Rola doesn't move a bit. #1/5 Gorilla / Chimpanzee / Siamang CHIBA ZOO｜0322

Filmed: Wk 3 Oct, 2023 Previous▶︎   • How are Rola & Monta before the zoo's clos...   Next▶︎   • Monta and Rola receive snacks #2/5 Gorilla...   This video was filmed in the morning of October 2023, right after the zoo opened at the Chiba Zoological Park, Japan. In the video, Rola is eating a branch. Monta is roaming the moat, keeping an eye on intruders. Gigio and Santa are on the tower. Monta watches carefully over the chimpanzees and visitors. Their keeper has been coming to work early, so the great apes can start their breakfast before the zoo opens. Santa is near the fence, watching people coming by. Gigio is on the tower, keeping an eye on Monta. Chacha, the female siamang, resides on the opposite side of the enclosures of the great apes. She is eating vegetables. Rola is taking a break from her breakfast. She is watching visitors, sitting on the cliff. She often watches over the wet ground to look for earthworms. Rola is so pretty, but she also looks lonely. I wanted to hug her so badly. I know she has gotten used to this life. I hope she will have a chance to have a friend to live with. It was a fine day. About Western Lowland Gorilla Gorilla gorilla gorilla Habitat: The most widespread gorilla subspecies and can be found across more than 700,000 km² of central and West Africa. Lifespan: 35 yrs in the wild (up to 60 yrs in captivity) IUCN Red List : Critically Endangered It is the smallest of the four gorilla subspecies, which also include the Cross River gorillas, Grauer’s gorillas, and mountain gorillas. It has shorter black-brown hair, longer arms, and a more prominent ridge along its brow. The adult males, called silverbacks, have silvery-grey hair on their backs and thighs. Their heads are large and pointed, with a sagittal crest forming the back of the top of the head. Its population has been decreasing due to poaching and disease. The estimated population in 2013 was almost 362,000 individuals (IUCNredlist.org). Fewer than 150,000 western lowland gorillas remain in the wild (gorillas.org). MONTA ♂ DOB: 1984/09/25 in Spain or 1986 in Africa? Ownership: Chiba Zoo • 1987: Monta and Momoko were transferred from Spain to Japan. (age 1 or 3?) They were kept at Aritake Chojuten Co. Ltd., the animal dealer, until they moved to Chiba Zoo in 1993. • 1993/03: He and Momoko were transferred to Chiba Zoological Park. NB: The credibility of his birth info is uncertain. Monta and Momoko grew up together. They were infants when they arrived in Japan. However, due to the allegation of illegal trade, they spent a few years at the animal dealer's place until the allegation was cleared. He desperately needs a companion to live as his kind. He's been living alone most of his adult life. From 2009 until 2010, the zoo tried pairing up Monta and Rola several times. It didn't go well. Since then, he has been all alone. The system of changing keepers at short intervals is problematic because it leads to a lack of technical training and hinders the management of the gorillas' physical and mental health. Although it has been more than 30 years since the zoo began keeping gorillas, unfortunately, both manpower and facilities are not in place to be able to manage gorillas in a group. 1️⃣ How Monta & Momoko came to Japan    • How Gorillas Nice (Monta) & Merry (Momoko)...   2️⃣ When Monta & Momoko were at Chiba Zoo    • The Story of Momoko, Monta & Goro at Chiba...   3️⃣ When Momoko & Momotaro were at Chiba Zoo    • The Story of Monta, Momoko & Momotaro at C...   ROLA ♀ 1977/09/21 POB: Beppu Cable Rakutenchi, Japan Sire: Gonta｜Dam: Rirako Rearing: Hand-reared Ownership: Ueno Zoo • 1977/09: Rola was born and was being hand-reared in a vet's house. No trial was attempted to return her to Rirako. • 1980/11: Transferred to Tobu Zoo Basically she was living alone, but her keeper played with her so she wouldn't feel lonely. • 1993/10: Transferred to Ueno Zoo and lived with her mother, Rirako, and other gorillas. • 2008/12: She and Kenta were transferred to Chiba Zoo and lived with him until he passed away in 2016. Rola has difficulty communicating with other gorillas. Especially when she is put with a silverback, she becomes ill, except with an individual like Kenta, who had no interest in gorillas. She loves sunbathing. She occasionally exhibits abnormal behaviors such as coprophagy, licking urine, and regurgitation and reingestion. Rola always searches for earthworms as her companions. But they have a short life span, plus they disappear in cold weather. I hope the zoo will consider the option of Rola living with other small animals. It may help solve her abnormal behaviors and loneliness. 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