I need to wake up.

[@thatguy8777]

@@A_Black_Sheep94 just the thought of Godzilla saving a kid

[@fecesmuncher2448]

That coulda be like harambe but noooo they had shoot harambe :/

[@Hollylivengood]

Binti was amazing. I remember seeing that on the news. Not only did Binti cradle the child until help came, while all the other gorillas were becoming agitated, a male gorilla there seemed to take a cue from Binti, and accompanied her while she took the child to the door to get help, guaranteeing their safety. It was pretty amazing, and really quite a village.

[@spiraljumper74]

Fucking radical.

[@rustyhowe3907]

I remember my family being shocked about Binti and the male gorilla's help but my mum shook her head and scolded the family "She's a mother and he's a father *of course* they won't tear the kid apart". I wouldn't bet that on a chimp personally but my mother was probably the one who rattled me into understanding animals and us aren't too far apart in many ways.

[@anonomous8649]

I've probably seen her in person! My family used to go to Brookfield Zoo every year growing up. I'm excited that she may still be around, I still live somewhat close 💜

[@feraltaco4783]

Every time I hear that story I inevitably tear up. We don't deserve animals and they sure shouldn't be subjected to us. It's amazing that every animal on Earth doesn't try to merc humans on sight.

[@StonedtotheBones13]

​@@feraltaco4783humans aren't great for animals. We've certainly taken down more species than we can really count. But there are ppl out there trying to understand and save these animals. He's right, public perception is way better. There's millions of ppl right here, sympathizing with all the animals

[@simon-peterwilliamson2412]

After coming across this man's channel it occurs to me that not nearly enough people educate themselves on animals

[@AnnaLVajda]

It's about respect many just lack that like poking a dog with a stick too then complaining if it bites you never their fault?

[@Emmett_Br0wn]

Right? People are weird, to the point where I wonder how tf we're the dominant species on this planet Like how did we get here

[@Neo-Metal17]

Same

[@Rauvi]

Some people go around like “my favourite animal is a koala/lemur/panda!” That’s fine, like what you like, but I’m willing to bet those people don’t know a damn thing about their favourite animal and go purely off of cuteness factor. It’s weirdly annoying, even though it shouldn’t be.

[@darkzeroprojects4245]

@@AnnaLVajda Animals do it to eachother too. In their own ways lol.

[@lauraa009]

"wannabe influencer gets what he asked for as wild animal goes wild animal." has the same vibes as "well if it isn't the consequences of my own actions."

[@WhiteRose2002]

You know the saying “That tiger didn’t go rogue that tiger went tiger”

[@fireflymiesumae]

@@WhiteRose2002 exactly

[@ItsJustAgamingThing]

@@WhiteRose2002 i like that

[@toastedroastedandabouttobe6928]

I literally looked down at this comment the moment he was saying that

[@milkshakeman1528]

Fuck around, find out

[@scooter1261]

As someone that was born and raised in Brookfield, Binty was a bit of a folk hero. It was a big deal when it happened. I remember it very well even though I was only 11 when it happened. There was talk of changing the painted dolphin on the city water tower (Brookfield zoo is known for its dolphins so a dolphin was the town mascot and was painted on the water tower) to Binty. Pretty wild to have such a world view changing even happen in my backyard.

[@Emmett_Br0wn]

That's...actually kinda cool. I'm happy that you have such a good memory from your childhood. Have a great life, wish you the best.

[@Mcbruuh]

@Holy Cow Godzilla vs Kong in a nutshell 💀

[@That.Capricorn]

I literally thought this comment was leading to a storytime about how you were raised by gorillas lol

[@lindada1111]

What do you mean ""was" a folk hero", i will now only remember Brookfield for Binty, she IS a folk hero lol

[@I1-_Ok_-1I]

I misread and thought someone painted a dolphin and I was like "AYO!!??" I love dolphins they're so cute

[@Nine28457]

When you said something like “it would have been bad if he picked an gorilla .. or WORSE, a chimpanzee” … you have no idea how thankful I was. Most people think gorillas are aggressive and chimps are cute little clowns, which is no where near the truth. Thanks for speaking the truth.

[@TheShounak]

The fact we are closer to chimps and not gorillas or orangutans should tell us something about the human condition 😅

[@BrazilianPegging]

Truth BTD 6 players know this

[@eleethtahgra7182]

Yeah....with gorilla, at least u get smash to deth. With chimps, u get ripped piece by piece to deth...

[@laurakastrup]

Chimps act like humans… without the morals. Which is concerning as fuck.

[@laurakastrup]

⁠@@eleethtahgra7182oh boy you have never seen or been near a chimp if you think they rip you to death piece by piece. They will literally “free Willy” and then watch you die to blood loss

[@jonniemckaig883]

“Even though orangutans are endangered and idiots on the internet are overpopulating” was the loudest and truest thing said in this video

[@DoktrDub]

Tik tok and most of social media is a zoo, no actually.. it’s more of a circus 🤡

[@notbobdavis6026]

Yeah, that line was gold. 👍

[@DefiniteIyHuman]

1:51

[@linamarie84]

It is extremely true. So much so that those idiots are effecting the future of those of us who are not idiots.

[@kellysmith-pc5yw]

It's Twitter it brings out the dumb demon in ppl make them idiots with a tiny tiny microscopic part of hell

[@greysonpowers8670]

“Dumb@$$’s are overpopulating on the internet” I couldn’t agree more my friend.

[@TCallier]

1000%+

[@Szaleos]

I say delete the dipshit save the animal, if it's a carnivore there's no need for cleanup. Fucked up but hey natural selection is there for a reason

[@sundalosketch4769]

If they're dumb and being a danger to society and nature, i say let natural selection help shave off bits of the population.

[@juliayang3294]

they overpopulating irl too unfortunately

[@RC.-]

@@juliayang3294 There’s always natural selection

[@krystlebee931]

Rae, the woman who entered into the spider monkey enclosure, still says that she did nothing wrong and was hired by her attorney. She was shocked that anyone would record her while the rest of us are shocked that she'd hop into a closed habit to feed animals.

[@goldenhate6649]

Honestly, she deserves to be in prison.

[@jennyduong3498]

@@KarateGirl999 good pun 💀

[@KarateGirl999]

DAMMIT, KZbin washed my mouth out with soap. Let's try this again. Raet🅰️rded.

[@micheleparker3780]

That woman has a screw loose. I'd stay far away from her, like SHE was the chimp...

[@Moi_81]

Not surprised because I live in Texas.

[@user-hd9vf8iv6z]

Hearing you talk about animal behavior is so refreshing. There are so many people on the internet spouting off incorrect information. what made me write this comment was your remarks in the body language of the jaguar getting her butt slapped which was spot on. You are very knowledgeable and thank you for sharing!

[@Galactica_One]

I'd like to share the story of Bokito. Bokito is a gorilla in a Dutch zoo, for years he was taunted by a woman because he was "smiling", for those of you that don't know, if a gorilla shows its teeth it should be interpreted as a threat. One day Bokito decided he had enough and jumped the moat around his enclosure and escaped. He ignored everyone in the park except the woman who taunted him. He mailed her arm, she survived but has permanent damage to her hand. After he attacked the woman he escaped and hid in a restaurant with a family, which got away unharmed. Eventually he was returned to his enclosure where he continues living to this day.

[@despinasgarden.4100]

I'm pretty sure he already cover that story in another video.

[@youtubestudiosucks978]

That gorilla did nothing wrong. All it's actions were justified, she provoked that gorilla on purpose and should suffer the consequences of her actions.

[@redeye4516]

Chad gorilla That's all I gotta say

[@-Ghostess]

And she was told constantly by zookeepers to stop, but she insisted they had a bond and he was her friend.

[@red-n-blue9015]

The hell was she thinking??

[@JDWalker495]

“Orangutans are endangered and Dumbasses on the internet are overpopulated” Now ain’t that some facts

[@Tabi-Kun]

@today was a good day it seems bots are overpopulating KZbin

[@treehouse318]

FACTS INDEED.

[@Hobo-Dragon]

Maybe we should, y'know, cause some 'accidents' with the dumbasses of the internet. The world could do better without them, there is no argument for this, the world needs less dumbasses on the internet

[@CouleeCosmonaut]

Haha, made the same comment. Agreed. Sorry just seeing this.

[@CouleeCosmonaut]

Seems like a couple others had the same take away. Glad this resonated with so many.

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

You know what they say “play stupid games, win stupid prizes”

[@Terminator850]

👍

[@rockinrootbeer1795]

This is a good. I might just keep it in my back pocket for the next time I see someone being idiotic.

