Two gorillas pull off amazing human-like pose for selfie moment in DR Congo

Two gorillas pull off amazing human-like pose for selfie moment in DR Congo

Two giant gorillas were not going to let a camera opportunity to skip them when an anti-poaching ranger pulled out his phone for a selfie on Thursday, April 18.

The two primates named Ndakasi and Matabishi live in Virunga National Park, a conservation area in the Democratic Republic of Congo which is protected by 600 rangers.

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The two primates named Ndakasi and Matabishi live in Virunga National Park. Photo: The Elite AntiPoaching Units And Combat Trackers/Facebook.

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On this particular day, one officer Patrick Sadiki was on his daily routine job when he snapped a sweet selfie capturing the incredible human side of the gigantic apes.

One stepped about a metre away from Sadiki and struck a womanly pose while the other crouched right behind for a memorable selfie moment.

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The national park was created in 1925 and is among the first protected areas in Africa.

Inside this magnificent eye-catching watershed, are the mountain gorillas which are listed as endangered.

This is lovely. The photo has been able to capture the human side of these so-called animals.

In other news, Legit.ng reported on a monkey who went viral for understanding pidgin English and the Yoruba language.

The monkey showed just how smart animals are as he responded to the language that was spoken to him. The monkey was seen jumping, saluting and doing all sorts of things as he was instructed.

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