Silverback patiently waiting for a man to step aside so he can rejoin his family2mo ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Shabani the Gorilla trying to approach Ai, one of his females. She's been largely uninterested in him in years, but he's been patient and keeps trying his best5mo ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
A female Gorilla at the Taipei Zoo, trying to figure out an escape plan using a log as a stepping stone1yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
A family of Gorillas examining a door in their enclosure that jammed and won't shut properly. One of them eventually decides to modify a small branch and use it as a tool to attempt to fix the door3mo ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
A Gorilla rushes in to protect a baby from a group of adults having a scuffle2mo ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
A Silverback waiting to see the humans stepping aside for him, as he would expect from his troop1yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
It's not unusual for Silverbacks to be affectionate father figures. Shabani just takes that up to 112yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
This Gorilla mom is dealing with her eldest son's jealousy of the baby, and she is DONE with his shit2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/funny
Sandra the Orangutan started washing her hands after observing her caretakers doing it3yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/gifs
Shabani the Gorilla waves at his son and invites him to come and play2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Orangutans are not communal animals, and fathers in the wild are usually absent. Berani, a male Orangutan at the Denver zoo, is defying that rule by stepping in as the sole caretaker for his 3 year old daughter, Cera, after her mom unxpectedly passed away1yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Momotaro, a Silverback Gorilla living in Japan, protecting his mate and their baby during an earthquake and leading them under a doorway2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/nextfuckinglevel
Mayombe the Gorilla, holding her newborn baby. Her baby, born on June 13th, is the first ever baby Gorilla born in the wild from parents who grew up in captivity1yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Gorillas don't typically walk upright unless they have to, and for only a brief amount of time(like when trying to a void a puddle of water). Tamba the Gorilla is an exception, and its a trait that runs in the family, as her dad and brother did it as well2wk ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
48 year old lady Nene, wearing her shawl and climbing up the hill to enjoy some time in the sweet sun2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
In 1905, the Manaki brothers, a pair of cinema pioneers from the Ottoman empire, filmed their elderly grandma as she weaving wool. If her reported age of 114 was correct, she was born in 1791, making her the earliest born person ever to be caught on film2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
You can pinpoint the exact moment he decided to go for that exposed butt...3yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/gifs
It must be hard not to panic and stay calm when he's sizing you up from that distance3yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/gifs
Male Gorillas tend to be incredibly patient with their young. Studies have shown that males who show the most interest in caring for their young, tend to be more succesful with the females3mo ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
A silverback shielding his mate and their baby during an earthquake in Japan and leading them to safety3yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Gorilla moms occasionaly reject their babies and have to be raised by zoo keepers. They will eventually find a natural family and an adoptive Gorilla mother, so the staff has to go to extreme lengths to ensure they are prepared for the moment2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
The longest prehistoric human trail ever discovered. It's 1.5 kilometers long, discovered in NM, in an area full of predators during the ice age. The footprints belong to a young adult and a toddler, likely a mother and child. She was in a hurry and some times carried the child on her back2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
In 1925 Percy Fawcett vanished in the amazon jungle, in his 3rd attempt to find Z, a lost ancient city deep in the jungle, commonly believed to be a myth. Recent technological advances have made it possible to digitally deforest part of the amazon, revealing an extensive urban settlement3wk ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Gorilla groups usually feature one dominant silverback. More rarely two, in which case tension might arise. Musilikale is different, in that his two adult brothers help him rule his group of 26 Gorillas. He tolerates their presence, and they respect his authority, while their group is thriving1yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
🔥 Extremely polite wild Silverback waits for a lady to step aside before going about his business2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
🔥 At 7 years old, Ubukombe is a little too young to have children of her own, but she likes babysitting. The Gorilla moms in her group trust her with her babies as they rest, and she seems totally up for it2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
Haoko tries his best to be gentle, for a chance to see his baby son, but he's not allowed to yet2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Shabani the silverback and his son, calmly observing a caterpillar2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Kiyomasa's dad loves the rain. Kiyo himself, not so much, but since dad is his role model, he has to stand there and pretend he's into whatever they're doing2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/gifs
Shabani the Gorilla, sneaks out in the rain for a quick shower(his favorite thing to do)1yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Gorilla mum reluctantly allows her older daughters to hold the baby for the first time2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
