<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="28" > Introduction: 1. Why do mountain gorillas in the east migrate to the swampy basin in the west? 2. The gorilla leader (King Kong) is a fierce god, is he ruling the race with violence? 3. How do king kongs communicate and network? 4. When an adult silverback gorilla returns to the group to compete with his father for the throne, if he is king, how will he treat his mother? 5. What will happen to the deposed gorilla leader? </h1>
A gorilla from a humble background, he rose up in the adversity of the volcanic slopes to become the silverback chief with the most progenitors. Thanos was first deposed by his eldest son, but still stubbornly protected his clan until he was eventually hunted down by his other son and then shot to death.
Where the DRC borders Uganda, the headwaters of the tributaries of the Congo River form a clearing known as the "Mayalord" swamp. Elephants are regular visitors here, and they come here regularly to visit relatives and friends, as well as to replenish their salt. After the elephants left contentedly, the swamp clearings were much quieter.
Flat-ground gorillas in the Congo Basin
First, the roaming journey of mountain gorillas
In the first few minutes, only one gorilla appeared in the swamp clearing, his name was Thanos. He seems to have no companions and is a solitary swordsman. This 280-kilogram adult silver-backed gorilla, 2 meters tall, with an arm span of at least a foot longer than his height, is a natural boxer. Despite being as tall as Tarzan, Thanos had a low forehead, leaned back, and bulged a large bag at the top of his forehead, and the top of his head was also a spherical bump, which made the entire side of the head become a gourd;it looked like a thick black wig on top of the gourd, which extended to the back— a typical feature of mountain gorillas. Usually, gorillas have a collapsed nose bridge, while Thanos has a very distinctive high nose bridge. On either side of the bridge of his nose, a pair of small bloodshot eyes were close together, his very straight eyebrows were orange, and his ears were large and thin, but they were obscured by a "black wig"—Thanos thus looked very different from the ancient gorilla of Arugo. The hairs on the heads of flat gorillas are maroon and the back color is more brown — except for silverback gorillas, which are rarer, of course — while than Thanos, a silverback gorilla, is full of black hair and has thick black hair, which is typical of mountain gorillas.
A mountain gorilla with a gourd-shaped skull
Thanos on the silverback looks fierce, but he is a literal plant-eater, his teeth are not very powerful, at most they can only split bamboo. A large silverback like him, eating 30 kilograms of food a day will feel hungry, more than the big scalper, and he is mainly vegetarian, so eating has become the most important thing in the life activities of gorillas. Faced with the food in the swamp, Thanos wanted to walk over, and seemed to have some concerns. However, after a slight hesitation, he quickly and decisively moved into the waist-deep swamp. His family also slowly and tentatively entered the swamp. In deeper water, Thanos stands upright and walks on his hind legs to keep his head above the water. This is why humans began to walk upright in the first place. If you're wading through rivers or through deep grass, it's easier to walk upright and it's easier to spot food or predators farther away. It is not difficult to see from their movements that this family is not the first time to come to the swamp, and it is obvious that the gorilla family has come to the swamp to find food. Why did the family come here? Mountain gorillas come to the swamp, can't they find enough food in the forest to feed themselves? Or do these plants provide the extra nutrients they need? The answer is obvious.
The vegan King Kong (flat earth gorilla) looks fierce and evil
The most attractive thing about this swamp baii is that it is full of wonderful plants, such as wild ginger, water lilies and aquatic plants, like a large plate of green salad. These aquatic plants are not only delicious, but also highly salty. They eat fruits and leaves in the rainforest for a long time, not only containing few minerals, but also some plants contain poisons such as chimebotine (strynin) and cyanide, and they also need to detoxify with minerals here.
How does the fierce King Kong treat his wife, children, and ruling races?
