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A newborn baby gorilla at Melbourne Zoo gets a checkup at the hospital and shows surprise at the coldness of the stethoscope. (imgur.com)

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[–]docpotterywood 755 points756 points ago

That's Yakini, he's now about 12-13. http://imgur.com/0dXId

[–]FifeeBoy 716 points717 points ago

Try putting a cold stethoscope on him now without getting your arm ripped off.

[–]WiseApe 636 points637 points ago

Contrary to popular belief Gorillas are the least violent of the great apes. Orangutans, Chimpanzees, and of course humans have shown much more violent behavior.

[–]Toof 339 points340 points ago

What about bonobos? All they do is fuck all day. What is their level of violence as compared to gorillas?

[–]nanospecial 401 points402 points ago

Fuck the bonobos.

[–]joemangle 683 points684 points ago

Spoken like a true bonobo

[–]SquareRoot 34 points35 points ago

How would you pronounce "bonobo"? Like bon-a-bo? boh-noh-boh?

[–]AnotherClosetAtheist 117 points118 points ago

Bee-Ee-Ee-Arr

[–]YourOldBoyRickJames 31 points32 points ago

Bon-oh-bo

[–]yellowdart 45 points46 points ago

Boner-bo

[–]joemangle 10 points11 points ago

Oh no! BONOBO

[–]Tokega 22 points23 points ago

Definately boh-noh-boh!

[–]GravyMcBiscuits 94 points95 points ago

Ermahgerd! Ber Nah Ber

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      [–]freerangehuman 51 points52 points ago

      That's how they say hello.

      No seriously. That's really how they say hello.

      [–]heartscrew 47 points48 points ago

      Hey I just met you, aaaand let's fuck. Man, if human interaction was that fun...

      [–]freerangehuman 40 points41 points ago

      The bonobos do it to build a peaceful society. I'm DTF for peace.

      [–]johnnygrant 27 points28 points ago

      "Baby, let's do it for world peace"

      [–]xxtzkzxx 12 points13 points ago

      The Sims series in a nutshell.

      [–]docxbrown 137 points138 points ago

      Hey I just met you, and this is crazy, but we are Bonobos, so fuck me maybe?

      FTFY

      [–]thats_ridiculous 4 points5 points ago

      Trying this at the bar this weekend.

      [–]nomnomgardettos 5 points6 points ago

      That's ridiculous.

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        [–]swuboo 30 points31 points ago

        Hey I just met you, aaaand let's fuck. Man, if human interaction was that fun...

        "Tonight: the suicide rate amongst Wal-Mart greeters has now topped 90% a year. The prevalence of AIDS now exceeds 80% in the adult population of the Earth. These stories and more, tonight on Hello America, Let's Fuck."

        [–]DingleberryMilkshake 5 points6 points ago

        It can be if you play your cards right.

        [–]Birdie_Num_Num 9 points10 points ago

        Or bring along some chloroform

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            [–]Alvleeskliersap 8 points9 points ago

            I'm glad people don't say hello that way. I wouldn't like to be greeted by my neighbour then

            [–]BlackDragonBE 10 points11 points ago

            Your neighbor? Pfft.. Try greeting grandpa and grandma.

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              [–]beckerist 86 points87 points ago

              That's their goal

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              [–]conancat 48 points49 points ago

              Bonobo males occasionally engage in various forms of male–male genital behavior.[36][37] In one form, two males hang from a tree limb face-to-face while "penis fencing".[36][38] This also may occur when two males rub their penises together while in face-to-face position. Another form of genital interaction ("rump rubbing") occurs to express reconciliation between two males after a conflict, when they stand back-to-back and rub their scrotal sacs together. Takayoshi Kano observed similar practices among bonobos in the natural habitat.

              Fuck bro fisting, let's rub our balls together!

              [–]everyday847 34 points35 points ago

              Or... bro fisting.

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                [–]youguysgonnamakeout 70 points71 points ago

                Okay seriously Humans need to take note. I'm dying of laughter because Bonobos literally only fuck all day. Their apathetic nature would put any stoner to shame.

                [–]Certifried 28 points29 points ago

                But then we wouldn't be on Mars and have Mars inspired Oreo cookies!

                [–]GMan129 15 points16 points ago

                The ultimate munchy. They're out of this world!