[@joeshmoe9690]

It is known.

[@ThisChangeIsAwful]

I'm a big fan of the phrase fuck around and find out.

[@SilentZieth]

Another applicable phrase is “Fuck around and find out”.

[@HonorableRosemary]

My brother, Grandparents and I visited Cincinnati Zoo probably two years before Harambe went down. When I looked at the enclosure that the gorillas were in, I was rather dismayed by how small it actually was and how narrow the moat was. There were 9 gorillas at the time, including another male besides Harambe. My brother actually said "This is an accident waiting to happen, an angry gorilla could easily jump that moat." When the news broke, he said "I told you!" and went on a RANT about how people don't respect the animals and how they're lucky the kid wasn't hurt, etc.

[@gabeurbanik4941]

Your brother predicted COVID without realizing it

[@MatthewRatburg]

The kids’ parents should’ve been in prison for that

[@anonymous-wk1nh]

@user-ue5sg9nc5g Maybe a controversial opinion, but I think that a lot of incidents involving children falling into zoo enclosures boils down to child endangerment/negligence. Sure, many had inadequate railings etc, but just as many were due to parents not watching their kids and its very sad for the kids who have to suffer the consequences.

[@MatthewRatburg]

@@anonymous-wk1nh It boils down to that mother should’ve been punished for this who thing

[@carolynbrognano614]

@@MatthewRatburg I don't think it'd be too controversial to say that when stuff like that happens, its never the animal's fault. they're just reacting to a strange thing that fell into their home unannounced & unwelcomed the only way they know how. Like Casual said: "Wild animal goes wild animal"

[@ClawManV3]

9:52 "In a situation that messed up, there is no right answer." Exactly how I felt when I read about Harambe's death. You can hate the kid, you can hate the kid's family, you can hate the zoo, but in the end the fact remains that the zoo chose the option that would cause the least amount of problems. The situation could've been much worse, especially for a situation that was caused by human ignorance and stupidity. If there's any justice left in the world, then that kid will grow up and realize that the only reason they're alive right now is because the zoo had to take an innocent gorilla's life because of the mistakes of all the other humans around them.

[@koreyardoin3695]

That's very bold of you to assume the kid will ever value and care about the life that was taken. He might even grow up to hate animals and especially gorillas.

[@ClawManV3]

@@koreyardoin3695 I didn't assume that, that's just my wishful thinking. I swear, people online these days only read every other word and completely ignore the rest.

[@tubaplayer4life667]

@@koreyardoin3695 PLEASE read the whole comment and stop picking and choosing what you want to read. Thanks.

[@MariaAbrams]

Exactly. No human, especially zoo keeper, is going to make the decision to kill a threatened or endangered species (or really any animal) lightly. I'm sure it's not something they wanted to have to do either. Another thing is, sedatives don't always work. Those darts don't always release the medication. Sometimes it's not enough, or it can be too much, and often times, it takes a long time to start taking effect. 20 to 40mins, waiting for a sedative to work sometimes can definitely be the difference between life or death, even 5 or 10mins, and he's right, it passes them off to get darted. I'd be mad too! But regardless, human lives always have to come first. It makes me sad to even think about it tho. Harambe didn't understand, he was scared, just minding his business at home, then bam! Some kid falls from the sky and you're dead minutes later. It sucks...

[@Slothups]

@@ClawManV3 so true man, people purposely get angry at shit that isn't being said online. There are a lot of messed up things online, but usually the incidents start when someone purposely creates a false narrative or two people misunderstood each other and for whatever reason chose to go absolutely batshit crazy lol

[@AnthroTsuneon]

The slowblink was probably one of the best takeaways I learned from this. It helped comfort my cats when we were babysitting a dog that never saw cats before and scared them by barking and chasing on sight

[@aimeevanlandingham3844]

This reminds me of the time I got a family kicked out of a zoo. We were looking at the hippos and the fence had 10 plaques that said "Do not put your children on the other side of this fence" (there was three fences and water feature too but still) and they had their kids on the other side of the fence with the father having his arm partially over one of the plaques and the other next to his wife. As we walked away I was originally not going to say anything until I saw a keeper and told them; she took off and we never saw the family again. Still don't feel bad about it.

[@JBBell]

Good show. Hippos are super scary and have a serious body count in their home continent. A gorilla does everything but CPR to protect a little kid. A hippo would kill them just for spite.

[@joshbates3147]

HIPPOS God I would have expected like the elephants or something but HIPPOS one of the most dangerous animal in Africa

[@comradesam3382]

HIPPOS f me, Id trust a lion sooner than a hippo

[@fecesmuncher2448]

Good, you saved their life and that zoo from getting sued by people would could’ve be ignorant. (Which they prolly were)

[@stevenkunkle3857]

@@joshbates3147 THE most dangerous animal in Africa. By far.

[@ReleaseTheQuackers]

I had the privilege of watching a gorilla give birth one time. I had friends who were zoologists at the zoo I was visiting. While we were chatting they got word that one of the lady gorillas was in labor. We rushed to the gorilla habitat observance room (not open to the public) and watched as she gave birth to her first baby. Once the baby was delivered, she picked it up so carefully and cleaned it up gently examining every part of her new baby. When she was sure that lil one was perfect, she began to nurse it and you could hear everyone watching breathe again! Years and years later, I visited the zoo where that baby was now a Silverback and a father and grandfather to many more gorillas. I was able to talk to one of his "staff" or as they called themselves his "servants"... LOL!!! He is a very hands on father and a big goof with his human servants. Since seeing him born, I have become an amateur genealogist of the gorillas in American zoos. I can tell you how most of the gorillas are related.

[@Reptile_Gecko]

ha, the servants part reminds me of a Gordon Ramsay video were he visited a woman working at a zoo whose job it was to prepare food for a lot of different herbivores, one being a gorilla who got a bottle of tea.. I think fruit tea, so not bad for him, but man he was one spoilt healthy gorilla.

[@Gamergod29]

Always a good day when casual geographic uploads

[@galaxydeathskrill5607]

True, I was just copying a 9 page literature analysis, decided to stop for now and relax, and then he uploaded this

[@voidz1320]

Facts right here

[@bluefire1223]

Amen

[@sparkyshorts1517]

You got that right.

[@abstrusepaladin]

uh........ today in particular might be an exception (June 24th, 2022, future folk. How's the post-RvW hellscape?)

[@unknownvariable9239]

The way a person treats animals speaks volumes of their character. Anyone cruel to them is usually a miserable individual inside.

[@HelixGuile4444]

@today was a good day you know what isn't finally here? Your dad

[@markes7cc]

Not really. Hitler loved animals and he is the reason Germany has animal protecting laws. And then he systematically murdered and tortured 6 million people

[@mosterchife6045]

@@HelixGuile4444 Nice one lmao

[@loretta_3843]

The way you you treat anyone or anything you know is at your mercy, says a lot about you. Choosing to be a power hungry bully is never a good look.

[@bluepuppystudios3617]

thats me!

[@morganleanderblake678]

Binti's story always makes me cry. Like yeah it's touching - and then you realize she identified the child as a baby similar to hers, and it's like oh shit, they're better than we are.

[@NYD666]

No, they ain't. We're actually quite similar

[@jdmo741]

Humans raise animal infants everyday.

[@julesking1303]

Shit dude same. I just finished it and when he finished by saying she’s alive and is a grandma now? immediate waterworks 😭

[@icarusbinns3156]

Binti is absolutely beautiful and amazing. More people need to hear her story. Hells, more people need to understand that screaming really freaks animals out. A calm, regular voice is far better!! Like a guy that freed a mountain lion who’d gotten tangled in a barbed wire fence. The lion had given up, was lying on the ground… sort of. This guy comes over, tells her exactly what he’s doing, carefully untangles her. Tells her, “Alright, sweetie. You’re good to go now. Stay away from these things.” She looks back at him, then limps away. He stayed calm, she was exhausted, and no one died! The poor lion was scratched up but… she lived

[@phastinemoon]

I mean… people who will go into debt to give pets the best medical treatment, even when we can’t afford our own healthcare, or leave food and shelters for stray animals that aren’t even our pets… I’d say we have more in common than we realize

[@redtailarts101]

I love the duality of gorillas. They can be aggressive if you piss them off and they probably can rip you in half and would if you seemed like a threat, but yet if you're a small enough child they can be really gentle and protective and they might even try to help if you're hurt.

[@yikes.9736]

That panther one made me smile. I also give my cat “booty pats” because she really enjoys it, in fact, many cats do. Not all, of course, but that panther seemed pretty happy.