After feasting on the succulent stalks and leaves of the aquatic plants, the parent Thanos took the family to the open land on the edge of the swamp, where they could take a lunch break to digest the swollen food in their stomachs. The gorilla family is here to eat and drink, they are not as noisy as chimpanzees, the family lives quietly, and life is as plain as water. The family life of this group of gorillas is very close, and the young orangutans seem to rely entirely on their mother, climbing up and down on their mother's back and shoulders, pulling their mother's hair, even pulling their ears, pulling their lips and buttoning their eyes, while making a "hmmm, mmm
Young orangutans not only like to play as much as humans, but also like humans, and games are not just fun, but also a means of dividing class status: Ori now pretends to be grown up, standing in the water and pounding his chest, splashing with water, making himself very MAN; he will also compare his strength with young Heineken, Heineken breaks a small branch, Ori will break a larger and thicker trunk; or simply hold Heineken wrestle and wrestle, throwing the weak to the ground, showing his strength and might; and sometimes, The little brothers will tease each other, Oli pointed his finger at Heineken's brain door, and Heineken likes to kick in Oli's arms, Oli knocked his brother down again to be even, Heineken of course felt that he had suffered a loss, he jumped on Oli's back, wrapped his arms around his brother's neck, and dragged him to the ground... These young silly children spend most of their time entangled and yelling, not fighting, but communicating and communicating intimately. They play together in the same way as the type of people, completely dispelling the suspicion that they are close human relatives.
Gorilla cubs frolicking in the swamp
However, this fight between the gorillas is obviously also a demonstration method, competing against each other's status and rank in the family: Ori will definitely have a higher status in the family than Heineken in the future. If Ori rebels like his eldest brother Nora, he may challenge the silverback gorilla in the family, their father Thanos, to challenge his position and become the new leader. The silverback Thanos, on the other hand, looks very gentle, not at all like a very aggressive animal, he is using his hand to button his nose, and like the German football coach Loew, he puts his sticky fingers into his mouth to taste the taste, "Wow, it's not bad, a little salty!" ”
Aggression, on the other hand, comes from both mothers. The mother orangutan Wenna and Jody have their own children, the children are playing together, Andari is also holding her little sister Wendy to play happily, and Wendy has been smirking, laughing often so that Harrah's mouth has been hanging in the corner of her mouth. Unlike the innocence of the children, their mothers are clearly arguing about something. But what exactly is it? Is it a competition for their social status, or for custody of the baby, and Jody doesn't want to give Wendy back to her mother? Is it a scramble for food? It doesn't seem like that, and it's hard for anyone but the gorillas themselves to say. It's like playing an obscure and esoteric silent soap opera, where the audience who is doing what and saying is hardly known to the rare audience; and at this time the two heroines of the soap opera just like this, fighting for the sake of fighting, like a human mother-in-law quarreling, without reason or warning. But it is also obvious that this is a problem family, the mother orangutan fights for a reason, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are not born against each other.
Adolescent gorillas establish class status in fights
A few days ago, Thanos got into a fight with another silverback orangutan, and he was defeated and lost most of his female dependents— a very sad and chagrinous experience, so the parent now looks very fierce. Because of the changes in the family and the roughness of the parents, the contradictions between Mrs. Winna and Joti are growing day by day, and they will erupt like volcanoes. However, thanos, the parents, noticed a change in their relationship. Thanos was still lying on the ground on all fours, just turning sideways to look at his wife, and did not react violently, preaching or reprimanding his harem. Thanos does not seem to have a good way to deal with internal conflicts in the family, and the quarrels of female relatives are commonplace and not worth the fuss. However, this laissez-faire attitude makes things worse, and the relationship between the two orangutan mothers seems to be more and more tense, becoming intolerable, and there is a tendency to fight for your life and death when it is touched. Will their conflict erupt like a storm on this leisurely and comfortable day?
Time soon wrote the future ending, and it was. Thanos, the parent, has also discovered a delicate conflict situation, and he is closely monitoring the development of the situation. While Joti was swearing like a shrew on the street, Thanos came over. Joti noticed that something was not going well, and she turned to pounce on the young Wendy and tried to tear her apart. Wen Na also jumped up and pounced on it to stop the mad woman's evil deeds. Two female gorillas cuddled and bit together, while their babies watched from the sidelines, not only unfazed, but also elated. But their mother was really fighting, and the fight was getting more and more fierce, and Wenna's ears were torn apart and bleeding, and the corners of Jody's mouth were bleeding.