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                  [–]poiu477 5 points6 points ago

                  Speak for yourself brosidion.

                  [–]Pwninator 7 points8 points ago

                  Alright Brometheus.

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                    [–]lordeddardstark 5 points6 points ago

                    Who's the superior species now, humans?

                    [–]Volper 4 points5 points ago

                    I don't want to know, but I already do. :/

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                    [–]Volper 11 points12 points ago

                    Does it.... does it have a neck boob?

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                      [–]tattyheaded 3 points4 points ago

                      Bone hobos.

                      [–]nomnomgardettos 3 points4 points ago

                      Suit yourself.

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                        [–]NotQuiteOnTopic 67 points68 points ago

                        Only violent during the fucking. There are no safe words in the wild.

                        [–]joemangle 118 points119 points ago

                        There are no safe words in the wild.

                        I'm using this as a pickup line this weekend, wish me luck

                        [–]uncleawesome 9 points10 points ago

                        I hope your cellmate isn't named Butch.

                        [–]texasjoe 9 points10 points ago

                        Watch your cornhole, man.

                        [–]nomnomgardettos 10 points11 points ago

                        I've been watching for 10 minutes and nothing's happened.

                        [–]ForTheUsers 12 points13 points ago

                        Good luck!

                        [–]Birdie_Num_Num 9 points10 points ago

                        we're counting on you

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                          [–]1449320 3 points4 points ago

                          It's the implication...

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                            [–]mebbee 44 points45 points ago

                            Regarding the Bonobo:

                            Sex functions in conflict appeasement, affection, social status, excitement, and stress reduction. It occurs in virtually all partner combinations and in a variety of positions. This is a factor in the lower levels of aggression seen in the bonobo when compared to the common chimpanzee and other apes.

                            Sounds like they're pretty chill. Maybe if every culture were a bit more open in regards to sex we wouldn't be fighting all the god damn time.

                            [–]DollyPart-time 22 points23 points ago

                            "Fuck fighting. Let's fuck." - Bonobo

                            [–]CleetusVanDamme 28 points29 points ago

                            We could learn much from the Bonobos.

                            [–]PictureofPoritrin 1 point2 points ago

                            But for the venereal diseases, this is the most logical system for solving conflicts.

                            [–]Cactusgun 1 point2 points ago

                            They are the true masters of Jimmy rustling.

                            [–]zulavos 2 points3 points ago

                            I read a book about the mutineers from the Bounty. Tahitians were very open with regards sex. This is a way of reducing tension in a confined community. The Pitcairn islanders from the Bounty ended up killing each other because they wouldn't share.

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                              [–]manintheyellerhat 36 points37 points ago

                              This is true. Bonobos are matriarchal. The males are larger, so the females use sex to keep them calm and placated. That's why they have so much sex. The females also use sexual contact with each other to form strong female-female bonds, that way they can gang up on dangerous males.

                              Judging by the number of sexually frustrated misogynists on Reddit and elsewhere, I honestly think it could work with humans.

                              [–]lacienega 2 points3 points ago

                              It's a culture dominated by lesbian sex.

                              I also love how they are known to moan more loudly during sex if they're doing it with a higher ranking member, in order to show off. They also mouth kiss.

                              [–]suzepie 4 points5 points ago

                              Matriarchy with sexual power FTW.

                              [–]iamdanhi 3 points4 points ago

                              Part of my organismal biology class was watching videos once a week.

                              Bonobos were one of the organisms covered in one of the videos.

                              Obligatory penis fencing.

                              [–]wananah 2 points3 points ago

                              "We cool man?"

                              "Yeah, we cool."

                              "Now get over here and rub your balls on my balls and let's go have a beer and score some chicks."

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                                [–]quazimoto69 6 points7 points ago

                                This was a really interesting read. Great point, although the bonobo is a type of chimpanzee, differentiating it from the gorilla if I'm not mistaken.

                                [–]sprucenoose 7 points8 points ago

                                the bonobo is a type of chimpanzee, differentiating it from the gorilla if I'm not mistaken.

                                You are quite mistaken. Bonobo is an entirely separate species, even if it bears some physical similarity to the common chimpanzee. It diverged about one million years ago as a species.

