Shabani courts Ai aggressively.｜Gorilla 

kilo needs to be removed soon otherwise theres gonna be big problems!! stab can't mate ai because of interference from his son,

@@umagetty5565 Oh, horse feathers! Gorillas mate just fine in front of non-dominant males - and Kiyomasa wasn’t interfering, he was just curious about Ai’s condition. Regarding the wish for Shabani and Ai to mate: You have to realize that these are gorillas, not humans, and they don’t have the same emotional need for physicality OR for privacy. I’ve seen gorillas mate in a zoo enclosure behind glass with a crowd of visitors looking on. Keep in mind that there is already an over-abundance of male gorillas in captivity that are difficult to find placements for - which is likely why Kiyomasa is still with the troop even as we watch his silver hair start to emerge. Gorillas live a long time in captivity - which means zoos can’t keep allowing more and more gorillas to breed because they wouldn’t be able to provide them with sufficient space or re-home them. Also, Annie had to be taken from the troop in her infancy because Ai couldn’t care for her properly. Given these facts, it would be irresponsible to try and encourage Ai to conceive again. Moreover, why would you hope for Ai to get pregnant again when she clearly has no interest in reproducing at present? Lastly: For every person longing to see new baby gorillas born, there are those who point out that these are wild animals who ought to be living in jungles. Yes, those born in captivity are acclimated to their environment, but those in captivity are meant to be educational and to encourage conservation efforts of their non-captive brethren. They should not be bred in captivity simply for our entertainment - that would be hugely unethical!

I bet there would be more contact between Ai and shabani if they were in an enclosure by themselves..kyiomasa and nene interfere kyiomasa needs to go already...

All of these silverbacks deserve younger female's. Just look at momo and haoko. They all have females that are much older than them. And poor momo only has one, and she only goes into estrus about every 6 1/2 years. These are beautiful silverbacks that should have multiple females, the way that it's meant to be.

Big issue from what I read is Ai hasn’t gone into estrus an Shabani doesn’t have a strong libido like his brother. Shabani also preferred Nene for along time a there never has been much interest from Ai towards Shabani. He does need another breeding female

Every Silverback should have a Tayari! I could see the two enjoying those rainy days then sitting together drying off gently playing!🥲

@@MySkinnydip yes

Browsing over the other gorilla channels Shabani imo is such a gentle nonaggressive and is extremely caring towards his entire family where he could just as easily bend the troops to his every whim but most often it's not reciprocated by most of the family.. poor guy strikes me as very lonely... I love that guy and haven't seen any of the others with such gentle behavior

That’s crazy haoko forces them .. terrible. But I know it’s just how gorillas can be :) shabani is the best

@@tuckergraham846 But even so, haoko is a good leader with more character and more serious.

She may not be in Estrus right now. I’m not sure if they are on contraceptives.

I think they screwed up her cycle by having her on birth control

Yea, poor girl.

She has been mating with Kio.

I have seen her mate with her brother so its not like she will not mate if I was a gorilla I would pick shabani over kyo

@@user-lz7sw4tt3o when did you see Ai and Kiyomasa mate? I’ve seen Kiyo make some moves towards her but she always runs or gets away…and he really hasn’t tried anything lately.

Couldn't agree with you more. Shabani is so sweet with his approach. I think it's because of Nene's presents but come on Shabani needs love.

​@@nicholaskonetski1586have seen Ai and kiyo mating as well

When the kids go shabani will do better I think

He needs a female similar to Tayari. Tayari is happy, and D'jecco's troop is a beautiful family.

4 handsome silverbacks & a sister still in Oz.

I don't think that's likely to happen. I believe they're going for a foreign mate for Gentaro, possibly Tayari or Iriki when the time comes.

​@@msdeviantdizzyI agree. Plus gentaro is not ready for a female yet. He needs to be separated from his family and have some time alone to mature. Because right now he is too childish and aggressive, no female wants to put up with that.

@@msdeviantdizzy I hope not Iriki she isn’t very social

@@bigboytoyz541Гентаро не более агрессивен, чем другие самцы в его возрасте. Раньше 16-20 лет никто не позволит ему спариваться. А до этого возраста он будет мучиться в своей семье. Ай - глупая горилла, которую кормят противозачаточными средствами, чтобы к ней не проявлял интерес Киемаса. Это же очевидно. Ай не способна воспитывать детей, плюс фактор Нене, которая может убить щенка. Никаких новых самок не будет для японских сильвербэков. Их нет в наличии. Во многих зоопарках мира живут холостяки без малейших перспектив к спариванию. Японские сильвербэки находятся еще в худшем положении. Надо радоваться, что им достались старухи и они имели возможность продлить свой род. У Киемасы, Рики, Кинтаро и Гентаро мизерные шансы иметь свою семью. Будут жить в одиночестве, как несчастный Монта, о котором все забыли.

​@@sowhat7472Iriki & Tayari are not going anywhere. It was a silly rumour.

They might be losing their winter coats!

I think Momoko loathes Haoko, she almost always gets up and walks away when he comes near. That troop is constantly chasing after Haoko, he acts like a grump constantly.

He has with Momoka not Komomo, she doesn't like her dad very much.

​@@sonjavandam1306I agree that Komomo dislikes Haoko but he has mated with her unfortunately, at least once

@@lemardyc I think Haoko is like his dad but Kibabu had many wives & Haoko has two, I don't doubt he is a horny bugger so it doesn't surprise me if he gets it on with his offspring.😢

I have the feeling that Ai has more interest in Kyo. I don't know

you are so right!!

Ai is not on birth control anymore. They say that she hasn't been on it for years

@@bigboytoyz541 oohh interesting,

@@VA4LVRS but I agree. They need to separate kyo and gentaro, they should have been separated from their family group before now. They are treating them like humans. Worried about them being sad when they get separated. Instead of doing the natural thing.

No, Ai es la medio hermana de Kiyomasa y la madre de Annie. No tiene es familia de Shabani

Ai es joven

This is a false and uninformed opinion. Zoos are important for studying animals and their behaviors as well as conservation efforts, especially for endangered species. The money obtained through visitors helps to support said animals (feeding/medicine/etc) which allows for captive breeding to reintroduce endangered animals back into the wild. Shabani and this group are Western Lowland Gorillas, a critically endangered species. Zoos may not be 100% ideal for the animals in it compared to the wild, but it’s the only realistic chance some species have to not become extinct. Would you prefer extinction then?

@@--AE-- Sorry but your wrong! Its his opinion, Therefore Cannot be wrong, He statement was all right until the end, Zoos are a necessary option for endangered animals.

@@--AE-- Can you tell me how many zoo animals have been reintroduced back into the wild? I am very interested to know.

@@umagetty5565 Sanctuaries are a much better option in my opinion,zoos need to be shut down.

@@umagetty5565 Opinions can’t be wrong? So if it’s my opinion that the moon is made out of cheese then I’m not wrong? It’s my opinion that you have the IQ of a field mouse. I guess I’m not wrong since it’s an opinion. I have no clue where you learned this from, but it’s silly and wrong. That’s not an opinion, it’s a fact.