The very restrained parents finally couldn't bear it anymore and joined the warband. Thanos wants to stop this senseless family bloodshed and separate the two female orangutans. He didn't really have to stop it, seeing that the leader was angry, and the two female orangutans fled separately. Thanos pulls out his feet to chase after Joti because she is the perpetrator.
Majestic mountain gorilla leader, Thanos
After a while, Thanos chased after Joti and crossed in front of her. At this time, he did not scold the mother of the orangutan, but compared it to telling something, trying to calm the agitated and angry lady. However, Joti was still furious and did not listen to the advice and admonition of his parents. Thanos finally couldn't help himself, he lost his temper and pounded his chest to make a gesture of hurting Joti, intimidating him. The parents were unhappy and the consequences were serious, and the arms could not reach the thighs after all, and Joti finally calmed down.
The babies also turned from excitement to sadness at this time, they understood the meaning of the parents' sign language comparison, and Thanos made it clear that he would sweep the mother orangutan Joti out of the house. Joti began to get excited again, disobeying her parents' instructions, waving her arms and yelling at Thanos in protest.
The Silverback Boss Thanos is the largest, and under the influence of Earth's gravity, he has nearly 300 kilograms of pure power to destroy anything he wants to destroy. But in this family, the silverback chief rarely fights with the black-backed male or female orangutan, and there are few injuries, they are gentle giants. Thanos was indifferent at this time, there was no expression on his face, no movement in his hands, and his whole person was petrified. Fortunately, he also knew that he was a little overreacting at the moment, so he calmed down first and treated the angry Joti coldly. The parents no longer said that they must sweep the perpetrator out of the house, and the family finally returned to peace. Joti rushes out to comfort her frightened daughter Holly, while Wenna's baby Wendy is comforting her sad mother, who shouts softly and strokes her mother's cheek.
Anyone who tries to hurt his wife will be a bad thing, because the wife is also the mother of the children, and hurting the wife has a great negative impact on future generations. Young baby orangutans rely heavily on their mothers for the first two or three years, and learn all the survival skills from their mothers, including how to drink water, how to dig up ant nests, how to build a soft bed and other survival skills. With their mothers caring for them, underage orangutans look like leopards in the trees, living carefree and comfortable lives; and once they lose their mother's protection, they are reduced to leopard dinner.
Gorillas are afraid of water, but they are not afraid of heights, and they are still masters of climbing trees. On a large tree, the active child Herly finds the fruit, and Wenna wants to share a little. The young female orangutan insisted that whoever found it belonged to whomever they found, and the two could not stand each other. Joti came to help her daughter, and the two female orangutans tore their faces and fought.
Thanos no longer allowed things to unfold, and he saw the opportunity to stop it. Like Wei Xiaobao in "Deer Ding", it is not easy to manage multiple wives at the same time. This time Thanos mediated in a gentle manner, and he knew how to please the lady, especially since he knew that Joti was in heat and wanted to get pregnant and have a second child. If the parents are too careless to notice each other, the mother orangutan in heat will also take the initiative to ask for a snap. Now since the chief takes the initiative to show love, no matter how the mother orangutan will not refuse, then lie down and start to create the next generation, everything goes naturally, and it is awesome to be the leader!
Mountain gorilla mother and child
Watching Joti and the chief Wen Cun entangled, Wen Na turned to her other needs, using her flexible fingers to destroy the termite nest without using any tools, and she could pull out the small bugs to feed. Her little baby also broke free from her sister Holly's arms and found out. Young Wendy had never seen a running snack, and she also used her hands to pound on the termite nest. Now she could play with food, but soon these unfriendly little bugs were crawling all over her body, even inside her ears and nose. Termites are the only meat eater for gorillas, and they usually feed on leaf buds, fruits and seeds.