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                                  [–]walruskingmike 2 points3 points ago

                                  Bonobos are much less violent than chimpanzees; they tend to solve disputes with sex. That's not to say that they aren't violent, because all apes are to a degree.

                                  If a chimpanzee upsets the group, he might get his testicles torn off as a first strike if the offence is bad enough, whereas if a bonobo upsets the group, the retaliation is usually much less violent and usually involves sex.

                                  [–]sir_joe_cool 2 points3 points ago

                                  I dunno.. but it sounds rad...

                                  [–]Chrysteena 1 point2 points ago

                                  Real conversation friend 1: wouldn't it be great to be a bonobo? You'd just lounge in a tree all day, eating and screwing. Friend 2: I think I'd rather do other things, like read...and evolve.

                                  [–]cloakmaker 1 point2 points ago

                                  You don't understand evolution. Bonobos are just as evolved as humans are.

                                  [–]WiseApe 1 point2 points ago

                                  Not entirely sure, about the bonobo. I know they are a subspecies of Chimpanzee, which means they may exhibit similar behavior. Male chimpanzees will often go on "border patrols" around their jungle territory and if they encounter a rival Chimp from another tribe they will almost always chase and murder it. Even sometimes if the other chimp isnt even on the tribes territory, if the chimp is just close to the "border" of their territory but not actually inside it they will still murder the other chimp.

                                  [–]connormxy 7 points8 points ago

                                  It is amazing. Google the Demonic Males hypothesis. As a result of a drought changing the way their food is structured, everything changed. chimps have to climb trees or forage before the gorillas get there, meaning baby-carrying females get the last picks and don't make friends, and the violent males can form coalitions that increase their dominance, and that go on these border patrols and start wars. Bonobos have food everywhere on the ground, so there is less struggle to find it, and the females can spend enough time around each other to form friendships, increasing their dominance. They build friendships by having sex with each other, males, females, both, and females are made dominant by their strength in numbers. They even confer future dominance to their sons, who have the influence of dominant females behind them. On the whole they are so much less violent and a lot of social interactions involve sex. It is neat.

                                  [–]Doshibu 2 points3 points ago

                                  I'm pretty sure that quite a few territorial animals do this. A given area can generally only support a certain number of a species. It's all due to available resources. If you had a species that only eats one thing (coconuts), then the population of the species is determined by how many coconuts there are. The animals would essentially know how far away from their nest/den/etc they typically traveled to get food. Anything not in their group that comes into that area is a threat because it is near the resources they need to survive.

                                  [–]R_Schuhart 1 point2 points ago

                                  Usually having sex is used by primates to diffuse potential violent situations. Its also used as stress release, and as a way to assert dominance.

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                                    [–]sje46 34 points35 points ago

                                    Chimps are extremely violent. Gang warfare is the norm with them. Also, I've heard stories of serial-killer chimps. One actually used to go around stealing baby chimps and eating them in front of their mothers.

                                    They are pretty cute though.

                                    EDIT: http://www.livescience.com/1518-female-chimps-kill-infants.html

                                    [–]Fifinator 35 points36 points ago

                                    The worst thing about being attacked by a primate is that they know which body parts you like the most, because they have the same body parts. Off goes your privates, your face, and your fingers...

                                    Would not mess with a chimp...

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                                      [–]cuntarsetits 30 points31 points ago

                                      They may not have violent intent, but a reflexive involuntary jerk of the arm by a gorilla could easily accidentally knock your head clean off. They would probably be very apologetic about it afterwards though.

                                      [–]Golgatem 41 points42 points ago

                                      I visited a friend of mine who was in the Peace Corps in Gabon, and while we were trekking after gorillas she told us the story of her only two friends who'd had a violent altercation with a gorilla.

                                      In one case, the friend was intentionally pushing the gorillas' boundaries in order to acclimate them to the eventual presence of ecotourists. One of the gorillas got tired of his antics, flipped him over, and bit his butt. Apparently that's how gorillas discipline their young.

                                      In the other case, the gorilla was charging her friend (let's call him Fred) in order to scare Fred off. As is usually the case, the gorilla had no intention of following through on the charge; it was just a show of bravado. At the last minute the gorilla started backpedaling in order to stop just short of Fred, but he misjudged the distance and didn't stop in time. He ended up stopping himself by reaching out his hand and shoving Fred out of the way, with a look of horror in his eyes.

