I'm so ecstatic to be able to show you the Antwerp gorilla group! As some of you might know Matadi the Silverback is Ozala’s Son! It was amazing seeing him at Antwerp Zoo with his own group, especially seeing his cute baby daughter Thandie and I’m really looking forward to being able to share all the footage that I've got with you over the next few months! (Always on a Thursday).
The first video is a collection of small clips of the gorillas at the Antwerp Zoo. Don’t worry this is just showing you the gorillas, there is much much more to come! As I was only there for a few days I concentrated on Matadi, Mayani his mate and their daughter Thandie, but I also have a couple of videos of the other two females Mambele and Amahoro. Thandie I have the most footage of for obvious reasons, she’s just cuteness overload! Matadi I tried getting as much as possible as you can get from a Silverback and of course, he’s the reason I took the trip as I wanted to see and show you Ozala’s big boy. Ozala can be so proud of her boy. He’s got a beautiful family.
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Matadi, Mayani and their daughter Thandie sitting outside. Thandie is a real explorer and hardly anything could keep her still. A close-up of the cute Thandie inside. When you’ll see Matadi behind the climbing frame… you’ve got Amahoro on the left and Mambele sitting on the log.
When Matadi has his Salad, he’s joined by Mambele just behind him.
Just after the close-up shot of Matadi, when he walks away, did you notice anything? That little leg kick? Looks familiar? :-)
You’ll see a little clip of Thandie and her dad, but that is just a fraction of what is to come!
Enjoy!
The Antwerp Gorilla Troop:
The Silverback Matadi: Born on the 25th of May 2003 at the Twycross Zoo in England to Ozala and Ti. Ozala, as many of you know is still at Twycross Zoo with her family. Ti passed away on the 26th Feb 2007, the cause of it was a stroke.
Mayani ( The Mate of Matadi) was born on the 6th of December in Barcelona. Mayani got moved to the Antwerp Zoo in 2017 I believe.
Their daughter Thandie was born on 26.11.2018
Mambele was born in Hanover Germany on the 21 Feb 1999 and was moved to Antwerp on the 22nd August 2011.
Beautiful Amahoro is I believe an Eastern Lowland Gorilla born in the year 1990. She has a stunning deep black coat without any obvious single grey hair. At 160kg she is a very powerful female. In comparison, Oumbie weighs 190kg!
Sadly Matadi passed away on the 9th of October 2023, leaving his young family behind. Such a gentle giant. RIP Matadi. You won't be forgotten. Antwerp Zoo wrote cause of death was "due to a double respiratory infection (COVID-19 and Bordetella) with additional complications."
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