At this time, Holly found a fiery red spherical mushroom under the bushes, much like an oversized red cherry in a small white porcelain bowl, which looked beautiful and very attractive. Holly held the "bowl and cherry" in her hand and showed it to her mother, Joti, who looked at it and handed it to Wenna—the artwork, like a game of drumming and passing flowers, went to the leader Thanos. Thanos looked closely, sniffed carefully, and then put it on the ground. The judges Thanos have given their opinion that this is a poisonous mushroom that can only be played and cannot be eaten. Of course, this poisonous mushroom is more attractive than the small snack ant that can run away, and Holly almost loves it until the poisonous mushroom's "red cherry" and "white porcelain bowl" are separated and broken.
How do Giant Kong communicate and connect with each other?
Of course, this swamp is not the exclusive domain of the Thanos, and other orangutan groups also come here to eat and play. There are 14 families of gorillas that frequent the area, plus some silver-backed gorillas who act alone, and more than 130 gorillas in total. Such swamp Baie is not only a place of pilgrimage for elephants, but also a sacred place for gorillas, and other gorilla families also love to stay here. Why are so many gorillas here? Is this a great place to party? Or is it just a place for silverback orangutans to socialize?
The "banging" of the visitor's hammer on the chest can be heard a kilometer away in the vine-covered understory vegetation - this is the drum of war to declare sovereignty, and if you want to get a foothold here, you must know each other and find out who is the boss. Although the tiger carries the bear's waist and also has the brute force to pull up the mountain, when the male opponent comes to challenge, the silverback gorilla will not directly fight, and a series of strange cries and chest beatings that can be heard thousands of meters away can scare the uninvited guest away. Thanos will also beat his chest at this time, making a louder noise, warning the nearby families that this foraging ground has been requisitioned by himself, and I am the boss, please do not disturb.
Intimidation and warnings are usually enough to scare off any intruder and win the war without attacking. The world's most peculiar psychological warfare focuses on the brain more than brute force – and the world's largest primate has both, and you can conquer your opponent with your brain, so why do it?
A gorilla family can only have one parent, and the silverback is the only spouse of the harem wife and concubine, provided that he knows how to cover the harem and not be robbed of his wife successfully. Silverback gorillas rarely really fight, and once they are shot, even if it is a fight to the point, it will mean that the dominance of housewives changes hands. If a new male orangutan robs a concubine, the new parent may kill all the baby orangutans born before, so that the mother orangutan will be in heat and have children with him as soon as possible.
Thanos makes a thick, strange noise at this point, which usually scares away the inferior male gorilla. However, psychological warfare may not be tried and tested, and even the golden oil will fail. If the opponent is not interested and evolves into face-to-face competition, majestic and powerful, it is the only way to discourage the opponent. The sound of chest-twitching disappeared, and the Thanos continued to eat in the swamp, while the children were still playing in the surrounding clearings, and the other animals were wandering in the jungle.
The head of the flat earth gorilla leader is dominated
But trouble still came, and a silver-backed gorilla appeared with a big grin. Thanos stopped eating, threw the waterweed in his hand aside, and he rushed up the riverbank. He soon realized that he was in big trouble, 5 silverback gorilla fish came out, and Thanos had no chance of winning by single-handedly picking out 5 silverbacks. Winna and Jody had also noticed that the intruders were approaching and seemed uneasy. To make matters worse, the silver-backed gorilla in the other side seemed to be interested in both of them and walked straight toward them, looking like he wanted to shake hands with the mother orangutan and say hello.
The female dependents were threatened, and Thanos' power was challenged — but instead of reacting violently to the visitors, he watched coldly. The intruders were getting closer and closer to their families, and Thanos had no intention of retreating or blocking them. The two gorilla families are now face to face.
The silverback gorilla Batian also led the family here to eat, so they met the Thanos family. The appearance of the bully is obviously different from Thanos, his head is obviously bulging, and the brown hair that is well maintained, especially the handful of erections on the top, looks very similar to the star David Beckham, but his collapsed nose is not as cool and handsome as Xiaobei. It was clear that he was a flat-earth gorilla. The Overlord had already walked to less than ten meters in front of Thanos, and the two orangutan leaders faced each other.