[@ichigokage]

I kinda wanna see them get the butt scritches at the base of the tail. See if they like them too.

[@randal_gibbons]

@@ichigokage grab your cat's tail at the base and lift it's hind legs off the ground. They love it.

[@wah5018]

My cat used to bite me when I did that

[@yikes.9736]

@@wah5018 L

[@yikes.9736]

@Fast Headcrab ???

[@shadowthephoenix1]

The fact that so many kids have fallen into gorilla enclosures is kind of insane, wtf are those parents doing. Primates are one of those weird animals where theres so many stories that make me terrified of them, but also so many stories that make me admire them. I guess theres also a lot of people who provoke these animals or treat them poorly then try to play it off as "they're just violent, evil creatures." If you dress a monkey in human clothes, throw a diaper on it, and lock it in your tiny house chances are it's going to go berserk sooner or later, same with screaming at them in a zoo or trespassing in their territory.

[@imperialdrake7544]

Kinda like humans, lot of stories of them doing great and terrible things

[@BioroidPilot]

When you think about how many people go into a zoo daily? it is more inevitable this stuff happens. Plus many Zoos try to ride a line between good views for visitors so they can make money to care for the animals, but also the safety tools to prevent this stuff. Apes and Monkeys are scary creatures, but it doesn't mean they aren't also sweet at times. It varies a lot on the type but the two are not mutually exclusive. Its why stuff like this can end up so tragic, since there is a need to treat them as dangerous but also a need to remember they often dont understand what they are doing wrong.

[@snowmonster42]

Just like humans, who are also primates. Funny how that works.

[@SomeGuy-fl4zv]

"Primates are one of those weird animals" humans are primates also you should be far more afraid of humans then any other primate

[@KlutzyNinjaKitty]

Tbf, being around my baby cousins has taught me that young kids are stupid and subconsciously suicidal. There is no such thing as true baby-proofing because they _will_ find a way.

[@Just1Nora]

I remember that story about Binti. The boy's mother might have put him up on the railing or something if I remember correctly. I remember Jambo too because people were amazed that an adult male Silverback was protecting a human child not killing him. It was very much against what was expected for their behavior at the time. I'm glad we've learned more and I'm still sorry that humans cost Harambe his life. He didn't deserve that.

[@umairashraf5167]

It's not a happy ending but hey something bad was going to happen

[@Just1Nora]

@@umairashraf5167 If the humans didn't act so shitty and just let him be the keepers likely could have gotten to the boy just fine...that's what upsets me.

[@umairashraf5167]

@@Just1Nora well you heard what the guy said,if the humans had let the gorilla live,there would have been a lawsuit and even more animals would have been in danger

[@Just1Nora]

@@umairashraf5167 I also followed the story while it was going on. If it had been handled differently and people hadn't harassed him, yelled, thrown trash at him; if keepers would have stopped the crowd and moved them away he wouldn't have had to die. The others didn't die.

[@timetravelingpenguin]

@@umairashraf5167 He said if the gorilla killed the boy Which wouldn't have been a concern if not for the fact that people were screaming and throwing things at Harambe, if they weren't doing that they could have gotten the boy out safely no problem since gorillas aren't aggressive, but he was agitated and that's why there was concern of a lawsuit

[@Judgement_Kazzy]

Orangutans are so simultaniously chill yet imposing that a hypothetical evil one was a scary enough concept to base a jojo villain on.

[@Guppo_sees_stars]

Honsetly they look kinda cute

[@Phoebe5448]

Orangutans can easily rip your arms off, but they choose not to because they're so chill. Forever the orangutan, on the other hand, must have been a special case...

[@izzymhee2430]

On a somewhat related note: I live near the Great Smokey Mountains National Park, and a big problem there is idiots vs. bears. It's a common saying that "a fed bear is a dead bear" because they get habituated to easy pickings and often come into conflict with people because of it. Not only do morons feed the bears, but they don't understand that they need to secure food in vehicles or cabins and can't figure out (or won't use) bear proof trash cans. The park can't use the best bear proof trash cans available because, as one ranger put it, "there is considerable overlap in the intelligence of smarter bears and dumber humans".

[@samvimes9510]

Oh god, that shit happens all the time around here. I constantly see stories on the local news about bears breaking into cars looking for food. Half the morons who visit the Smokey Mountains leave their doors unlocked and don't seem to realize that bears can and will open your car door if they smell food. Another problem in nearby Gatlinburg is that due to weird zoning shenanigans, not all parts of the town are required to have bear-proof trashcans. So you end up with a lot of dumbass shop owners and B&B owners who just use normal trashcans. That and all the tourists just dumping their trash on the sidewalk.

[@ultimatetrashboy419]

The bears are smarter than the average human.

[@DJLDJ132]

@@dogmaticeuthanasia reminds me of when I’d see people walk up to moose. Not only that but even mama moose, with their calf. Easy way to speed run your way to heaven.

[@iamhungry1412]

That statement is probably one of the best and accurate ones I‘ve heard

[@brookeodriscoll7448]

@@DJLDJ132 I've seen with my own two real human eyes someone try walking up to a moose... TO PET IT... her HUSBAND yes this was a grown adult woman, had to yank her away and back into their car. People are absolute idiots.

[@toomberrebmoot9244]

Hearing about all these stories of Gorilla's assisting critically injured kids makes Tarzan sound a lot more believable.

[@jonny45k44]

I didn't even make that connection.... huh

[@Burning_Dwarf]

When i was a little girl, my parents showed me/told me about Binti before we went to see Tarzan in the cinema. I still believe it is 100% possible

[@cgecko3]

@@Burning_Dwarf It isn't, Tarzan was raised by a fictional species of great apes, this fictional species had intelligence higher than any known great ape and had their own hierarchy different than Gorillas. With all that being said this does prove that the author of Tarzan chose the right kind of ape to base his creation on as Gorillas are (awesome) badass gentle giants who prefer to intimidate rather than scruff if they can avoid fights and occasionally help others out. Tarzan himself was unique from humans in some aspects, for one he was incredibly resistant to diseases, and due to his constant fight for survival and general way of life (using every single aspect of his body to fight and maneuver) his body was alot stronger, agile and tougher than most humans and he could commune with animals. People also underestimate how clever Tarzan was, he knew the lay of the land better than hunters and poachers and would use the terrain to his advantage.

[@connergibson5930]

@@cgecko3 to be fair if I had just now watched the movie/read the book you could have said gorilla and I'd have believed it, and communicating with the apes isn't really far fetched, we have a ridiculous amount of common infancy behaviours and mannerisms that most great apes (us included) share, so if tarzan had been raised from that young an age then I can easily see that communication happening (not so much the talking to people bit though, and the disease resistance is kind of far from the realm of probability, but not impossible)

[@cheiftainvulpix]

True.

[@JuneBuick]

I love that you mentioned Coco, Binti’s Aunt. I remember my mom telling me a story about Coco signing to her keepers that’s she wanted a kitten. They did give her a kitten, which she was gentle with and took care of. Unfortunately, the kitten got loose, and died when hit by a car - all of which Coco had no control over. When asked if she wanted another kitten, she signed, “Coco doesn’t deserve a kitten.” Very proud; animals, regardless of their level of brain function or communication abilities are often under estimated.

[@stephanieyee9784]

I remember that!

[@alanwallis2467]

Coco was an amazing Gorilla.....

[@DavidSmith-ni7ow]

Coco was also dear friends with Robin Williams and was deeply saddened to hear of his passing.

[@bryanmartinez2599]

@@DavidSmith-ni7ow wow to think in the afterlife they reunite and live their lives to their fullest without all of this delusion sounds too good to be true

[@submarine6410]

Nah coco couldn’t sign its proven which is quite sad tbh

[@peteacher52]

Jambo (Yambo) lived at the famed Jersey Zoo founded by Gerald Durrell and was the best organised zoo for providing animals the optimum conditions for comfort and breeding. Yes, the boy fell into the pit and yes, Jambo sat guard until keepers could lure all of the gorillas into their enclosure with treats. And yes, the foolish screaming from onlookers confused Jambo but amazingly, didn't cause him to panic. Jambo was an elderly gentleman and died a few months after the incident.

[@KnightmarePhoenix_official]

Oh my gosh.. primates have always freaked me out a little bit, but those stories about them understanding the gravity of a situation and trying to help brought tears to my eyes.

[@tressonkaru7410]

There's been lots of studies and experiments that shows most primates are very intelligent and can understand languages. But, the there are limits. Like most of them can learn sign language, but cause of their mouth are form and tongue is placed, they can't speak the language. Which is interesting, cause some birds have the ability to speak a language but don't understand what is being said.