In 1996, Binti Jua, a then 8 year old female Gorilla, rescued a 3 year old boy who fell 25 feet into her enclosure and broke his hand. She carried him near a service door and handed him over to the paramedics2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
The door wasn't closing as expected, and he tried to do it manually at first. When he realised what the issue was(the branch was blocking it), he fixed it by himself, and got a treat for the effort2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
A Gorilla has to walk upright in the rain to avoid his knuckles getting wet, and he's not pleased about it4mo ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Snake awareness class for the baby Orangutans at the jungle school2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Nico the Silberback, celebrating his 56th birthday. One of the oldest silverbacks in the world at the time of his death, Nico lived long enough to turn wholly silver2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
A caretaker is teaching this baby Orangutan how to use a make shift cup to gather water, and she gets rewarded with a kiss2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Shabani, a 5 ft 11, 418 lb silverback, gracefully balancing on a rope3yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Tamba belongs to a family of Gorillas who regularly walk upright. They would normally do it only briefly, when their knuckles are occupied or in danger of getting wet/dirty, but Tamba and her relatives are comfortable walking upright for extended periods of time2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Keepers at the Ape Action Africa sanctuary noticed that Bobo, the giant, dominant silverback had a tiny pet: a bush baby3yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/aww
At 7 years old, Ubukombe is a little too young to have children of her own, but she likes babysitting. The Gorilla moms in her group trust her with her babies as they rest, and she seems totally up for it2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/aww
Louis really likes tomatoes so he's walking upright when holding any, to avoid crushing them by mistake3yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Gorilla mom keeps her baby calm by gently patting him on the back1yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Mfer totaly knows there's a camera and he's showing off. Can't convince me otherwise3yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/gifs
He might be the boss, but female Gorillas aren't scared to tell a Silverbck off when he's being annoying2mo ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Toto is an aging Gorilla with no kids of her own, and thus is naturally last in hierarchy, but the kids in her group love her, and always try to comfort their beloved auntie, especially when she's feeling sad or lonely2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
An adult Gorilla intervenes to save an infant from a scuffle2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Silverback Gorilla Momotaro, sitting on a door frame and accidentaly creating a renaissance painting2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
A silverback kidnaps his baby daughter just to force his mate to play chase with him3yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/funny
Nene had a kid at a very advanced age and now she's way past the typical life span of a Gorilla, so they have a special bond. Here's her son giving her a hug when she was feeling sick3yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/AnimalsBeingBros
Silverback Bukima, standing between agitated members of his group and a team of doctors, allowing the latter to operate on an infant Gorilla. The rest of the group were concerned, but the same vets had treatead the group before, and Bukima seemingly remembered this and knew they were trying to help2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Little Gorilla showing his boo boo to his favourite keeper and then his mommy, so they can treat it2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Baby chimps at a rescue sanctuary in Liberia are greeting and showing the new kid around1wk ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
An 18000 year old puppy(either a wolf or dog) discovered in the siberian permafrost3yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Youngster thinks he's being sneaky, dad knows exactly what's about to go down, yet he lets it happen2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/Eyebleach
A baby Gorilla and its mom, trying to pet a Muntjac Deer that lives in their enclosure1yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Gorilla dad keeps an eye on the roughhousing and intervenes when it gets too aggressive2d ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
A couple of young Gorillas playing on the swing, like the little kids that they are1yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Gorilla dad interacts with both his sons, but adjusts his strength accordingly. He will only roughhouse and play-bite his eldest3mo ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Two sisters keep their cool and come to the rescue of their baby brother3mo ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
The Oseberg Ship, a 9th century viking ship discovered almost perfectly preserved in a burial mount in Norway2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Keeper Andre Bauma, conforting Ndakasi the Gorilla in her last moments(passed away on September 26): Andre has been taking care of her since 2007, when she was orphaned as a baby, after poachers killed her family1yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Momotaro hates sitting on the ground, unless there's a blanket available2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
The failed operation to save John Edward Jones, a caver who took a wrong path and got stuck upside down in a tunnel measuring 10 by 18 inches (25 by 46 cm) while exploring Nutty Putty cave in Utah. He died of cardiac arrest after being stuck for 28 hours3wk ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
A timeline of Emperor Nero's life through the coins he issued during his reign2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