The silver-backed gorilla's overbearing chest-pounding motion
Batian punched his chest fiercely, like a big drum in a dragon boat race, looking quite savage and rude. When other animals are present, especially killer leopards, gorillas and chimpanzees are likely to do so, while grinning their teeth – a demonstration intended to show their strength to each other. But Thanos didn't care about the other person's attitude at this time, he just waved his hand very casually, and rhythmically slapped his chest, looking not impatient. He was only three or four steps away from the visitor. The other party didn't seem to care about Thanos' threat of slapping his chest, and walked past Wenna and Joti, trying to enter the swamp.
Thanos is not at all like "King Kong", he will try to solve all kinds of difficult problems without getting hurt, as in this situation, fighting is obviously not the best choice, because the other party does not threaten or abuse his wife. Gorillas look abominable, but they are not fierce and cruel at all, they are gentle animals, but also gentle diplomats - unlike chimpanzees, male gorillas fights between them are very rare, and there are few wounded soldiers.
Now, more critically, the other person's chest beating is not demonstrating and intimidating themselves, or attacking themselves, but greeting themselves, as if an old friend is asking, "Where did you go?" How come I haven't seen you for a long time? Thanos also responded with gestures of friendship. Even if Bully's family did get too close, Thanos only gently patted his chest and pointed to his own boundaries, as if to say, "Stay there, don't come over!" My wife is not happy. The visitor was very accommodating, so he stopped, kept his distance from the Thanos, and stopped at the edge of the swamp.
Holly was celebrating her father's victory
There was no war, no dispute, and Holly was dancing with joy at this time, as if celebrating her father's victory. But after all, this is not the place where the Thanos should come.
Thanos does not belong to the flatland gorilla family, but he also discovered this feng shui treasure. The Flatland Gorillas could allow the Thanos to get so close to them, it's hard to imagine these huge animal kings walking through the jungle like kings of animals, only to come here and become sensitive and friendly friends. They don't talk about conventions here, they don't have a sense of territory, and it seems that this cool and edible treasure is a conventional public meal bar. Silverback orangutans are very good at protecting their families from strangers, and the closer the different families here will not rub each other apart. Thanos is most familiar with the swampy environment and can easily navigate through it, while Bully and other flat earth gorilla groups are not as skilled as he is. However, the Thanos family's knowledge of the swamp is still very flawed and limited, they have spent almost their entire lives in the jungle, never setting foot in the open, but the family loves to come here.
The boundaries drawn by parents are not binding on underage children, and baby orangutans from different families can play happily in the open sun around the swamp. Obviously, this swamp is a good place to have fun, like a middle school playground, a platform to find lost brothers and make friends, and a good place for relatives and friends to get together. At this moment, the swamp looked serene and calm, but in fact it was far from it, and the black-backed orangutans of the Overlord race quickly broke this peace. Sever, a 10-year-old flat-earth gorilla, is bullying Oli, punching and kicking his junior classmates and even biting each other's necks. Orly had never seen Sever before, there was no difference in hierarchical status between them, so they would not regard each other as invincible "bosses", so the warriors generally retaliated with tit-for-tat, and the battle really began.
Male gorillas like Sever will remain in the family until puberty, and they will play freely as they reach adulthood, and indulgence and unruliness can sometimes turn into serious fights, just like it is not unusual for middle school students to fight on the playground. Fortunately, the young men in the fight quickly stopped, because the boss Bully was not happy at this time, he came to intervene, and crossed his eyebrows to his son, "Stinky boy, why do you want to rebel?" There's a kind of come, and Lao Tzu fight! At this time, the best choice for young people is to retreat with gritted teeth and continue to maintain their relationship and status in the family, otherwise they will be thrown out of the house and become tramps. Young men between the ages of 8 and 12 are the most restless teenagers in the world of orangutans, and when they grow to be about as tall as silverbacks, a little friction can turn into rough behavior, causing the scene to get out of control. Thus, this hypothetical situation arises. Despite the adult fight, the next time Orly sees Sever, he will never fight with him again until he becomes a silverback gorilla.
