Silver Back Gorilla by BessieB

Photography • Animals • posted on Feb 01, 2009

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Description

This is Ya Kwanza the dominant male at Durrell's.This was taken a few years ago, he now weights approx 235 kgs. He was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1984 and arrived in Jersey in 1993. His name in swahili means "the first" This is because he was the first Gorilla conceived by artificial insemination. Please check him out in full view. Thank you for your views and comments Susan

Comments (24)

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3x3

9:27AM | Sun, 01 February 2009

cool shot!

lllybeth

10:13AM | Sun, 01 February 2009

oh he is beautiful...great shot sue..x

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dianas..creations

11:06AM | Sun, 01 February 2009

What a cute gorilla...excellent shot!!

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adrie

1:48PM | Sun, 01 February 2009

Very cool photoshot, great capture my friend.

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Minda

1:55PM | Sun, 01 February 2009

to be honest with you one of my fav animal to me they are beautiful nd cute..this is great shot susan..i really like it a lot..

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linwhite

2:26PM | Sun, 01 February 2009

He's handsome. :O) I spent most of my time at the Atlanta Zoo in front of the gorilla habitat. They are just so majestic and look intelligent, too. This is a great photograph and it shows their strength and primal beauty so well.

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