NARRATOR: AND NOW IT’S TIME FOR SOME MORE.
“AMAZING ANIMALS!”
NUMBER 2,255.
THE AMAZING GORILLA! THESE WESTERN LOWLAND GORILLAS ARE FOUND IN WESTERN AFRICA. IN THE, UH, LOWLANDS. THEY ARE MOSTLY VEGETARIANS AND LIKE TO EAT ROOTS, SHOOTS, FRUIT, BARK AND WILD CELERY!
GORILLA: YEAH, MAKE SURE YOU WASH IT FIRST!
NARRATOR: GORILLAS CAN CLIMB TREES… SOMETIMES…
GORILLAS: WATCH OUT BELOW!
NARRATOR: BUT PREFER TO SPEND MOST OF THEIR TIME ON THE GROUND.
GORILLA: NO, I DON’T WANT TO BE ON THE GROUND!
GORILLA 2 : WELL IF WE RUN FAST ENOUGH…
GORILLA 3 : MAYBE WE’LL FLY…
GORILLA 2: YEAH, WE’LL FLY! MAYBE WE WON’T, THAT WAS STUPID.
NARRATOR: A GROUP OF GORILLAS IS KNOWN AS A TROOP. THEY’RE LEAD BY A MALE “SILVERBACK” WHO ALSO LIKES TO LIE ON HIS BACK…
SILVERBACK: YEAH, GOT A PROBLEM WITH THAT?
NARRATOR: THE SILVERBACK DECIDES WHERE THE TROOP EATS AND SLEEPS.
SILVERBACK: GOOD IDEA! ‘SCUSE ME…
[SNORES].
NARRATOR: BABY GORILLAS STAY WITH MOM UNTIL THEY’RE FIVE MONTHS OLD!
BABY GORILLA: WAIT, I’M NOT TIRED. I WANT TO…
[SNORING].
NARRATOR : PLAYTIME IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR LEARNING HOW TO FIT IN.
GORILLA: LIKE THE MASSAGE SIR?
GORILLA 2: OW, OW, YES VERY RELAXING. OW, THANK YOU!
NARRATOR: THE YOUNGSTERS TRY TO COPY THEIR BIG DADDY!
GORILLA: LOOK AT ME, I’M CLIMBING LIKE… OW!
GROUP:LOOK AT US CLIMBING THE…
GORILLA: HA-HA, GORILLAS!
BABY GORILLA : THOSE GUYS ARE CRAZY!!
NARRATOR: AND SOMETIMES DAD WILL EVEN PLAY WITH THEM! AWWWWWW.
BOY: HA DAD! TAG, YOU’RE IT!
DAD : OH GREAT!
BOY : WEE, LOOK AT ME!
DAD: WHAT NOW?
MONKEY: CLASSSIC!
DAD GORILLA: UGH, KIDS!
NARRATOR: THEY MAY BE A BUNCH OF HAIRY SHOW-OFFS BUT THE WESTERN LOWLAND GORILLA IS TRULY
AN AMAZING ANIMAL!