                                      Fred ended up framing his t-shirt with a muddy gorilla handprint in the middle of it.

                                      [–]cthugha 12 points13 points ago

                                      Aww, poor guy, he was probably heartbroken that he'd actually hurt someone.

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                                        [–]anotherMrLizard 42 points43 points ago

                                        Canadian Gorilla.

                                        [–]thats_ridiculous 19 points20 points ago

                                        Ah jeez, sorry aboot that there eh?

                                        [–]1449320 5 points6 points ago

                                        I enjoy your name, and offer in contribution that my dog exhibits great sorrow and contrition when she accidentally bites too hard or scratches me when we're playing. If she were a gorilla.. I don't think I could rationalize that sort of horseplay.

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                                          [–]goodbyegalaxy 37 points38 points ago

                                          and of course humans have shown much more violent behavior

                                          Dian Fossey lived with wild gorillas for 18 years. Humans killed her while she slept.

                                          [–]WiseApe 6 points7 points ago

                                          My point exactly.

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                                            [–][deleted] 19 points20 points ago

                                            I thought orangutans were one of the only apes you could approach in the wild? Steve Irwin went up to a wild nursing orangutan and squeezed her nipples.

                                            [–]The_Bravinator 121 points122 points ago

                                            I'm pretty sure we don't use Steve Irwin as a model to judge the kind of animals it is safe to approach in the wild.

                                            [–][deleted] 14 points15 points ago

                                            True. But can we say if he squeezes the nipple of a wild animal, it is safe to approach?

                                            [–]JeffPortnoy 14 points15 points ago

                                            :( RIP

                                            [–]The_Bravinator 8 points9 points ago

                                            I meant more when he was alive and poking crocodiles and getting fucked up by komodo dragons but yeah. :(

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                                                [–]cole1114 5 points6 points ago

                                                Haven't Orangutans raped humans before or something? My only source is wikipedia, but I can't exactly google "Orangutan rape" where I am.

                                                http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orangutan#Orangutans_and_humans

                                                [–]trauma_queen 12 points13 points ago

                                                Even if it were true, humans have fucked pretty much every animal out there. There's going to be deviants in any group, so I can't say I'm surprised that an orangutan has done that. Dogs hump people's legs all the time, after all; in terms of the action it's pretty much the same thing.

                                                [–]redrhyski 2 points3 points ago

                                                Rule 34.

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                                                  [–]WiseApe 8 points9 points ago

                                                  Approaching any ape in the wild is an extremely dangerous risk. Humans are the single most dangerous ape to approach in the wild. Chimpanzees at a close second. If i had to choose 1 species of ape to approach in the wild and i didnt have a choice. It would be the Gorilla. Because i would trust that they would give me the mercy and chance to get the fuck out of their land, where as a Human, Chimpanzee, or Orangutang are likely to fucking murder me outright.

                                                  As for the Steve Irwin incident i have never heard of it, but its possible it was a Orangutan sanctuary, which are located in protected jungles.

                                                  EDIT: And to clear up confusion what i meant by approaching a human in the wild, i mean the last true "wild" humans. The uncontacted tribes in Papua New Guenna and remote parts of the Amazon. Of course modern civilization, society, culture and technology have sort of "domesticated" us humans. Not in the true sense of the word domestication but in sort of a philosophical sense that we are not as primal as we used to be. But of course one could argue that due to Humans by far being the most intelligent of apes and all animals for that matter. Many primordial tribes would not kill you because they have the intelligence and understanding that value could come of you alive, such as trading or sharing information about new hunting grounds or technologies.

                                                  [–]JeffPortnoy 19 points20 points ago

                                                  I'm not quite sure what kind of humans you hang out with...

                                                  [–]TheyCallMeStone 10 points11 points ago

                                                  I wouldn't say a human is likely to murder you outright.

                                                  [–]Imhidingunderyourbed 15 points16 points ago

                                                  Speak for yourself, I've been murdered 11 times.

                                                  [–]BipBopBoop 5 points6 points ago

                                                  Might be because you are under my bed.

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                                                        [–]tfdruid 18 points19 points ago

                                                        I can vouch for that.
                                                        I've been on the receiving end of an 'attack' from an overly-protective mother gorilla, and while there was much noise and arm-waving, I came out of it physically undamaged.
                                                        If she'd wanted to, she could have ripped my arms off.

