Twycross Gorillas + 2 New Faces

As you know, Twycross recently added two new faces to the family, Shanga and her son Aarde (pronounced Ar-day). The inside area was closed off, introductions were happening, but it will take a lot of time. Asante and Shufai were in with with the new arrivals this day, 14th of June. Asante seems absolutely fine with them. Shufai is going around looking serious and policing the little lad. I think however, those two will be friends. Aarde was trying to play already and he's so cute. If Shufai accepts him, maybe Oumbi will put up with him too, and even Ozala as she's very territorial. It's a long process. We got to see Oumbi and Ozala out today, later on. There were green beans, but Oz barely noticed as she dashed indoors in case that new woman had appeared. Oumbi is definitely all for the new woman - for the first time I smelled that strong body odour coming off him which is the silverback stink, the gorilla equivalent of Old Spice 😁 Filmed 14th of June 2026 #westernlowlandgorilla #gorilla #apes #greatapes #twycrosszoo #primates #primatesarenotpets #gorillafamily #silverbackoumbi #silverback #silverbackgorilla