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Mother Gorilla Begged a Man to Save Her
Freezing Baby, You Won't Believe How It Ended!
Freezing Baby, You Won't Believe How It Ended!
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00:00gorilla covered in frost pressing a tiny baby tightly to her chest trying to warm it with her
00:06own body in the middle of this frozen hell both of them moved with that frightening slowness that
00:12only creatures at the very limit of their strength have even through the drone camera it was clear
00:19ribs were showing under the wet clumped fur and every movement was heavy like that of a sick old
00:26man the first thought was simple and impossible at the same time a gorilla cannot be in the pyrenees
00:33it is like finding a tropical parrot on the summit of everest but the next thought was much worse in
00:40such cold on an open slope with no food and no warmth the primates had only a few hours left
00:47i
00:48sent the drone along the slope trying to understand if there was any possible way down for them and
00:54that was when the camera caught a dark shape a little lower on the slope something large angular
01:00half buried in snow i zoomed in and felt a chill run down my spine the tail of a small
01:07airplane was
01:08sticking out of a snow drift and pieces of the fuselage were scattered across the slope the
01:13connection between the crash and the gorillas was obvious but what exactly had happened remained a
01:19mystery and that mystery stuck in my mind like a thorn i grabbed my phone and called mountain rescue
01:25trying to speak clearly and calmly the dispatcher on the other end listened silently then carefully
01:31asked again sorry did you say a gorilla i understood that words would not be enough so i immediately turned
01:39on the live feed from the drone and gave her the link the pause was long then her voice changed
01:45it became
01:45sharp and professional a helicopter would be sent but it would not arrive for at least two hours bad
01:52weather in the mountains preparation route two hours for two freezing creatures on an open slope that was
02:00an eternity down the slope where the sparse forest turned into an open snow field the drone picked up
02:07new movement first one dark point then a second then a third a pack of wolves was coming out of
02:13the trees
02:14slowly moving up the slope with that calm confidence that means only one thing they had found prey and
02:22were in no hurry the gorilla noticed them before i did she suddenly straightened looked down the slope
02:28and in the next second was already standing at full height placing the baby on her back the baby clung
02:35to
02:35her fur with its hands and feet pressing so tightly that they looked like one creature the gorilla looked
02:42around and noticed a broken thick branch sticking out of the snow about five feet away she picked it
02:49up with one hand and held it like a club spreading her legs wide and turning to face the approaching
02:55pack the wolves slowed down when they saw that the prey was standing not lying but they did not stop
03:02they began to spread out forming a semi-circle around the gorilla i realized i could not hesitate and sent
03:09the drone straight down into the middle of the pack at full speed the loud buzzing of the motors
03:15right above their heads made the first wolves jump back in fear the gorilla used that moment and struck
03:22the nearest wolf with the branch with such force that it tumbled into the snow the others jumped back but
03:29did not leave they regrouped and began to move closer again this time more carefully i kept flying the drone
03:37over the flanks of the pack without stopping not allowing the wolves to get behind the gorilla while
03:43she held the front roaring swinging the branch making short lunges not letting anyone come closer than about
03:5110 feet we worked like one team even though there was more than half a mile between us and no
03:57way to
03:58communicate after a few minutes after receiving a couple more powerful blows and completely losing
04:05confidence the pack began to retreat slowly at first then faster and finally all the wolves disappeared
04:11back into the forest i lowered the controller and exhaled the gorilla stood still still gripping the branch
04:18watching the pack that had left alert not relaxing the baby moved slightly on her back they had won but
04:26they were still on the same open windblown slope and there was still more than an hour before the
04:33helicopter arrived that was when i remembered at the very beginning when i was flying the drone along
04:39the slope i had noticed a dark opening in a rock formation a little higher up it was a cave
04:46perfect
04:47shelter from the piercing icy wind on the open slope and from a pack of hungry wolves i turned the
04:54drone
04:54and slowly guided it toward the cave lowering it to the level of the gorilla's eyes and hovering right in
05:01front of her as if inviting her to follow i was not sure she would understand the gorilla raised her
05:07head followed the strange device with her eyes then looked toward the cave and after a short pause she
05:14stood up held the baby tighter and moved after the drone she understood i guided her carefully step by step
05:22until both primates disappeared into the darkness of the cave i felt such relief that even my hands relaxed
05:30now they were in shelter protected from wind and predators completely safe
05:36all that remained was to wait for the helicopter only a couple of minutes passed when the gorilla
05:42suddenly burst out of the cave literally burst out with the baby on her back moving at a speed
05:49i did not expect from such an exhausted animal and a second later a bear appeared in the cave entrance
05:56a huge brown male just pulled out of winter hibernation angry and confused he came out shaking his head
06:04and immediately locked his eyes on the gorilla i understood my mistake instantly i had led them
06:10straight into a bear's den while trying to help the gorilla ran about 30 feet away turned around and
06:18raised the branch again but the bear moved toward her calmly and heavily for about a 660 pound animal
06:25that branch was no more dangerous than a splinter i sent the drone straight between them hovering about
06:321.5 feet from the bear's muzzle and pushing the motors to full power the bear stopped shook his head
06:39irritably and the next second he raised his paw and struck the device with such force that the drone was
06:46thrown aside the machine was still flying but one motor howled sharply the image on the screen became blurry and
06:53unclear and the drone barely responded to the controller it was obvious that once i got home
06:59it would need serious repair but those few seconds gave the gorillas what they needed the gorilla no longer
07:07looked at the bear she ran toward a tall pine tree at the edge of the slope moving her arms
07:13and legs