                                                        [–]leahhhhh 14 points15 points ago

                                                        I'm interested in this story. Details?

                                                        [–]yellowtag 13 points14 points ago

                                                        He's a poacher

                                                        [–]tfdruid 11 points12 points ago

                                                        I was a tourist in what was then called Zaire, now called The Democratic Republic of Congo.

                                                        There's a national park in the east of the country where they take small groups of tourists hiking through the jungle to see bands of gorillas in the wild.

                                                        After about 2 hours hiking, we found the gorillas (not hard, they make a real mess of the jungle, so they're easy to track) and, keepng a respectful distance, we got out the cameras and started taking photos (no flash allowed). I had a long telephoto on my SLR, and was totally engrossed taking pictures of a cute little juvenile swinging in the trees, when his mother decided she didn't like a stranger being so interested in her little pride and joy...

                                                        She screamed, and charged, knocking me to the ground.

                                                        Before we went out, the park rangers gave us a short course in how to behave around gorillas, dos and don'ts, and a quick primer in gorilla body language. We'd been told that if things turn nasty, don't run (they'll catch you easily) just assume submissive body language. 'Submissive body language' to a gorilla looks a lot like a human cowering in abject terror, so I had no difficulty following that advice.

                                                        She stood over me screaming and waving her arms, I cowered on the ground in abject terror.

                                                        She was telling me who was boss, I was telling her I knew exactly who was boss.

                                                        Once that was understood, she was happy, and went back to pulling branches off trees and eating the leaves.

                                                        [–]IBeBallinOutaControl 14 points15 points ago

                                                        Name one war humans have started.

                                                        [–]NiggerJew944 27 points28 points ago

                                                        Ummm, all of them? Except for the great Emu war. That one is totally on the emus man..

                                                        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu_War

                                                        [–]thats_ridiculous 37 points38 points ago

                                                        Why does everything I learn about Australia always sound like a Monty Python sketch?

                                                        [–]Jaques_Naurice 14 points15 points ago

                                                        The rain had ceased by 2 November 1932, at which point the troops were deployed with orders to assist the farmers and, according to a newspaper account, to collect 100 emu skins so that their feathers could be used to make hats for light horsemen.

                                                        I read the article in John Cleese's voice.

                                                        [–]trisight 9 points10 points ago

                                                        Emus got more advanced once they met the lawn gnomes.

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                                                          [–]RoscoeMG 2 points3 points ago

                                                          You don 't want to fuck with a baboon either, they'll gladly rip your arms off before eating your face.

                                                          [–]tragic-waste-of-skin 2 points3 points ago

                                                          Chimps have ripped off a face or two in the last few years.

                                                          [–]cp3woo 6 points7 points ago

                                                          Source?

                                                          [–]probably_stupid 21 points22 points ago

                                                          dude, he is a wise ape.

                                                          [–]WiseApe 7 points8 points ago

                                                          These articles written by Dian Fossey. Unfortunately i cannot find them available to read after a quick google search. I have read quite a few of her articles but it was ever such a long time ago, i cant remember where i was able to access them.

                                                          [–]I-prod-spiders 0 points1 point ago

                                                          Source.

                                                          Your move.

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                                                            [–]ddoubles 22 points23 points ago

                                                            Yeah, or you'll get dragged into the woods http://i.imgur.com/Tkil1.gif

                                                            The look at that mans face. Priceless.

                                                            [–]wickedcold 3 points4 points ago

                                                            WTF? Was that gorilla just fucking with him?

                                                            [–]Graynard 2 points3 points ago

                                                            Yep, it's time to leave

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                                                              [–]whoopygoldberg 14 points15 points ago

                                                              Heres the human version. http://imgur.com/tnDVq

                                                              [–]TheDelaney1182 15 points16 points ago

                                                              That baby's face looks old.

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                                                                [–]TheDentite[!] 36 points37 points ago

                                                                This is Reddit's bizarre ability to always recognize porn actresses only with gorillas.

                                                                [–]ikywp 10 points11 points ago

                                                                He's handsome!

