Gorillas

Mary ist hier knapp 3 Monate alt und seit etwa 6 Wochen in der Wilhelma. Aus dem Häufchen Elend ist schon ein fröhliches, lebhaftes Baby geworden, das die Spielstunde mit der Pflegerin sichtlich genießt. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mary is nearly 3 months old here; she is in the Wilhelma nursery for about 6 weeks. The picture of misery she was has changed into a merry, lively baby that enjoys playing time with the keeper.

Jedenfalls gehe ich angesichts der vorgeschobenen Unterlippe davon aus, daß es N'Bia ist.

Mary 2 in the Wilhelma ape nursery, at the age of nearly 4 months. Click here to go to the "Playing with Mary" series.

Playing with Mary, part 1. Mary is nearly 4 months old; she is raised in the Wilhelma ape nursery because her mother rejected her. Hier geht es weiter (continue) .

Playing with Mary, part 2. Mary is nearly 4 months old; she is raised in the Wilhelma ape nursery because her mother rejected her. Hier geht es weiter (continue) , hier geht es zurück (back) .

Playing with Mary, part 3. Mary is nearly 4 months old; she is raised in the Wilhelma ape nursery because her mother rejected her. Hier geht es weiter (continue) , hier geht es zurück (back) .

Playing with Mary, part 4. Mary is nearly 4 months old on this photo; she is raised in the Wilhelma ape nursery because her mother rejected her. Hier geht es weiter (continue) , hier geht es zurück (back) .

Playing with Mary, part 5. Mary is nearly 4 months old; she is raised in the Wilhelma ape nursery because her mother rejected her. Hier geht es zurück (back) .

Gorillamama ZsaZsa mit Söhnchen Banjoko ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gorilla mother ZsaZsa with her son Banjoko (Heidelberg, Germany).

Er will doch wohl nicht den Strick nehmen???

N'Dowe at the age of 4 years.

Dieses Bild mag ich so, weil die ganze Szene einfach schnön war. Undi war (für ihre Verhältnisse) ausgesprochen zufrieden und hat das Spiel mit den Kindern sichtlich genossen. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I like this picture very much because the scene was so lovely. Undi - my favourite of the gorilla family at Wilhelma (zoo of Stuttgart, Germany) - was quite content and enjoyed playing with the youngsters.

Daumenlutschen ist offensichtlich über die Artgrenzen hinweg gebräuchlich...

N'Bia und N'Dowe - kurz vor ihrer Abreise nach Frankreich... :'-(( ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N'Bia and N'Dowe (two youngsters from the Wilhelma nursery), whom I loved dearly. The photo was taken shortly before they left Stuttgart and went to France. They fared ill there; N'Bia died, and N'Dowe came back in May 2008, only just in time for his life to be saved.

Die Pfütze, die dieser kleine Gorilla da aufleckt, hat er selber gemacht...