Silverback in appeasing the bullied mountain gorilla Ori
Sever, who is in trouble, will not keep up with himself. Adolescent male gorillas are very concerned about their status and appearance, but they do not know how to win respect, so Sever becomes vulgar and obscene without knowing it. A strong guy like him began to have hormones rise, and even if he bullied a child and was criticized, he couldn't help but show off in front of the neighbor's mother orangutan, hanging on the branches of the trees or swinging on the swing in a way that did not let himself be injured; after landing on the ground, he also rubbed his chest and feet, competing to see who beat loudly, just like Mr. Bodybuilder showed his chest muscles in the competition to determine who was the male number one - but this is a serious and dangerous thing, if the other parent Thanos is not happy, the consequences are very serious, and it is difficult not to be hurt What's more, the Silverback Overlord will not indulge his frivolous behavior. When the male leader enforces the family rules, he will not spare his subordinates, even if he will kill his own son. Thanos is not angry because of the young man's lack of self-respect, but quietly guards his family; Thanos is also in a good mood, focusing on swamp food and ignoring the noisy children.
Growing up is a painful experience, but youth is the cost, and a black-backed gorilla like Sever has to wait patiently, and when he grows an adult, he will grow thick canine teeth, and the hair on his spine will change from black or brown to gray, and then become a hard silver-gray fur, becoming a silver-backed gorilla; and then challenge other parents, and the best of them have the opportunity to become the leader of the Chinese king of the group and breed their own offspring. After becoming king, he had to fight for the mother orangutan and his baby, as well as precious territory. It is also clear that this swamp is not only a place to play, but also a place to compete for the status of the group, not only the chimpanzees of the same race compete with each other, but also the silverback leaders of different races to see who is the real king. Thanos and Thanos have secretly competed, Thanos has the advantage in the sound of the chest beating, and he is now the boss here.
Of course, even if he became the boss himself said it or not, he could not snatch the other party's wife, and the decision fell into the hands of the mother orangutan, who was willing to go with whom, who was the real king or male number one. Alienity awakens male gorillas' innate desire to fight and conquer, making them look more like "King Kong" one by one.
The jungle is a place of killing, and the real danger is always hidden in the shadows. Amid the noise, the Silverback Leader still noticed that there were voyeurs in the shadows. More than 200 kilograms of strong muscles, highlighting the majesty of the silverback, were peeped and infringed, and he was obviously very unhappy, and Thanos roared loudly as he rushed into the forest. He is vigilant against any threat, a law that must be followed in life in the dark jungle. A leopard is lying prone on a high treetop, it is just snoozing, and there is no malice. Leopard rarely attacks an adult orangutan, but it causes uneasiness among Thanos. The silverback chief is a good man who takes care of the family, and has the task of taking care of and protecting the family, which cannot be missed. Thanos yelled at the leopard and climbed into a tree to shake the branches. The leopard jumped down, grinned and grimaced, and then reluctantly walked away.
After taking away the sworn enemy leopard, the gathering of the gorillas began a networking event. In the rainforest, anything can happen, and lightning and torrential rains come and go, which is the prelude to the arrival of the rainy season. And the gorillas also seem to understand that in such a stormy and thunderstorm weather, it is unwise to stay outside, so they have fled into the woods, hiding under the dense leaves of the big trees to avoid the rain.
After the storm passed, the Thanos Gorilla family began to move again, and the main theme of life was always eating and sex. They continued to look for food on the edge of the swamp.
In the animal kingdom, primates have the longest childhood, giving them time to try different things as they grow up. The first thing a young orangutan who is still a child needs to know is what to eat and what not to eat. The flesh of this pod on the tree is edible, but the seeds buried in it are poisonous and cannot be eaten, which is a problem for young children Heineken, because he does not know how to separate the flesh and seeds, nor does he know the consequences of eating the seeds, until he eats the seeds diarrhea for several days, and almost dehydrates. Of course, most fruit seeds can be belly,000, unlike this pod. For young primates, knowing which is which and who is requires a long period of study and remembering them one by one. Young mountain gorillas wendy, Olighur and Heineken must learn how to eat more than 60 different foods without eating other poisonous or unhealthy plants.