                                                                [–]chaldea 9 points10 points ago

                                                                SO HANDSOME

                                                                [–]Rubix89 7 points8 points ago

                                                                Thanks. I'm glad to see he turned out alright.

                                                                [–]zephyr952 6 points7 points ago

                                                                My my he is photogenic

                                                                [–]JTyler82 4 points5 points ago

                                                                good looking chap now.

                                                                [–]madmooseman 4 points5 points ago

                                                                I remember seeing this in a Herald Sun collection of images that my Grandfather collected for me.

                                                                [–]error9900 2 points3 points ago

                                                                So much expression in his face.

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                                                                  [–]tlease181 293 points294 points ago

                                                                  My god theyre so adorable before they get terrifyingly powerful

                                                                  [–]Whoopah 141 points142 points ago

                                                                  Tell me about it. I find this way cuter than a newborn human baby. Is that weird?

                                                                  [–][deleted] 318 points319 points ago

                                                                  Newborn babys are potentially gross. They could grow up to be a shitty, snot-nosed, horrible, human-being. Gorillas just gonna grow up and gorilla.

                                                                  [–]Formaldehyd3 117 points118 points ago

                                                                  So what you're saying is... More people need to gorilla?

                                                                  [–]LeazZ 120 points121 points ago

                                                                  Open the door, get on the floor. Everybody gorilla.

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                                                                    [–]JustLikeMyDick 58 points59 points ago

                                                                    GO RILLA! GO RILLA! GO RILLA!

                                                                    [–]lpisme 1 point2 points ago

                                                                    Sung that in my head in the "Go Ninja" ala Vanilla Ice melody. Go Rilla, Go Rilla, GO!

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                                                                      [–]tlease181 9 points10 points ago

                                                                      I wonder if gorillas are like "our gorilla-teenagers are so damn snotty and entitled...I don't remember being so gorilla when I was gorilla."

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                                                                        [–]Yoyo8 58 points59 points ago

                                                                        Tarzan? Is that you?

                                                                        [–]IronChariots 5 points6 points ago

                                                                        Uncanny valley, maybe? Human infants look like deformed humans, the gorilla looks just nonhuman enough for the human features to stand out and be more endearing.

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                                                                          [–]meatwad75892 2 points3 points ago

                                                                          They're still adorable when they get terrifyingly powerful. Most, at least.

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                                                                            [–]goodgoodgorilla 231 points232 points ago

                                                                            I make that same face during all my pap smears.

                                                                            [–]SolFlorus 79 points80 points ago

                                                                            Giving a pap smear to a gorilla is probably ill advised. Your gyno is a brave person.

                                                                            EDIT: Damnit. I gave you the exact response you were looking for when you created your username today.

                                                                            [–]goodgoodgorilla 27 points28 points ago

                                                                            I swear it's only a coincidence I ended up commenting on an adorable baby gorilla.

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                                                                              [–]ramshot 80 points81 points ago

                                                                              I was just in the Budapest zoo a few weeks back, and the cage I spent the most time at was the one with a (full grown) gorilla in it. What got to me about it was that I'd swear that I could see it in his/her eyes that he didn't want to be there. There was a distinct look of what I'd call a mix between sadness and boredom on his face all the time.

                                                                              Maybe that's just how gorillas look all the time. I wouldn't know. But speaking in terms of "too self aware to be locked up against its will"... well, too close for comfort for me based on what I saw.

                                                                              [–]Whirledpeas1129 35 points36 points ago

                                                                              Gorillas (and all great apes) are self-aware. So are dolphins and elephants and, most likely, pigs.

                                                                              [–]Phallic 8 points9 points ago

                                                                              I went to the zoo and got fixated at the gorilla exhibit too. Melbourne zoo, incidentally.

                                                                              I was crouched next to the glass and a female gorilla who was about 5 metres away from me was looking blankly into space.

                                                                              In less than a second she bounded over to where I was crouching, slammed the glass with her palm and bound back a few paces.

                                                                              The speed of the "attack" caught me completely off guard and I realised if one of those animals did mean you harm you would be completely dead and dismembered.

                                                                              But I also was really struck by the emotional content of the action, and how sophisticated its thinking must be to do something like that.

                                                                              It was all extra intense too because I was tripping on acid at the time.

