Silverback gorilla Shabani dances beautifully. #4 HIGASHIYAMA ZOO 東山動植物園ゴリラシャバーニの群れ

Filmed: Wk 4 Oct, 2023

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This video was filmed in the morning. Shabani beats his chest. He bites a rope and shakes his head, tapping his shoulders. He glares at visitors. Kiyomasa drums back. The sound of their drumming echoes in the enclosure. Annie comes to the tower and beats her cute chest. Annie and Kiyomasa start playing on the ground. They move to the tower and continue to play. They beat their chests. Annie wonders what Kiyo is doing. Kiyomasa is eating weeds. Annie finds a tomato. Kiyo comes to watch her. Annie defecates and resumes playing with Kiyo. As soon as Kiyomasa lies down, he touches his private part. Annie comes back and plays with Kiyo. Annie looks really happy. Both do. They continued to play.

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 (to 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 its 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 top of the 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 ♂
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 & Botanical Gardens
Sire: Shabani
Dam: Nene
Parent-reared

ANNIE ♀
DOB: 2013/06/02
POB: Higashiyama Zoo & Botanical Gardens
Sire: Shabani
Dam: Ai
Hand-reared
She has a hair-plucking issue.

References
Higashiyama Zoo Official Website
https://www.higashiyama.city.nagoya.jp/
GAIN Great Ape Information Network
https://shigen.nig.ac.jp/gain/top.jsp

Sounds
1️⃣ Speaking of Africa - Sahara Skylight 2️⃣ Roger and Marty - Roy Edwin Williams 3️⃣ Growing Up Is Just a Trap (Instrumental Version) - Ivy-Rose Lyon

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