[@mojavefry2617]

So, you’re freaked out by yourself? Humans are also primates. Understandable, though.

[@DiMacky24]

Gorillas and orangutans absolutely, chimps though, pure psychos.

[@AcheronAlex]

Listen gorillas and orangutans are gentle gians that can do a lot of damage but usually choose not to. Bonovos are pacifists but all other primates(looking expecially at chimps) are a nightmare. I love them i work with them but they are hell. They bite they are incredibly sadistic and there is a reason for that. It's all about hierarchy. Gorillas have only 1 male so he doesn't compete much with others. But other primates live in groups where there are many males and females. And then you would much rather hurt and disfigure your competitors thn kill them. Cause then you just removed one and Don't climb up. But if they are messrd up they go down and you go up. So what they go is rip eyeballs ears genitalia and bite noses and fingers off. Even the small cute ones are like that. The only primate i feel comfortable with in the zoo i work at is the gibbons cause our ones tend to run away and steal stuff rather than fight. We hve chimps and the policy is there should be at least 2 doors between the chimp group and the keepers. We can't go near the bars and it's only done to trank them for check ups. Same with babbons. The only ha ad on experience we get are the marmosets with some heavy duty gloves. Primates deserve to be freaked out about. They deserve our conservation effords and ehat we have to do is understand why they act the way they do. Yes they are violent and no matter what we do they remain like that but it's how nature intended it to be. And we should accept that

[@tressonkaru7410]

@@DiMacky24 oh yeah don't fuck with them but still have some level of intelligent.

[@panther1904]

This dude's voice is so clear and calm and the way he narrates each story no beating around the bush just straight to the point I had to subscribe

[@lightinthedark9984]

I agree, so did I.

[@drkatel]

I can’t believe it took so long for YT to recommend him to me. I watch tons of animal/wildlife content. Anyway, I also subscribed. I loved everything about this guy’s narration.

[@bryancarr100]

🤮 he was annoying Trying to be a smartass

[@toshafromt31tch]

​@@bryancarr100 l take

[@teeste9616]

N7

[@JennyGormanRitter]

Shed a tear when you mentioned Koko. I remember reading about her when I was in 3rd grade and finally finished the little book during lunch... was so sad i cried. Wrote a letter to the zoo and they actually wrote back explaining how she had (by that point) recently recieved a new kitten and how happy she was. I'll have to ask my mom next time i see her if she still has that letter..

[@TheKyrix82]

Koko was...interesting. By all accounts, she had a nasty personality, very mean and spiteful, and it wasn't safe to have women around her, as she'd bully them. On the other hand, she was an amazing animal, and rewrote the book several times about what we know about apes

[@RegalRoyalWasTaken]

@@TheKyrix82 Yeah.. about that. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2jad6KqebB4fJY

[@spadinnerxylaphone2622]

I love how much you care for animals. Like you're not just a passive observer, you genuinely want them to lead happy (or at least free-from-human-fuckery) lives.

[@fabricdragon]

washoe the chimp, and koko the gorilla were milestones in language studies. Washoe showed a lot more laguage skills than koko, clearly using novel sentences, and communicating with humans who didnt know her. i met washoe, but i dont remember it because i was a baby at the time... As i was told it, my (deaf) father and brother were allowed in to speak to her since they were native ASL signers, and when she saw my mom holding me through the window she got very excited and signed "baby"... she had never SEEN a human baby before, only dolls... so the staff was very excited.

[@Dark_Harmony]

Awwwww! So sweet!

[@mykalkelley8315]

Koko was a hoax, look it up on youtube

[@revenevan11]

That's an absolutely wonderful story, thank you very much for sharing!

[@UglyFleabag]

that's so precious omg

[@jc-kj8yc]

Koko was a lot, but not a milw stone in linguistic studies. Koko learned tricks, but not to speak and she got manhandled a lot. There's a pretty good video essay about her on KZbin: Koko couldn't talk

[@ryenjimenez4172]

What's crazy is even after the dude was provoking the orangutan, it still was relatively gentle with him

[@roseabee7503]

Right? The orangutan could have EASILY broken his leg.

[@CarpeDiem23]

Yeah, he could easily crash his bones like nothing if he wanted, but choose to make a fan of everything by holding him...there's no case of orangutan or gorilla attacking humans..only chimpanzee do that sometimes

[@Salena905]

Yeah it could've easily killed that fool.

[@anthonygamer-jg3wn]

Thats right because orangutan have an powerful stremght and a very powerful bite, they are pacifist but are not harmless.

[@NutmegBGB]

If that Orang wanted him dead, he would've been snapped like a twig before the cameraman could hit Record.

[@justinwilliams1127]

I remember seeing this and IMMEDIATELY thought: "Dude had to have been messing with him." Glad the only authority on wildlife I trust agrees with me.

[@Ug-lordetheunmovable]

Same thoughts when the original clip came out i just knew that dude was the reason a CAGED animal attacked him

[@Emmett_Br0wn]

Same, like when you see a CAGED animal attack someone they have to have done something stupid

[@cy-one]

@@Emmett_Br0wn Especially when it's an Orang Utang. While there are some rather murderous animals out there (*cough* Oreo Donkey), those aren't among that list :D

[@Ledecral]

If it was something like a Baboon, then I could see it being the animal’s fault, since all you have to do to piss of a Baboon is look at them, but an Orangutan? That’s like getting a Buddhist to throw hands with you.

[@louisrobitaille5810]

@@Ledecral Considering how many people Buddhists have killed in the past, it would actually be like trying to get a statue to fight you. There's 0 chance to make it fight you unless you do something stupid to/with it. Stupid stuff to do to/with a statue: #1 being drunk/high and hitting it only to injure yourself in the process (I've heard of this happening more than once whether it was kicking a stone statue or punching a bronze one 😓), #2 touching a (fragile) statue, breaking a part (arm usually) and hurting yourself when trying to catch it, #3 being dumb and figuring out a way to make a whole fucking statue fall on you either gravely injuring you or straight up killing you in the process. I'm sure people will find other ways of getting fucked by a statue. A few things I can think of: getting impaled by falling on a pointy part of it (hat, weapon, animal, etc), getting stuck when trying to put a limb where it doesn't belong, falling from a statue (I've heard this one before actually 🤔), etc 🤷‍♂️.

[@MTheBasementReader]

I actually had the privilege to see Binti and her grandchildren last summer because of this video! The gorillas were so chill, i love them so much

[@KiwiMan960]

Binti seems like the cool mom that every friend group has. "You're not my kid, but you're welcome to stay for dinner if you like."

[@Seraphyl333]

that child was airdropped right into her adoption list, binti would definitely recognize the boy if he would've came back

[@SHAMIIZEN]

"And you're the dinner"

[@Phantomphan613]

So not Swedish, then?

[@T_E_G]

She's the mom that brings you food when she see's you alone

[@damascus9876]

The thing that pisses me off the most about the Harambe incident is how everyone is still so pissed at the zoo and not the mom. Who KNEW her kid wanted to get in the enclosure, IGNORED him long enough that he got in, became HYSTERICAL so the crowd got even more amped up, and then USED THE ENTIRE STUNT TO GET ATTENTION FOR HERSELF.

[@pixigirldust]

Yeah, and that mother should be watching her kid. If i’m being honest, it’s not the kids fault, at his age he should’ve been intently supervised, otherwise why the hell was his mom there? He might as well gone to the zoo alone.

[@dinoluka11]

And the crowd only screamed and further stressed Harambe. Its a miracle he didn't end up hurting or killing the kid. I hope the mother got what was coming to her and the kid learned a lesson that day. RIP Harambe.

[@tomsmith6379]

Should have shot the woman

[@fishingmasterstudios9481]

basically a Karen mom who let her waste of sperm child into a gorilla enclosure just to get attention costing the life of an innocent Gorilla

[@violetsrayreikishop2]

Gtfoh the mom had nothing to do with it, it was a pure accident the zoo should have had better barriers and the dumb people shouldn't have irritated the gorilla

[@IntrepidFraidyCat]

I remember when that boy fell in 1986. It was all over the TV news, newspapers and magazines. Watching the video for the very first time was memorable to say the least...a small injured boy and a hulking silverback moving closer and leaning over him! But we were all speechless when Jambo stroked his back, blocked the others and lead them away. That story really was a paradigm shift for us all. 🦍❤

[@kayfey9544]

I was 10 when I saw that incident on the news. I already was an animal lover and was reading encyclopedias about different creatures and watching public TV nature shows. A lot of folks were surprised by the gorilla's seeming humanity, gentleness, and cleverness. Ten-year-old me was not surprised.