                                                                              [–]suzepie 2 points3 points ago

                                                                              What was the quality of the zoo like? I only ask because as horrid as it is to see wonderfully sentient creatures confined, it's worse to know that in the wild, they have a great chance of being hunted by poachers and never reaching maturity. So sometimes a good zoo is better than the wild in terms of species conservation and providing education to a public that then can funnel their money into programs to help wild gorillas. I don't doubt for one minute, however, that the gorilla was indeed sad and bored. Even in a good zoo, it's impossible to provide the range of territory and social activity to keep an animal fully satisfied. They're given daily enrichment, of course, but ... they know they're confined. They get it.

                                                                              [–]ramshot 2 points3 points ago

                                                                              It was honestly one of the biggest spaces I've ever seen given to a single species in any zoo. As far as zoo conditions go, he or she had it good.

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                                                                                  [–]mexicanjebus 34 points35 points ago

                                                                                  Liking the photo, but how exactly does one get a newborn baby away from a big momma gorilla?

                                                                                  [–]umami2 21 points22 points ago

                                                                                  I was wondering that myself. My money is on drugs.

                                                                                  [–]Five_deadly_venoms -4 points-3 points ago

                                                                                  Cocaine is a helluva drug.

                                                                                  [–]chasemyers 17 points18 points ago

                                                                                  Nobody's getting the baby gorilla from the mama gorilla that's on cocaine, that's for damn sure.

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                                                                                    [–]ElysianBlight 20 points21 points ago

                                                                                    It was born at the zoo.. sadly, a lot of times animals in captivity reject their babies. Many gorillas, chimps, panda bears, etc have had to be hand raised by the zoo because of this. You'd think it would work purely on instinct but with the more intelligent animals, if the mom was raised in captivity herself.. she doesn't have any idea what to do with a baby, might not even understand where it came from.

                                                                                    [–]iwsfutcmd 49 points50 points ago

                                                                                    I read that initially as 'I was born at the zoo.' and thought, well damn, I bet that was an interesting story...

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                                                                                    [–]brokencabbage 8 points9 points ago

                                                                                    Sedatives most likely.

                                                                                    [–]ogami1972 2 points3 points ago

                                                                                    wow. I really need more coffee. I read that as "licking the potato, but how exactly...".

                                                                                    [–]sabertoothedpudding 2 points3 points ago

                                                                                    Well, he was born by C-section, so hopefully his mom was thoroughly sedated.

                                                                                    He was apparently in pretty rough shape when he was born (back in 1999) and spent a while in intensive care until his pulse and breathing stabilized. But he turned out ok.

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                                                                                      [–]Apache_Spice 18 points19 points ago

                                                                                      "ohhh hey, whats that that looks interes- OHHH YOU SON OF A BITCH THAT'S COLD"

                                                                                      [–]BrosEquis 217 points218 points ago

                                                                                      Jimmies status: Rustled

                                                                                      [–]a_starfish 7 points8 points ago

                                                                                      because gorilla

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                                                                                        [–]CleetusVanDamme 69 points70 points ago

                                                                                        Look at the nose on that sumbitch!

                                                                                        [–]WealthyIndustrialist 37 points38 points ago

                                                                                        Wide nose breathing up all the white man's air!

                                                                                        [–]what_a_douche 32 points33 points ago

                                                                                        He looks like a baby Alf!

                                                                                        [–]jdepps113 16 points17 points ago

                                                                                        Hide the cat.

                                                                                        [–]sanimalp 6 points7 points ago

                                                                                        Hide your wife

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                                                                                          [–]imkidcable 11 points12 points ago

                                                                                          This is the fist time ive seen a gorilla baby...i'm sold.

                                                                                          [–]JustForCancer 46 points47 points ago

                                                                                          "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooo SHIT that's cold!"

                                                                                          [–]oananbr 24 points25 points ago

                                                                                          I read that with a black person in mind, I'm sorry.

                                                                                          [–]twent4 6 points7 points ago

                                                                                          shiet desscold!

                                                                                          [–]JustForCancer 6 points7 points ago

                                                                                          I'm not black but the baby inside me is half black. Could be the cause of that...

                                                                                          [–]NickStihl 8 points9 points ago

                                                                                          Ups for the vanilla swirl and congrats!