A cat leaps from th 5th floor of a burning building, then casually walks away2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/nextfuckinglevel
Modern recreation of a pair of roman boots found at the fort of Vindolanda, on Hadrian's Wall2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Gorilla dads are armed with towering strength, a pair of deadly fangs, and stunning amounts of patience2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Genki the Gorilla and her baby: a miscarriage made lose her position within her troop to other females who gave birth before her. She got depressed, lost a lot weight and self-mutilated. She made a recovery after she was returned to her old zoo with her mom, and later managed to have her own family2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Angry female Gorillas protesting because the silverback was blocking the door, leaving them out in the cold3mo ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
The teeth of a victim of the Vesuvius eruption that destroyed Pompeii 2000 years ago: they were in perfect condition in life, due to a combination of dietary and environmental factors, and remain so to this day1yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
A young female Gorilla stands by her mother's side and protects her from her angry father3mo ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Dad won't let his partner take a bite of his food but can't resist his little daughter3yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/gifs
A Baby Gorilla trying to build confidence to display to the neighbouring chimps, but clearly still scared of them3mo ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Titus, the Gorilla king, the most succesfull silverback ever, who led the largest group ever and sired the most kids on record. His epic journey ended when his long lost son returned an challenged him for leadership, on top of an active volcano2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/natureismetal
Momotaro, the silverback Gorilla at the Kyoto city zoo, has been ill for the past few days. He doesn't eat much and prefers to retreat indoors, which visibly effects the mood in his troop, as they know something is wrong. This is his 10 year old son, Gentaro1yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/likeus
The sorceress kit, a bizzare collection of about 100 trinkets found buried inside a box, in the garden of a house in Pompeii, believed to be a fortune teller's tool kit[1126x759]10mo ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Deep inside the Abanda cave system in Gabon, lives a small population of dwarf crocodiles, nearly blind due to living in total darkness and surrounded by dizzying fumes, created by hot, wet guano covering the cave floor. The toxic environment makes their skin orange2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Cincinnati's biggest celebrity, Fiona the Hippo, having the zoomies, swimming like a dolphin and trotting back to her pool for another dive3yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/gifs
Gold glass medallion portrait from the late roman empire(3rd-4th century AD), depicting a family from Alexandria[1407x1438]11mo ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A herd of elephants, deep in Kitum Cave, Kenya, mining for salt in total darkness. They often venture into the 200 metre(700 ft) deep cave and spend hours mining the salt deposits with their tusks. This is the only way the can fill their dietary need for salt, as they live high in Mt.Elgon1yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Shabani is a very thorough guy: He wants his nest to be pitch perfect before sitting in it, he likes his food clean and keeps his space tidy2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/likeus
Bear 122, aka The Boss of Banff national park. At 20 years old he weights 600 pounds and he's the biggest and the dominant male in the area. His feats include siring the most offspring in the park, he's known for eating black bears, and he may have once survived a collision with a train2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Golden bracelet in the shape of a snake, discovered in Pompeii3yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Momotaro, the Silverback Gorilla with the exquisite fashion sense: He likes to dress himself up with hoods and cloaks2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Gorillas often dislike the rain, but not Shabani, who loves taking showers even during a thunderstorm(his son pretends to do the same while sitting safely inside their house)2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/likeus
Ozzie(sitting on the left) turned 60 on June 20th. He's currently the oldest male Gorilla ever on record, and lives in retirement in Zoo Atlanta with 3 other eldelry females, aged 58, 45 and 36. Their habitat is specifically designed to accomodate for the needs of geriatric Gorillas1yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
8 year old gentaro shyly approaching his dad to ask him to play with him2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/Eyebleach
This is booklet was issued to soldiers in WWII when posted to Greece3yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Posthumous portrait of Bianca(Bia) De Medici, the illegitimate daughter of Duke Cosimo I, who died of a fever in 1542 at the age of 6. Her grieving father tasked Agnolo Bronzino to make a portrait of her based on her death mask as a memento[2293x3000]11mo ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Shabani the Gorilla enjoys his shower routine, while his son tries to copy(with much less grace)1yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
A marriage contract from Roman Egypt, between a couple of embalmer, with two of their colleagues acting as witnesses. Typically, a dowry would be included on this contract, but that's not the case, indicating that both the bride and the groom were fairly poor[1372x1346]11mo ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A herd of Elephants seen deep inside a cave in Mt Elgon, Kenya. They visit the caves and spend hours at a time in pitch darkness, mining the cave walls for salt to supplement their diet2yr ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