[@primesspct2]

I remember that too!

[@chiaratraber5885]

Being an introvert who grew up around cats (I basically had more cats than friends) it's always kind of weird but even cuter seeing how big cats behave so similarly to my cats at home and seeing my sweet cuddly friends turn to miniature wild cats while playing is so precious

[@jessragan6714]

The most frustrating zoo story I've heard was when a little kid decided to get up close and personal with meerkats, thinking that they were Nathan Lane because of that Disney movie and that the worst they could do to her was be sassy and sarcastic. She got bitten, and the entire pack of meerkats in the exhibit were put down because her parents wouldn't consent to giving her a rabies shot.

[@mosterchife6045]

Wait, why put the meerkats down because the kid didn't take a rabies shot?

[@Veladus]

@@mosterchife6045 Because the only way to be sure an animal doesn't have rabies is to examine its brain. From the inside.

[@RoulicisThe]

@@mosterchife6045 Basically, the child wasn't vaccinated, thus could've been carrying rabbies. When bitten, that would've been a possible contamination to the meerkat who got blood in it's mouth, and then would've spread it to the rest of the pack by social grooming. Thus, since it was "possible" that the child brought them rabbies, the only option left was to euthanize all of them. Just because some asshole parents didn't bother protecting their own child from a deadly disease.

[@Veladus]

@Gi Gi It's not quite as bad as it's made out to be. Rabies shots are notorious. We're not talking about a minor little needle in the arm like a covid shot. It's a massive series of massive injections into a sensitive area. Grown men, tough guys even, have described it as torture. And we're talking about doing it to a little kid that just endured being mauled by a pack of meerkats. Just putting trauma on top of her trauma. I'm not a parent, and I can't imagine having to make that choice, but I can't say I'd have chosen the lives of the meerkats that just mauled my kid over saving her from torture level pain. There's a reason it's pretty common to catch and kill a wild animal that attacked someone over just giving them the rabies shot.

[@queenofanon9972]

@@Veladus Idk if I’m a horrible person, but I would’ve just said “You jumped in there, now you gotta deal with the consequences”. Pain over killing innocent lives seems like a fair trade off to me.

[@babann_57]

genuinely teared up at Binty at the end being a grandma, these are such cool animals and I'm glad stories like that go viral so people have a good impression of them and don't villanize them for just being animals

[@rickyl3136]

I did too. She's definitely an amazing person cause you can't be that kind in my book and be just an animal. Sadly a lot of humans fail that test in my opinion.

[@Nekusa]

same! it warmed up my heart

[@ChipJohnson]

As did I.

[@ProfiteerProphet]

Reminded me of a case in Brazil that happened in 2014. An 11 year old kid jumped a fence and went to a tiger's cage, running around to egg on the tiger. Although visitors passing by warned the kid of the danger, he continued, as his incredibly idiotic father was incentivizing him. Eventually....the tiger caught him. He lived, but his arm had to be amputated. The dad got some jail time, but not too much as he didn't had any prior criminal convictions. Which always makes me think: During all these cases where a kid enters in contact with a dangerous animal...where the hell were the parents?

[@oceanberserker]

No sympathy for the kid or his father.

[@YourKingJDG]

He wanted his kid dead lol

[@YourKingJDG]

@@oceanberserker you shouldn’t put that on the child. Dad was obviously a moron or wanted his kid dead

[@TheMedicatedArtist]

Usually the one dangling the child over the fence/railing “to get a better look”

[@KBWeeds]

Depends. With Harambe the mom was there with bunch of kids and when she turned her back and her 3 year old son scrambled away bc he wanted to see the Gorillas so bad. In the cases he featured in his visit some kids were just leaning over railing too far and fell in.

[@alchemy5750]

I always felt sorry for Kenny the tiger. Have no idea how many years of intense inbreeding is required to produce that face. Also he suffered from many diseases, kidney and spinal problems that followed throughout his entire life. And yes, while he looked sort of adorable, he was suffering throughout his entire life. He was literally the tiger version of a pug.

[@ramblinnernd5905]

It’s good to know not all “gorilla incidents” ended badly. The stories are amazing! God bless Binti!

[@npcx-mq6cr]

I needed me some stories with non-murdery endings today; also did not know Binti was Koko's niece! Thanks man

[@blitz4779]

Seems too be a good bloodline

[@LaoZi2023]

“The bro wanted to go viral. And the orangutan said yeah I can show you the way!” One of the funniest lines I’ve heard in a while!

[@abdul-kabiralegbe5660]

I kid you not, I literally laughed out loud and rolled on my bed when he said that! This guy is unbelievably funny! I wonder how he knows so much about animals though.

[@marceld8961]

@@abdul-kabiralegbe5660Maybe he likes animals? I love animals.

[@EmeraldEyes1776]

​@@abdul-kabiralegbe5660 he's mentioned it in another video. Basically he's been collecting books, magazines, pamphlets etc about animals since he was a kid and grew up watching animal planet and other nature channels.

[@abdul-kabiralegbe5660]

@@EmeraldEyes1776 Aha! Thanks.

[@MeeMee-gz5vp]

Lol yeah 😂

[@averageperson8882]

“Had the people not screamed at him, Harambe wouldn’t have gotten so agitated, he’d still be alive and the pandemic never would have happened”. - I love this guys videos.

[@DinDooIt]

The plandemic still would have happened, "they" still needed a distraction for their crimes against humanity behind closed doors.

[@M_Alexander]

I appreciate that Harambe is widely recognized as the point where we ended up in the failed timeline

[@Doodle128]

“They’re starting to get self aware, you wanna restart it?” “Nah, I wanna see where this is going”

[@plasmusdogmatic4348]

@@Doodle128 Oblivion. That's where it's going. :P

[@tezzla6358]

@@Doodle128 HELLO GOD PLEASE CLOSE THE SERVER

[@tuachixiong5232]

​@@tezzla6358No No No. Let 'em cook.

[@squigglenutsfosheegie1994]

I found a couple of cheat codes. But none to leave this time line.

[@SiekoValantin]

When I saw those slow blinks, I was like "Oh, she's fine." Besides, my cat loooooves butt pats. Haven't met one that doesn't.

[@randal_gibbons]

Grab your cat's tail at the base and lift it's hind legs off the ground. They love it.

[@joshmountain9705]

I have two cats, one is neutral to butt pats because they're good but any other pat is better. The other cat detests any pat below it's front legs.

[@dougsani1106]

I have one that doesn´t. Unfortunately this cat of mine seems to be allergic to love.

[@theresasuprise3324]

You do not have to ever apologize for not getting things up on some vague timeline. I will be patient. To fill the time waiting, I just rewatch my favorites from you. Glad to hear whatever the problem was, its fixed. As always, loved the video, and thanx for showing, Gorillas rock!

[@matematicarka]

Same

[@jackierocha5096]

Same, that’s the reason why the term Mooshiah lives rent free in my head just waiting for the perfect moment to say it and it is solely due to the replay value of his content!

[@sarbe6625]

Slow blinking is actually like, a super useful thing to learn to do if you have a cat. One of my cats can be a little ball of anxiety sometimes even though we do everything we can to help him have safe spots where he can be comfortable. And sometimes slow blinking at him can actually noticeably help him calm down.

[@k1ll3rbunny]

I don't care how big it is, seeing a cat happy like that just makes my day.

[@matrixiekitty2127]

Same! It’s fun to see that no matter their size, cats are cats💖just some are far better at mauling you to death if you f around and find out lol

[@TacticalPhoenixYT]

@@matrixiekitty2127 dogs are the only thing to worry about lol, they are all rabidly aggressive and deserve to be put down.

[@judgytrashcan6110]

Thank you for spreading the word that orangutans and especially gorillas are hardly ever violent unless someone goes out of their way to provoke them, you do animals and people a great service with every video ✨

[@DeathMetalDerf]

1000% agree! Well said!

[@impofstpete727]

I want lend a little extra context to the problem with tranquilizer darts as told to me by several people who worked at zoos: People typically think these are hypodermic needles but the reality it terrifying. A tranquilizer dart, depending on the animal it's being used on, can be quite large. Put your index and middle fingers together, that's the sedative cylinder. The actual needle is almost like a drinking straw. Getting hit is painful. The cocktail of drugs matters too. The typical combination is Rompine and Ketamine. Yes, you read that correctly. Underdose the dart and it can take forever, if it all, to take effect. Overdose and you can kill the animal. The dosage is by weight and that can pose a problem if the darts are pre-measured. Even at the perfect dose it can take some larger animals a half hour to go down. Meanwhile you have a hurt, pissed off animal that just got stuck running around. The delivery gun has to be in good order while the operator has to be well trained or they may not get adequate penetration to deliver the dose. Basically it's a gamble and even if the animal is knocked out the staff must act quickly to prevent them from falling in a manner that harm them further. Elephants are apparently the hardest to tranquilizer as if they fall forward on their legs it can cause traumatic chest compression and stop their heart.

