On this morning at the zoo, I wasn't fighting reflections of children between me, the glass and this gorilla. I had a perfect outside setting, and on this, my second shot, he looked over at me. He had his left arm wrapped around himself, and I found the body language (as I perceived it) to be compelling)
Many of us discussed "gorillas in captivity" the last time I posted a photo of him. There's such poignancy in the way he's looked over at me. How wonderful that someone like Dian Fossey spent time with gorillas and came to know them, sharing that information with all of us in "Gorillas in the Mist".
@thirdjoe Funny the different ways people see things to be. Instead of menacing, I see his eyes as "pleading"... Of course I could be "squeezed to death"...
This pic. reminds me of an accident in a Dutch zoo a few years ago. A woman did give a male gorilla so much attention he felt in love with her.
At a (bad ?) day she was again in the zoo giving him attention , He get jealous and he jump over the moat and fence that was suppose to be save and never pass.
The Lady get serious hurt .
Great shot of this beautiful gorilla. ( Have seen and enjoy that movie)
@pyrrhula How funny that you were leaving this note just as I was leaving a reply to Joe (above your comment!) Joe is a retired police officer, so he's probably better at reading expressions than I am! I can certainly understand how that accident might have happened!
(I'm about to finish a letter to you that I "began" days ago... )
he's thinking about moving to your backyard. my cousin penn, who sadly passed away last year, worked at the s.b. zoo for many years designing the habitats.
At a (bad ?) day she was again in the zoo giving him attention , He get jealous and he jump over the moat and fence that was suppose to be save and never pass.
The Lady get serious hurt .
Great shot of this beautiful gorilla. ( Have seen and enjoy that movie)
(I'm about to finish a letter to you that I "began" days ago... )