Tennesseer
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Post by Tennesseer on Oct 7, 2021 19:15:11 GMT -5
The picture of the gorilla dying in her caretaker's arms is sad and sweet at the same time. She was 14 years old when she died. The man had been her caretaker since she was two months old. Mountain gorillas live to about 30-35 years old. Ndakasi, beloved mountain gorilla whose photobomb led to global fame, dies in caretaker’s armsNdakasi, a mountain gorilla in the Democratic Republic of Congo who found global fame and admiration after she photobombed a park ranger’s selfie in 2019, has died at the age of 14. The Virunga National Park said in a statement Tuesday that Ndakasi died on Sept. 26 after battling a prolonged illness and “took her final breath in the loving arms of her caretaker and lifelong friend, Andre Bauma.” The statement is accompanied by a photo of Bauma, who befriended the gorilla when she was just 2 months old, holding Ndakasi shortly before her death at the park’s Senkwekwe Center, where she had lived for about 12 years. “It is with heartfelt sadness that Virunga announces the death of beloved orphaned mountain gorilla, Ndakasi,” the park tweeted, adding that her condition “rapidly deteriorated.” The park did not specify her illness. Complete article here: linkThe photobomb picture:
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tractor
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Post by tractor on Oct 8, 2021 9:42:53 GMT -5
I never realized how big those things are, I've seen them many times, but never standing on two legs.
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