[@ApequH]

And there are some animals that can fight through sedation when they're stressed enough

[@MsMirthling]

and of course it is delivered by an airgun. nobody likes getting shot with a shot. it hurts just from the pressure and add in the noise, too.

[@jackierocha5096]

I was wondering if we’d see someone in the comment section that could enlighten us more about the tranquilizer argument and I had no idea that the darts were that thick, my god I would hate being hit with that in normal circumstances let alone when people are screaming & throwing things at me

[@noneofyourebusiness7302]

There is a good reason anesthesiologists get paid as much as they do.

[@williammcleroy558]

Yeah, most people think dart gun when it's actually 9-penny nail. Haha. I bet those are extremely painful.

[@losingmymind611]

You're correct about Binti Jua in every regard! I've seen her so many times growing up going to Brookfield Zoo; she isn't always on exhibit as they rotate the gorillas for stress management but she's indeed 34 and doing well.

[@michellenainkristinabusch1221]

BZ is my favorite place

[@ThisChangeIsAwful]

You actually fooled me. For a second I had actual hope for humanity that this woman made a decent apology but no, some humans just have to be garbage.

[@wiswc]

Garbage is too harsh don't you think? At worst she was the only one who would have gotten hurt

[@snailthelostcow63]

@@wiswc nah, the worst situation is the spider monkeys might get harambe’d She’s getting hurt is still within the least bad expectation

[@FairbrookWingates]

​@@wiswc You forget the monkeys. They might have gotten ill from the junk she fed them. They might have gotten shot if they'd gotten aggressive with the person who invaded their home. And not recognizing, at all, that you did something both stupid and wrong is kind of garbage, yeah.

[@mrcookedbacon324]

@@wiswc or she could have poisoned the monkeys, or she could have undone the zoo’s teachings, or she could set an example for other people to do the same. Why could she have not just done what everyone else did and respect the wild animals? Because she’s self centered. why didn’t she apologize and admit her wrongdoings? Because she’s garbage

[@RoulicisThe]

@@wiswc Nope she wouldn't have : not only would the monkeys had been euthanasied due to them attacking a human, she'd also have been in position to sue the zoo for her injuries... And would've probably won at that, cause the legal system is more fucked up than a white tiger's bloodline.

[@glitchxero4687]

I'm old enough to remember the stories of both Binti and Jumbo from when they actually happened, which is probably why I was so surprised about how the whole Harambe thing played out. If the onlooking people had just observed instead of throwing things and yelling in a misguided attempt to help, the whole situation probably would've gone down a lot better for poor Harambe.

[@jocelynuy2922]

Unfortunately, this is America, 15th most free nation, land of the Karens, home of the hypocrites

[@battlebear437]

Exactly

[@JuMiKu]

It likely wouldn't have. At that point the situation was FUBAR. The zoo should have had a proper fence instead of that mixture of a handrail and tripping hazard. Edit: Sorry. I just really hate how people keep blaming the mom, the crowd and even the tiny toddler, instead of the bloody zoo.

[@mostlywholesome]

@@JuMiKu It was the mom's fault tho? How could you not notice your child going inside? If you're really that tired of parenting, why don't you just get a babysitter and go alone at that point?

[@JuMiKu]

@@mostlywholesome Have you looked at the old 'fence'? A kid could literally walk right through.

[@empressofkingfishers8656]

Binty's story made me clench my heart. Oh my God what an angel.

[@kodi5384]

Binty is for sure the GOAT MVP

[@karinapalumbo359]

The stories of the gorillas being kind and saving kids is so so precious 😢 they have more humanity than human beings🖤 I wish we had done more to protect them

[@saxonde68]

I’ve been following your content since probably around the beginning, and I’ve got to say… You’re probably the best thing to happen to animals since Sir David Attenborough… Each generation has its voice, and I’m more than certain that even our heavenly Steve Irwin would agree you’ve got a shot for the title.

[@JonathanRodriguez-nz9nw]

Especially since he is reaching kids with ticktok. I thoroughly enjoy his content as a kid that grew on Crocodile Hunter, Attenborough and Cousteau as well as Zaboomafu

[@chestnut4860]

Feeding steven though.

[@Kalebfenoir]

Someone I follow on Twitter was like "aw he wants to give him a hug!" And I had to tell them that the Orangutan was trying to turn him into a pretzel. If it was just being playful it would NOT be focusing so hard on pulling the guy in with such force. I even bet the moron had provoked it and we were only seeing the results. Glad to hear I was right.

[@manseimark]

“One wrong move, and she be lookin’ like she could unlock Voldemort’s phone” 😂😂😂 Got me bro

[@ninjalinajolie3061]

I love your twisted mind! and humor ❤❤❤

[@Seremonii]

😂😂😂 That's a facial recognition you don't want to brag about.

[@Fluffykeith]

This guy's turn of phrase is brutal... "One wrong move and she could have ended up looking like she could unlock Voldemort's phone"

[@tasiashiraori]

I know it's no laughing matters but... 😅🤣

[@samvimes9510]

Every single year there's at least one story about some idiot tourist in Yellowstone getting attacked by a bison. In fact, this year there were two attacks _just in the last week of June._ I've been to Yellowstone. The park is covered in signs warning you to stay away from bison and it's one of the very first things park rangers will tell you. Despite this, there are always idiots who try to get close to bison. Some try to pet them, some try to take selfies with them, others try to deliberately provoke them. And every single time, the person is either gored, tossed 15 feet into the air, or both. Bison may look like big fluffy cows but they aren't. Never underestimate the stupidity of humans.

[@miquelescribanoivars5049]

You probably shouldn't approach free ranging cattle in that manner either.

[@jennyduong3498]

Wait I thought bisons when extinct-

[@Shinshiamon]

@@jennyduong3498 They are not extinct. But their natural range of habitat has been severely reduced. They used to be practically everywhere in the states I think. So [I could be wrong with this next statement] Yellowstone is one of the last places they live at, from what I gather. Same for the wolves too I think.

[@jennyduong3498]

@@Shinshiamon oh ty for the information

[@epickittymonster4435]

Yeah, I went on a road trip and saw several, first thought was "I'm not going near that". Also I've heard some idiots have tried to put their BABIES on the bison's back for a cute pic and at that point I say steal the child and leave the adult to the bison 💅

[@aubs_by_art]

my life will forever be worth living knowing that this guy said “yassified”

[@ImNotReadinAllat]

@today was a good day go away

[@vaporean_boylove.0w083]

Imma use that word now

[@leannjent51]

I remember when the boy fell in with Jambo. I also remember the reaction from the world. A younger male actually got really hyped up, running around the enclosure and acting a fool and Jambo let him know QUICK “Boy, you come over here with that and I’ll thump your skull!” It was the gentle stroking trying to comfort Levan that got everybody though. What an amazing creature! I’m still amazed by his actions! ♥️ My heart still breaks for Harambe. I think anybody with a brain feels that way. So wrong!

[@bovinityleak2066]

Yep- harambe was just another stain in the ‘captivity for human enjoyment and then death from the same human stupidity’ saga.

[@winky_cat]

Wasn't jambo shot and killed

[@addicted2monster88]

@LemonadeLover No. He lived for another 6 years. If I remember right he had a sudden arterial rupture in his chest and died. His keeper wrote and illustrated a biography about him. I think there's a documentary with home video footage of the Levan incident as well.

[@megakoopa-pokemonandmore6152]

So the people screaming and throwing things caused Harambe to get agitated and eventually put down, so to put it bluntly, it’s all the visitors’ faults. If no one would’ve caused Harambe to be agitated, he would be still be alive and all the internet hate would never have happened. So if you were one of those people making the situation worse, just know Harambe’s blood is on your hands, so I hope you can live with that for the rest of your life

[@randompost4180]

@@megakoopa-pokemonandmore6152 do you guys feel this bad when other humans die every day 😂

[@katiestott1449]

I went to Brookfield Zoo all the time as a child (since I was a baby) and I was three when Binti saved that kid. I remember visiting the zoo to see Binti and making my mom tell me the story over and over. It definitely helped inspire a lifelong love of animals. What a cool story.