                                                                                          [–]JustForCancer 2 points3 points ago

                                                                                          thank you! :)

                                                                                          [–]Ubaro 49 points50 points ago

                                                                                          This is too cute, should repost it to /r/aww they will love this.

                                                                                          [–]quazimoto69 42 points43 points ago

                                                                                          I feel like your average /r/aww visitor is going to be subscribed to pics as well though... no?

                                                                                          [–]poiro 26 points27 points ago

                                                                                          But karma!

                                                                                          [–]gamerholic 22 points23 points ago

                                                                                          Butt karma!!

                                                                                          [–][deleted] 24 points25 points ago

                                                                                          /r/ass

                                                                                          [–]BungaSlaney 7 points8 points ago

                                                                                          Consider that he posted that comment 3 hours ago, when this picture had next to no attention.

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                                                                                              [–]king_of_grandhotel 7 points8 points ago

                                                                                              looks like that uncomfortable shock to an ice cold stethoscope is pretty universal.

                                                                                              [–]The_Thought_Police 4 points5 points ago

                                                                                              that's why we are taught to always warm the stethoscopes with our palms before listening. nobody remembers though.

                                                                                              [–]Jesushadagoat 19 points20 points ago

                                                                                              I'm pretty sure this is a HIPAA violation

                                                                                              [–]Claoodeeoo 25 points26 points ago

                                                                                              Upvote for that cute little motherfucker!

                                                                                              [–]Wolfosaurus 6 points7 points ago

                                                                                              So much cuter than a human baby.

                                                                                              [–]iwishiwasntfat 2 points3 points ago

                                                                                              I wonder how they manage to get these babies away from their mothers in order to check them.

                                                                                              [–]the_skyis_falling 0 points1 point ago

                                                                                              So tiny and cute! Thanks for the smile.

                                                                                              [–]melimarin20 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                              Super sweet.

                                                                                              [–]LibertyrDeath 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                              We can put a R/C vehicle on the surface of mars, but we cant solve the ol' cold stethescope problem?!

                                                                                              [–]ImUsingDaForce 2 points3 points ago

                                                                                              AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LET ME HUG HIM!!!!!!!!!!! LET ME FUCKING HUG HIIIIIIIIIIIIIMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                                                                              [–]IgotNukes 3 points4 points ago

                                                                                              he's so human

                                                                                              [–]Donkey-boner 7 points8 points ago

                                                                                              If this was human>no emotion

                                                                                              But a gorilla >im almost tearing up

                                                                                              [–]UnseenAcademic 6 points7 points ago

                                                                                              As opposed to a newborn adult gorilla?

                                                                                              [–]raffletime 2 points3 points ago

                                                                                              Benjamin Button?

                                                                                              [–]ChristianCat 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                              I kinda think that its a bit ugly

                                                                                              [–]Mrzeede 4 points5 points ago

                                                                                              I think human babies are uglier.

                                                                                              [–]creepin14 0 points1 point ago

                                                                                              This is the cutest thing I have ever seen. EVER.

                                                                                              [–]IeatDandruff 0 points1 point ago

                                                                                              Oh my god! He's so cute that I just wanna punch him in the face!

                                                                                              [–]knucklepuck661 2 points3 points ago

                                                                                              Im not fronting anybody is the most adorable thing I've ever seen.tell me how to adopt one

                                                                                              [–]bowieinu1 0 points1 point ago

                                                                                              Damn that monkey ugly

                                                                                              [–]YourNipsWillBeMine 2 points3 points ago

                                                                                              I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought so haha

                                                                                              [–]taximals 2 points3 points ago

                                                                                              thank you, can't see how anyone could call this cute lol

                                                                                              [–]Seansie831 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                              I'm home, I've found people that don't find this cute

                                                                                              [–]Maculate 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                              Tight, Tight, Tight!!

                                                                                              [–]Metaprinter 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                              There's a book called Demonic Males I think the people in this thread might enjoy. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0395877431

                                                                                              [–]matadora79 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                              I find gorillas creepy. They look so much like us.

                                                                                              [–]Solar424 0 points1 point ago

                                                                                              We all do this at the doctor's. Admit it.

                                                                                              [–]Raineman 0 points1 point ago

                                                                                              Very Relevant

                                                                                              [–]SweetJeezus 0 points1 point ago

                                                                                              Don Rickles' response.

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