Silverback loves his babies!
N'kosi gets along great with his sons. The boys like to come over and hang out with their dad for a few minutes now and again. Here comes that little ball of cuteness we know as Apollo, the son of the dominant female, Olympia. Due to this relationship, the Gorilla Team and the Zoo Volunteers seem to think that Apollo is the favorite son. I am not entirely sure about that. I have seen plenty of affection directed towards big brother Bomassa, but here we see Apollo, at the age of not quite ten months, sauntering over. He looks like he is walking, though he is actually using all four limbs. Gorilla babies can walk pretty ably on two feet from a young age, and I guess that's because they have those marvelous long arms to steady them, so they can practice quite easily all by themselves. Anyway, Apollo walks on past and then N'kosi does what he does so often. He puts his finger near a certain region and then he smells it. In this way, N'kosi keeps track of the scent of both his boys. Every time I have seen one of the boys with N'kosi, he has checked that aroma.
No comments:
Post a Comment