[@froggie9523]

Binti was like "oh shit, this is it, this is what I've been training for my whole life!". OK but seriously, cutest story ever and we need more humans like binti because it shows a lot about our society when a literal ape has more care and heart than most people on this planet.

[@dacksonflux]

They make Kerchak (Tarzan's gorilla father) seem cold and distant but silver backs are actually very attentive dads who love their families. They're also super chill.

[@CockroachJesus]

To be fair, that was due to Kerchak never getting over the loss of his child.

[@sasori2425]

Also u thought he was just harden please remember animals don't exactly keep around children with birth defects and regardless of the anthropomorphism in the movie, he has to look after his group Tarzan not keeping up at his age compared to other babies made him a liability.

[@Aimi_Kaneko]

Cold and distant? He had every right to hate humans and the poachers made it worse

[@Xalerdane]

Well the Disney version anyway. In the original pulp novels, Tarzan was raised by missing link anthropoids, and gorillas were a frequent enemy of his. Also his adoptive father wasn’t Kerchak, it was some other ape-man.

[@mickys333]

Reminds me of one video I saw of a Gorilla playing with his/it's son. It was one of the sweetest most heartwarming animal clip I've seen, very human interaction.

[@AtsukaWolfcat]

It's fascinating to see that in almost every story here, the gorilla helped the child. It's a shame for Harambe that the people were freaking him out and screaming when they really should not have. The animals sometimes have more respect for humans than the humans for the animals.

[@StoicVeR]

people were different back in the 80s-90s. We didn't have the viral video craze or the tiktok clout chasers. The crowd was different at the Jambo enclosure, they didn't go nuts, didn't provoke the gorilla. I don't know if they knew better, but getting excited and screaming while a child lay hurt def was not the approach, and it helped the situation. Statistically speaking, these days more people get mauled by a wild animal - even herbivores - because someone is trying to "get a selfie". A lot more free range stupid people are on the loose, and it really fucks up the animals in the wild trying to get by a day and survive human kinds b/s territory invasion.

[@emilynolan187]

Unfortunately most people don't realize that freaking out is the worst thing you can do in a situation like that. Animals notice when people act differently than normal and will respond to that. Zoo animals learn to tune out the usual stupid stuff that visitors do, but seeing all this people panicking would alarm many of them. Poor Harambe thought there was a threat because the public was acting like there was. If they had stayed calm and quiet he might have decided to follow the females inside.

[@T_E_G]

It's like screaming at a flock of birds or a cat, they're still animals and can be triggered easily. They work differently and so do we, yet our species behaves like idiots.

[@williammcleroy558]

That is almost always the case. Animals almost always warn us when they straight up attack any other trespasser creature. Of course their are exceptions in any instance.

[@FrankCosbyNo-Relation]

Didn't harambe drag the child through water...

[@davidvega462]

5:20 that big cat is looking at her like: “hell yeah girl! Hit the dance floor!” 😂

[@LatinaChef1986]

I remember the last story as if it were yesterday. My cousins and I came back from Six Flags: Great America and it was plastered all over the Chicago news outlets. I find that to be a sweet story on how she saved that little boy. I was ten years old when that happened in 1996.

[@eEdselEdsel]

A friend of mine worked at the Brookfield Zoo when that happened.

[@yesman3208]

Except I’m cringing seeing her dragging his body around because with possible spinal injuries and head injuries you can cause waaaay more damage moving them that way.

[@iamjacksennui]

Same! I remember watching it one the news as a kid, probably around the same age.

[@arfa7027]

@@yesman3208 Doesnt matter,as long as he didnt die

[@iadesigns]

I was 10 in 96 too...God we're old now

[@Rainart520]

Violating distance rules in zoos should be a felony, especially if the animals are punished

[@ChipJohnson]

100%. In the case of Harambe, everyone there that was screaming and throwing shit at him should've been arrested and charged with animal abuse.

[@underrated4499]

@@ChipJohnson imagine how stupid you gotta be to throw things at a gorilla thinking ur “calming the situation down” 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@BigGayIncorporated]

@@ChipJohnson this, this should be what happens to people not respecting the animals.

[@robertwood9572]

I think that if someone is dumb enough to break into an animal enclosure, they should be left there. That’s a self-solving problem. In the case of the children, as many times as this has happened you’d think the barricades would be a little higher. I’m surprised a toddler could get up and over a fence meant to keep people out

[@GeorgeWockington01]

@@robertwood9572 yeah and it's not just the barricades being too low, but also the parents who decided not to pay attention to their child

[@anonymousdratini]

There’s a series of documentaries on PBS about various primate families, and I love the part with the Gorillas because it shows this big ole’ Silverback getting climbed on, drummed on, all sorts of harassed by a bunch of baby Gorillas and he’s just chill, and plays with them so gently. Goes to show two things 1) babies and toddlers of all species can and will use their parents as jungle gyms, 2) gorillas can be really good dads, and it is very cute.

[@msk-qp6fn]

Parent jungle gym 🤣🤣🤣🤣 as a girl who used to step on her pops back for funsies before i got too big this is too true

[@vi9763]

I think I know that one, the toddlers' basically use their Silverback father as a slide, too cute

[@anonymousdratini]

@@vi9763 my favourite part is when he finally gets fed up and just cuddles them into nap time. Adorable, and relatable. I’ve also seen my spouse do the exact same thing with my human toddler lmao.

[@Off-with-a-bang]

Silverbacks are very powerful but gorillas in general prefer to avoid violence as much as possible despite many videos showing they're more then eager to throw hands. My point is despite them being very powerful, parent gorillas are super nurturing and gentle with their babies especially Silverbacks who could crush your skull like if it were an eggshell.

[@kelliewhyte_85]

@@Off-with-a-bang lol I've seen a video where there were a bunch of people watching a silverback Gorilla and taking pictures of him and he got fed up, so you know what he did??? He knocked one of the people over, but by the way the Gorilla ran at him you could have sworn he was gonna lose his head or something. Lol he wasn't injured at all, just got knocked over. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@CargodHera]

Your videos are awesome! My friend and I came across you a few months ago and found your comments about human stupidity to be hilarious but since then, I've learned how knowledgeable and passionate you are about these animals and it always makes me smile =-)

[@Reece8u]

I was at a taco bell and some kid was throwing his food at people, then pulled out his phone when the manager walked up. Thank you for covering the other side for stories like this.

[@JTasik]

tell me more

[@lottiecharman6946]

Did you get revenge 😭

[@bovinityleak2066]

White boys 🙄 Just avoid eye contact and let them attack ea other.

[@emanwonkon2205]

What does this have to do with anything lmao

[@minuwasfish]

@@emanwonkon2205 uh, obviously the same thing as the first story in this video? did u even watch it? its about someone doing dumb shit to get content. the kid did this by pissing off people, then pulling out his phone to get a "this manager just came at me screaming even tho i didnt do anything, ppl r so rude"- kinda video and many viewers would prolly agree with the kid, even tho they are in the wrong

[@orcaman178]

Always warms my heart to hear the animal stories with good endings

[@mokko759]

Whenever an animal "attacks' a human, 9/10 it's absolutely the human's fault and I have precisely zero sympathy for anybody who gets fucked up in the process.

[@AlexTheDonut]

It’s always so sad when an animal has to get shot because of human stupidity

[@hannibal_lecter.13]

I couldn’t agree more, it’s fucking messed up

[@thewen]

10/10

[@chillplanet8269]

@@thewen no most of the time its not the persons fault

[@davidholaday2817]

No no no. 99/100

[@Blindluck92]

"You shouldn't have to tell a fully functional human being not to jump off a balcony." Don't call my two-year-old self from the past out like that. He landed that two story fall and kept going.

[@romanregman1469]

Turns out empathy is way underrated in comparison to what's considered "intelligence", even though "emotional intelligence" should definitely be included in the overall "intelligence" skill. By this metric, we should look for intelligent life here with renewed interest, just as much as looking for intelligent life outside our planet.

[@iamjustkiwi]

I respect people who are kind and caring to others. Whether or not that person has a lot of education or knowledge doesn't matter, in fact unfortunately sometimes I see a lot of folks acting like they can substitute "intelligence" for genuine care towards others, and it sorta ruins the value of education in people's perception.

[@sunshineleith5556]

Dogs then instantly become the species with the most intelligence

[@Newciouss]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/goqYeWhtltyqhcU Finally it's here YES.