Biting nettles
By observing the silverback parents and aunts, they learn about it, and they have a large family, so they have many role models to follow. Not everything that can be eaten can be eaten without processing, especially nettle foods that are high in protein, multivitamins and minerals – this high nutrient is particularly difficult to find and can be called "delicacy", but this cuisine is also called "stinging grass" or "biting grass". The reason why nettle plants can sting people is that a kind of epidermal hair on the plant is at work. The end of this fur is sharp as a thorn, the middle of the upper part is a cavity, the base is composed of many cells of the glandular epidermal hair, usually the basal gland secretion of formic acid and so on has a strong stimulating effect on people and animals.
This glandular secretion fills the cavity of the upper part of the hair end, and once touched by humans and animals, the tip of the spiny hair breaks, releasing formic acid, irritating the skin and creating a painful and itchy sensation; and its leaves, like velcross, can stick to anything, including the throat. However, by flipping the leaf surface and wrapping it in the part of it with sticky epidermal fur, it can be easily swallowed. This is an important lesson. However, young gorillas have a hard time concentrating on getting things done, and Ori and his brother Heineken are now paying a heavy price, they have been pricked in the throat by spikes and tasted the taste of ant acid. This is also the result of not paying attention to learning. Like humans, young gorillas must study hard to live happily, or else life will falter.
After leaving the swamp, Thanos and his family stopped by a tree full of fruit, and they climbed up the tree. Gorillas are behemoths, ranking among the top terrestrial hunks, an adult female gorilla is 80 to 90 kilograms, and the adult silverback Thanos weighs 200-300 hundred kilograms, climbing up the treetops is a dangerous thing. Joti and Wenna often use tiny tree trunks and rattan to help them climb to heights. They could easily grasp the trunk and move their steps as carefully as possible. Even with the blessing of the Buddha, where is there a tightrope walk that does not lose his hand? Mistakes are inevitable, and young gorillas often slip or fall, but not under the tree - very few gorillas are killed or injured by falling from a high place, and when they fall, they will use their long arms and large hands to wrap around the branches and vines around them to save themselves, slowing down the speed of the fall. The silver-backed leader stood at the highest point in the middle of the tree, where the strong trunk could bear his weight of several hundred pounds, and could also support him to reach for food and eat and drink safely. Thanos' female dependents had to take the risk of climbing up the more fragile branches around them in search of food. This wild fig is Thanos' favorite, and the fruit that bursts open and reveals the flower bud is the most delicious, and the family gathers together to feast.
No matter how sweet the fruit is, such a fig tree cannot meet the daily livelihood needs of the Thanos family, and more fruit trees must be found before the family can eat.
Almost like humans, the silver-backed gorilla is responsible for the safety of the family, and the chores of chai rice oil, salt, sauce and vinegar are the worries of the female relatives. However, the women seemed to know the exact location of each fruit tree, and instead of looking at each tree along the way, they went straight to the next location and looked around carefully. Soon, Joti discovered a wild mango tree, a rare late-maturing variety that is a rare delicacy for many orangutans.
The ripe fruit was quickly stripped away, all the fruit that could be reached was picked, and there were several mangoes hanging on the edge of the treetops, which were out of reach. Thanos could not reach the outermost fruit on the bottom branch, so he found a long log nearby, propped it obliquely on the trunk, and then stood on top of the log to grab the branch with the fruit growing horizontally. He finally got his wish, the branches were pulled down by him from the heights, and the fruit was in his hands. His movements look so natural and skilful that they must have been rehearsed many times, and it's hard to say whether other gorillas will do so. Now finally understand why Thanos would rather spend more time in the sweltering forest than in the cool swamps outside. These forest fruits and nuts are more nutritious and more sugary than the aquatic plants in the swamp. A large variety of foods can satisfy the well-digested stomach of gorillas, who never stink because of indigestion.
4. The Battle for Supremacy of the King Kong Clan Leaders
Of the nearly 700 mountain gorillas in The World at Mount Virunga, no more than 65 are silverback gorillas – and becoming the leader of the group is the ultimate goal of every adult male gorilla, which is worth fighting for and desperately fighting for, not every male can get it, only half of them can become the silverback leader. However, this does not prevent the suitors from trying and trying, and every silverback understands a truth, no one can occupy the position of leader forever, and no one is born a loser, and everyone is equal in the face of reproductive opportunities.
