I be sreaming like a little girl......

[hunter63]

What would you do with your .22 here?...LOL

http://www.youtube.com/v/1eXS0o6r-Wk%26rel=0%26hl=en_US%26feature=player_embedded%26 version=3

[crashdive123]

Pretty cool. Can't say that I would have remained as "happy" as he was.

[Echo2]

What would you do with your .22 here?

Save the last round for myself....:)

If they became aggressive....I would start throwing a bunch of crap at them....trust me....there would be a lot of crap to through.

[Echo2]

only way to take those pics....

http://botach.us-dc1-edit.store.yahoo.net/lib/botach/cm4500.jpg

[hunter63]

Not a big enough magazine.....LOL...
Lets talk about "anything on the planet, and shot placement", now........

[2dumb2kwit]

I would have had to throw my shorts away. Can you imagine what that ol' silver back would have done to anybody who got out of line?

[Echo2]

Not a big enough magazine.....LOL...
Lets talk about "anything on the planet, and shot placement", now........

I don't live in areas that have those big SOB running around.....and yes.....I'd feel better with a BETA 100.....that's just a 60rd Surefire.

[finallyME]

Wow, just wow.

[JPGreco]

Utterly amazing in an incredibly good way.... That's all I can say in regards to that video.

[Williepete]

What a wonderful expeience that was for those people. I can only imagine what that gentleman was actually feeling during that time.

Bill

[ElevenBravo]

Amazing video... Its a shame the post was tainted with a .22 reference. Almost didnt look at the video, figured it was a troll post at first.

[Cast-Iron]

Great video! Thanks for sharing the link!

[dutch hermit]

I love these animals but from a long, long distance
Definately not something I would do

[Tootsiepop254]

BEAUTIFUL! Imagine, dedicating your life to researching and understanding these creatures, to have them randomly accept you like that?

[canid]

I can't imagine why I'd have a .22 there. What a great experience.

[Wildthang]

Those gorillas were friendlier than most people you could meet in a large city, so why on earth would you want to shoot them with a .22?

[Echo2]

It would be a awesome video to show folks....but I would have the same reaction to having a grizzly walk into camp. They look to be "gentle".....but that thing could rip your arm off and beat everyone else to death with it.

I would be crapping bricks....and hoping it didn't get excited at the smell of poo.

These things are wild animals.....big a$$ wild animals.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZN02Sw68pOE

[hunter63]

Amazing video... Its a shame the post was tainted with a .22 reference. Almost didnt look at the video, figured it was a troll post at first.

It was a joke........Sheesh.

[jfeatherjohn]

So much for leaving the bananas on the back porch for ripening.

[Wildthang]

It was a joke........Sheesh.

Oh no, too late now! If a big ole silver back gorilla walked up on your front porch and started beating his chest, you would probabaly shoot him with your little pink .22, and you know it. So don't come off as Mr little innocent now:whistling:

[hunter63]

I really surprised that there weren't more references to caliber, sight picture MOA etc Blah, blah, blah....as I does seem to me that most scary situations that we find ourselves in seem to be dealt with by blowing it away with the most popular firearm De Jure......which is equally silly......
Ain't the interweb great!

So for those offended, and need it pointed out.....Sheesh.....It was a joke....Bazinga!

So where does a 500 pound gorilla sleep.........?

[Wildthang]

Well I am sure that you are now on the PETA threat list:scared:

[jmarshnh]

Great post hunter and I got the joke right away:thumbup1: Also as I was watching it looked to me the chap was tinkling in his pants:ohmy:.
But close to the end I could see it was just a plant.
Jim

[hunter63]

PETA .....People eating tasty animals?........Yup, I'm sure......

[Echo2]

So where does a 500 pound gorilla sleep.........?

Anywhere he wants....:)

[hunter63]

Anywhere he wants....:)

Bingo.....There ya go, that's the spirt,....That wasn't so hard......LOL

[Daniel Nighteyes]

What would you do with your .22 here?...LOL

http://www.youtube.com/v/1eXS0o6r-Wk%26rel=0%26hl=en_US%26feature=player_embedded%26 version=3

Leave it in the friggin' tent, and grab yer camera!!!! Their body language communicates NO threat, only peaceful "pardon me, pardon me" intent (particularly the big Silverback in the opening "scene")

The similarity between human and gorilla body-language is amazing -- no, wait -- completely understandable.

-- Daniel (who admits to possibly having a great ape 'way back in his genetic code) Nighteyes

PS: In keeping with the joke I might perceive here, should this Ape-Human encounter "Go South" on me, I think I'd be more likely to grasp said .22 by the barrel and use it like a club...

[Tootsiepop254]

Well I am sure that you are now on the PETA threat list:scared:
PETA is useless - anyone - including those with common sense - are on their threat list. The video was amazing and if the unfortunate should happen, I'd be screwed. I doubt a .22 would be effective at all - even as a club. That big guy would just grab it and beat me with it!

[WolfVanZandt]

Yow! I would pay huge bucks (if I had any) to be right there!

[redneckidokie]

If you were an animal person, that would be the ultimate experiance.
No worse than jumping from a plane? He lived and now has the story forever, and on film.
Who knows how much time with gorillas that he had prior to the video? Personally I wish I could have sat there like he did, but I really doubt it. LOL

[Batch]

That is a well established camp that is visited regularly by the gorillas on a regular basis. Those same gorillas are used to these same human groups visiting them in the bush.

http://www.sanctuaryretreats.com/uganda-camps-gorilla-forest

Still pretty amazing experience.

You should check out the brochure for that camp in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forrest. When he says we came out of our camp errr... tent. You really have to look at the accommodations to see why he had a difficult time with his choice of words.

Did anyone notice the bird that sounds a lot like a Chuck-wills-widow singing in the background of the video starting at 2:25? I did a search for members of the nightjar family that occur in Bwindi and of the 16 species I only found one that had recordings available and that sounded like this one. Freckled Nightjar Caprimulgus tristigma.

http://www.avocet.zoology.msu.edu/recordings/4412

My work here is done...:whistling:

[WolfVanZandt]

Aye. And that place was paved. It was a park. I would have tried grooming back - keeping a close peripheral watch on the silver back. Gorillas don't normally attack without a warning and I most definitely know how to be submissive to a guy like that.