07:13through the snow with incredible speed while the baby clung tightly to her fur trying not to fall
07:20the bear rushed after her but the gorilla was already at the trunk and within seconds she was
07:26climbing up the tree with such agility that the bear only managed to swipe the air beneath her feet
07:32with his claws he circled below growled scratched the bark of the trunk and eventually returned to the
07:39cave i watched the controller screen the damaged drone was hanging in the air on three motors the camera
07:46flickered and the battery was dropping every second i could easily bring it back to myself there was
07:52enough charge it would make it without any problem and at home i could send it for repair and in
07:59a week
07:59it would be working again it was a very expensive device the one i used to earn my living but
08:07i looked at
08:08the gorilla and her baby on the tree and made a decision if i landed the drone right under that
08:14pine tree
08:15in the snow on the mountain slope no one would ever recover it neither me nor the rescuers but the
08:23helicopter would get precise coordinates and be able to reach the gorillas i guided the damaged device
08:30down under the tree landed it in the snow sent the coordinates to the dispatcher and turned off control
08:37leaving only the gps beacon active so the helicopter could find the place even in the dark
08:43my phone rang immediately it was the dispatcher the helicopter was 15 minutes away i hung up and looked
08:50at my phone screen the battery was dropping and i silently hoped for one thing that it would last
08:57until the helicopter arrived the helicopter appeared over the ridge almost 20 minutes later a red and white
09:05aircraft with the mountain rescue logo but the mountain wind clearly was not going to make things easy
09:11the first approach ended with the helicopter being pushed sharply to the side and the pilot had to
09:18pull away for another attempt even with my untrained eye i clearly understood the main problem the wind was
09:26so strong and gusty that lowering a person on a rope to the tree would almost certainly mean losing the
09:32rescuer in such wind over a mountain slope it would not be a risk but certain death then the rescuers
09:40made a
09:40decision that seemed almost crazy to me to drop a rope down and trust the gorilla's intelligence the
09:46helicopter came in on the third attempt and despite strong turbulence held its position above the tree
09:53from the open side door a thick rope with a loop at the end was lowered the gorilla followed it
09:59with her
09:59eyes slowly carefully then she looked at the helicopter then at the baby the pause lasted no more than
10:07three seconds i held my breath and began to pray the gorilla pressed the baby to her chest with one
10:14arm and grabbed the rope firmly with the other she began to climb on her own slowly but steadily the
10:21baby clung tightly to her fur and within seconds the rescuers were already pulling both of them into the
10:29helicopter while the helicopter was gaining altitude i called the dispatcher again to confirm that the
10:35gorillas were on board and at that moment i caught part of a radio conversation one of the rescuers
10:41was naming the aircraft number from the wreckage and another voice replied briefly the number is wanted
10:47interpol details on arrival i suddenly realized these two poor gorillas had somehow escaped from people
10:55for whom living beings were just merchandise two days later when the gorillas were taken to a
11:01rehabilitation center and the first examination was over two people came to see me a representative of
11:08a wildlife protection organization and a man in plain clothes who did not introduce himself but carried
11:15himself with the calm confidence typical of military or police they explained briefly the plane belonged to
11:23smugglers who were transporting rare animals for sale on the black market it got caught in a storm over the
11:30pyrenees and crashed on the slope everyone on board died and most of the animals too the gorilla and
11:37her baby somehow survived the crash and spent several days trying to get down from the mountain but the
11:43slope was too steep and icy without help they would not have lasted another day the man in plain clothes
11:50added that my drone footage had already been passed to the investigation i just nodded not knowing what else to
11:57say rehabilitation took three weeks the veterinarians treated frostbite and restored the primates weight
12:04and strength the baby recovered first it began to play to be mischievous grabbing everything around
12:10one day i saw the mother quietly caring for it gently grooming its fur and making low satisfied sounds that
12:18for gorillas mean one thing everything is fine the two of them were returning to life the place chosen to
12:26release the gorillas was a protected reserve in gabon one of the last large untouched tropical forests in
12:33central africa where wild gorillas live representatives of the local government reserve staff and several
12:41journalists were present at the ceremony the container was opened and the gorilla stepped out first she
12:47stopped on the red african soil raised her head and deeply inhaled the hot air i saw the tension leave
12:54her
12:55body the tension that had not disappeared during all three weeks of rehabilitation the baby ran out after
13:01her and immediately dived into the tall grass overwhelmed by smells and sounds the mother followed it toward
13:08the trees before we parted one of the officials approached me and handed me a large flat box inside was
13:17a new
13:18drone the latest professional model with a camera i had only read about in reviews from the government
13:25of gabon he said shaking my hand for not walking away i assembled it right there at the edge of
13:33the
13:33clearing and launched it over the savannah the camera was incredible the image clear and alive i flew the drone
13:41above the treetops and thought that i would stay here for a while there was a lot to film in
13:46africa and
13:47now i had the right tool then the drone hovered above the clearing and the gorilla stopped too she raised
13:54her head and looked at it for a long time without moving with that same attentive gaze i remembered from
14:01the snowy slope of the pyrenees but now she was different not the exhausted creature with visible ribs that
14:08i had first seen in the snow but strong and alive the baby stopped beside her and also looked up
14:16the
14:16gorilla slowly raised her hand and waved once calmly and consciously looking straight into the camera the
14:24baby looked at its mother then at the drone and a bit awkwardly repeated the same gesture i stood on
14:30the
14:31hillside with the controller in my hands and felt a lump rise in my throat then i turned and slowly
14:37walked
14:37back to the car already knowing that i would stay in africa for a long time
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