[@juanjoyaborja.3054]

Well, octopuses fall very harshly with that measure then

[@Saerwon]

They are different things and measure different things. If you want to call empathy intelligence, sure, but don’t compare things that can’t be compared. I repeat, different things …

[@stillhere1425]

People didn’t hate gorillas in the 80s. By the time Coco was in the news, people understood they were usually only dangerous if confronted. I agree with you about Hammurabi in all regards. That fence needed to be impossible for people to cross. He was the victim of circumstance.

[@RvEijndhoven]

Hammurabi? When did the topic turn to Ancient Mesopotamian royalty?

[@stinkycat3137]

I used to go to that zoo when the old enclosure was there, the frence was maybe 4 foot tall, and it was just wooden logs bolted together with steel, had a nice vibe, but really not the safest.

[@st.zahren5683]

awww hell nah harambe layin down da law

[@ObiC]

@@RvEijndhoven boutta do some and eye for an eye BS 😭

[@emilynolan187]

Honestly you're setting a bar that's pretty much impossible for zoos to accomplish. If they put up a barrier that's "impossible to cross" people won't be able to see the animals well plus they'd get tons of complaints about the exhibit looking like a jail cell. Zoos have to strike a balance between giving people good views of the animals and keeping visitors animals safe. Sometimes they get it wrong. Too bad so many people are eager to put themselves in danger.

[@mrsullied]

Less than a minute in, knowing zero back story, I'm fairly convinced that dude had it coming. You done goofed up. Give him your leg.

[@logicstone1661]

Orangutan snatched tf outta his ass 😂😂, "Come ere boy!"

[@debbiesaunders1815]

What a diamond you are….You not only reported on each incident beautifully you explained all the negative aspects of dumb human behaviour and how it impacts on the animals. Your videos are very informative and interesting. Well done super star xx

[@hailjesusthechrist]

well said

[@bosslady4257]

I really hate it when people say primates are just dumb, mindless beasts. They can be intelligent, thoughtful, and compassionate. Thank you for bringing social awareness about the world of primates, and the animal kingdom as a whole. I'm new to your videos, and I've been binge watching all day. Brings a smile to my face. You have a unique way of saying things. You have wit, charm, morality, and a sense of humor. Your content is better than any KZbinr I've seen. It's funny and educational at the same time

[@LittleBirbBoi]

It really is sad when someone calls an animal dumb because most of them act on instinct but then you have animals like apes or most birds who are incredibly smart and are ridiculed by humans

[@Angelface11]

Sounds like a dumb mindless beast said that

[@nathangamble125]

Most primates _are_ just dumb, mindless beasts. Most primates are humans.

[@spindash64]

I’m looking at most of these clips and thinking, “bros really just walking into someone’s house and not seeing the problem.” Like, at least in the country they make sure to ring the doorbell first

[@undertaker2766]

You haven't watched a lot of things in KZbin I see. (Not saying that this guy does bad stuff)

[@someoneawesome8717]

The panther back pats made me smile thank you for putting that in there for that emotional rest

[@Alblaka]

Yeah, it's fascinating. My first reaction was "Either that person is terribly stupid, or know exactly what she's doing." I know of a cat or two that do in fact love to have their backs slapped / drummed on (I'm not entirely sure why, but it doesn't seem to be that a rare thing). So whilst it seems like agitation to the unwary, it could be the equivalent of a welcome back massage, *depending on the cat* (and large felines share enough habits with regular house cats that it's reasonable to conclude the same was the case here). And then the slow blink. Yeah, check. That woman was perfectly aware of what she was doing and that it was mostly (large felines tend to be unsafe even if they just want to play, so there's always that) safe.

[@jamie1602]

The universal language of the "cat buttpat".

[@lizbecker1677]

OMG, the faces of the gorillas you showed are so expressive and soulful. How can anyone say they are animals unless they count humans among the animals as well.

[@RoulicisThe]

This reminds me of a guy I met when I was working in a reptile center. Some idiot in his mid-40, drunk at 10 a.m on a saturday. He came with his brother (also completely smashed) and his 13 y.o daughter who apparently loved reptiles, but couldn't enjoy the visit due to her father behaving like an overgrown spoiled toddler. Since that idiot had tried to jump in an ostrich enclosure to ride one just before he even entered the reptile center, I was kinda worried he'd do something incredibly stupid, so I kept following them around, answering the girl's questions along the way the best I could, since her father was constantly interrupting any conversation he wasn't part of... Then we arrived at the nile crocodile display. A couple of crocodiles, both above 40 y.o, and both around 4.5 meters in length... The big drunkard suddenly decided he wanted to go inside the enclosure to show her daugher how you catch a crocodile, because you know... He watched "crocodile dundee" in his youth, so he clearly knew how to do it. When he was about to jump over the fence I grabbed his shoulder... Tightly (I'm over 1.9 meters tall, so I was towering above him), I looked him straight in the eyes and told him : "If you want to show your daughter the horrible conclusion to your life, I'm completely fine with it, it's your choice. But mark my words : once you get down there you're on your own, and none of us curators will move a muscle to save you. Unlike you, we value our lives." Seems my tone kinda rang his survival instincts back online since he immediately backed away from the enclosure's fence, and after staring at the crocodile who curiously came out of the water to look at us, concluded that there would be better occasions for him to demonstrate his "skills", and went on with the visit. I kept watching over them until they finally left the place, but he didn't try anything funny again.

[@thehappyhalfling]

Good on you! Not only did you help the dad get some common sense back and quite possibly save his life, but you also were so very compassionate to his daughter allowing her what amounts to a personal tour of the reptiles! How cool! I am glad this story had a happy ending and that you helped to curate a memorable experience for this girl. ❤️

[@RoulicisThe]

@@thehappyhalfling She was more mature than her father and uncle combined. I'm just sad she couldn't fully enjoy the visit with her father being a constant annoyance >

[@RadiantSharaShaymin]

I'm both sad and happy - sad because there are plenty of kids have to be more mature than their parents, but very happy because there are people like you that care about them :) Keep being cool!

[@petelee2477]

What adult needs to be told that getting in the water with a crocodile is a bad idea

[@RoulicisThe]

@Cat Boy I can prevent them from doing stupid shit inside my workplace, but outside there is only so much I can do. I did tell my head of staff these two were completely smashed, dunno if he did anything about it. Luckily, they came by bus, so I assume they left the same way

[@youlikedyourowncomment5151]

I have zero sympathy when humans get attacked by animals after provoking it, ZERO.

[@SolidSnake240]

It's really hard to have any knowing damn well what some of these animals are capable of lol.

[@bjam89]

i do, cos i know other humans will call for blood, see it way to often when people call for the culling of wolves where i live cos some lambs that wasnt looked after get turned to food

[@normalhuman9878]

Sure I would love to pet a tiger, but I am willing to accept that I would be mauled to death for doing so I’d die happy if I knew the animal wasn’t going to be killed afterwards for my actions

[@quisquiliarum7710]

@@bjam89 I think they meant zero sympathy for the person not the animal

[@djroscurro9859]

@@bjam89 they meant no sympathy for the person

[@theincredibleauraaa133]

So one of my teachers used to be a zookeeper and she always tells this story. At the place she used to work, there was this walk-in lemur exhibit. One time, this one lady wanted to pet them (you already know where this is going) even though there are many signs that said “don’t pet the lemurs” and many people told her not to. but she kept on thinking “ooh, maybe I’ll form an interspecies friendship today” and stuck her hand in the enclosure to pet them. She ended up getting all the skin on her hand ripped off. Moral of the story: don’t pet the fuckin lemurs people

[@sallylemon5835]

Don't pet the lemurs sounded too soft though. Like people would be thinking the offense is in disturbing the lemurs, not knowing the real deal is that lemurs will rip any hands that touch them. Sign should instead be "Lemurs tear your hand, don't touch", then only could prevent more fools from destroying themselves

[@eeveeofalltrades4780]

@@sallylemon5835 how would they know that though, everyone who went there before had actually listened to the sign

[@sallylemon5835]

@@eeveeofalltrades4780 bcz those who followed the signboard were not foolish and unfortunately not everyone is not foolish.

[@irionuchiha3823]

@@sallylemon5835 that's the issues with humans, they need to feel before they listen, if something says don't then regardless if it sounds soft then just DON'T

[@bruah4364]

king julian got issues

[@wolfsydproductions9082]

I've loved gorillas ever since I was a small child and it's 100% because of Donkey Kong. My love for those games made me adore stories like Tarzan and George of the Jungle. This was fuelled even further when I brought a little fairy doll with me to the zoo. I showed it to one of the gorillas and he seemed utterly fascinated. That memory is one of my fondest and I want to do everything I can to help gorillas and their habitats. I really hope I can afford to regularly donate to organizations for that in the future.