This interaction was luckily captured onvideo, which was shared by photographerRichard De Gouveiaon Instagram.
When we first arrived the clouds were darkening and the vegetation was thick.
What started as a drizzle turned into a torrential downpour and the gorillas found shelter and so did we.
In the footage, the silverback gorilla appears in the foreground, giving his profile to the camera.
Meanwhile, the photographer observes him, from the background, camera in hand.
She then moved out to see to it we kept a safe distance from the gorillas.
Their labor, much like anyone else in a scientific field, shouldn’t be taken for granted.
