Some amazing moments between the silverback and his baby daughter. Thandie the little baby gorilla is cuddling into Dad's foot. A closeup shot shows her beautiful face. His daughter continues to play around him while he's having a bit of a snooze.
Back at Dad's leg she cuddles into him and plays with the straw. When Dad suddenly awakes, he moves her closer to his face. There Thandie touches her dad on his face. It's so wonderful to see the big Silverback keeping calm and letting his daughter play. Thandie is definitely a daddy's girl! Matadi gets himself a stick and Thandie grabs hold of it with her hands and feet. Matadi watches his daughter while having a nibble on the stick. A sweet moment when Matadi gently strokes her with his finger. Mum Mayani is sitting next to the two. The interaction between the two really gives you happy tears.:) I was enjoying the moment so much when unfortunately Mum decided to take Thandie away from Dad, pulling her towards her and then she grabbed the stick as well. The Silverback moves and puts his legs up in the air. Some closeup shots and at the end some more and some more precious moments between Dad and daughter, before Mum takes Thandie away again.
Hopefully, you've enjoyed the series as much as I did making it. Antwerp Zoo was a pleasure to film, even though there was a lot of glare from windows that were everywhere, but that also meant a lot of angles to be able to view the gorillas.
There are a lot more videos from the Antwerp zoo. Have a look at this playlist:    • Antwerpen Zoo Gorillas  

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, Silverback Oumbie weighs 190kg!

Sadly Matadi passed away on the 9th of October 2023, leaving his young family behind. He was such a gentle giant. RIP Matadi. You won't be forgotten. Antwerp Zoo wrote cause of death was "due to a double respiratory infection (COVID19 and Bordetella) with additional complications."

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