Love the photos in this cool video of Christmas images from around the world. (Not too happy with the transitions and Kenny G-esque music BUT HEY.)
Bon Nadal! Vrolijk Kerstfeest! Joyeux Noël! ¡Feliz Navidad! Buon Natale! Merii Kurisumasu! Frohe Weihnachten! Mele Kalikimaka! God Jul! Mừng Chúa Giáng Sinh! Kala Xristougenna! Maligayang Pasko! Feliz Natal! Sretan Božić! Heri la Krismasi! สุขสันต์วันคริสตร์มาส! Merry Christmas!
Here is some video evidence that I did, indeed, hang out in close proximity to Congolese mountain gorillas. Much of the video clips show them playing with each other: running, chasing, swatting, rolling around, wrestling.
According to the BBC News, gorillas play games of tag like humans … and that looks like what we’re seeing here:
Here are some of the younger gorillas. The littlest one kept coming right up to us, so close that the gorilla guide had to keep shooing him back:
Here are some of the young gorillas hanging out, and toward the end the silverback comes charging through … just to keep the young’uns in line (and also to show the visitors who’s boss).
And here is the silverback a bit later, high up in a tall tree, foraging for fruit (and tearing the hell out of some big, thick branches at the same time). He looked like King Kong!
Here is some info about how to get involved in saving the Congo’s endangered mountain gorillas — either to go gorilla trekking yourself, or make a donation.
~ peace, love, and giant apes ~
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