Young silver-backed gorilla
Two years have passed since the split of the clan, and the youngest baby orangutan, Wendy, has gone down on her own to run around, and Thanos is about to face the biggest challenge of his life. This time, the threat came from a silverback approaching him, a mysterious silver-backed gorilla slapping its chest in the distance. The sound of his slapping his chest came from a kilometer away, and he simply and crudely proved his size and strength. The visitor is younger, stronger, and lonely than Thanos, making him a dangerous enemy. He is tracking Down Thanos and challenging him. If the young silverback meets the old Thanos, the old king will be in trouble, no one knows how things will go, maybe they will fight, slap each other and bite each other. Thanos, the world's oldest silverback gorilla, will face a brutal war that will determine his fate. Despite his efforts to protect his declining family members, the invaders were engaged in a war of attrition against him, constantly putting pressure on him.
How a young male gorilla grows into a leading silverback, this challenger is a good example. Every orangutan population needs a leader, and every male aspires to be the true leader of the gorilla population—a desire for power, as in human society. Driven by the expansion of the desire to possess and dominate, teenage young males constantly participate in fights and gradually establish their position in the group, paving the way for future male domination.
Thanos, the king of the gorillas, is in an increasingly awkward position. The stronger, more challenging silverback appears around the Thanos race, and the only thing he has to do is to seize than than the throne. The intruder kept rubbing his chest to show Thanos his strength. Thanos' age leaves him vulnerable, and the upcoming Silverback will try to gain control of the family and kill babies that don't belong to him, a "baby-killing" behavior that is common among primates. The Gorilla King now faces a fatal problem, and he has two options: one is to abandon his home and flee and save his life; the other is to stay and fight, desperately fighting. If he gave up now, his opponent would kill the youngest Wendy and Heineken, and the younger one would rely entirely on Thanos' protection and control. For Thanos, it is imperative to ensure the status of the patriarch and confront external threats.
However, the Gorilla King has passed his peak and is aging, he has lost a lot of muscle, and his weight has dropped significantly. His movements began to be inflexible, and his movement speed was no longer as fast as the wind. But Thanos was not intimidated, he had experienced strong winds and waves, and he was not alarmed at any time. The old orangutan king was both intelligent and brave, and he unexpectedly slapped his chest, showing his strength rarely, showing his intentions to the invaders. Thanos, the Gorilla King, will not fall without a fight, despite facing his biggest challenge in more than thirty years.
A young silver-backed gorilla trying to seize power
The challenger is only a hundred meters away, and Thanos and his family are foraging, and the orangutan orphan Heineken imitates the movements of adults, lying lazily on the ground, opening his mouth to roll the ferns, delicate vines and new branches and young leaves around him into his mouth, chewing and swallowing. The silver-backed leader sat on the ground, pulled off a two-foot-long young branch, and ate it with his mouth, then sandwiched the young branch between his upper and lower teeth, and repeatedly pulled it on both sides of the corner of the mouth, just like playing an instrument. At this point, if you listen closely, you will find that the entire orangutan group is chanting collectively. Wendy climbed up the tree, pulled down a small branch that stretched out laterally, and swung on it. Heineken came to add to the chaos, he directly grabbed his sister's legs and feet, the small branch could not bear the burden of the two orangutans, the "snap" broke, and the two naughty boys also fell in response. Since there was no pain in the fall, let's continue wrestling, the two young gorillas began wrestling again, the mother orangutan Joti and Wenna now watched the naughty boy fooling around as kindly as the old grandmother, and Thanos also turned a blind eye to the naughty boys, and he seemed to ignore the impending threat.
Thanos may be old, but he is no stranger to adversity.
Fate has ups and downs, ups and downs, and there are some incredible ups and downs in life, and Thanos has developed extraordinary perseverance. He witnessed the tragic killing of relatives for protecting other members of the family from poachers. The race was in disarray, and without a silverback leader, the gorillas would have been frightened and confused. In the midst of the chaos, Thanos' mother and sister leave the clan, and at the age of 4 he becomes an orphan, with everyone believing that his short life is coming to an end. However, Thanos is not dead. He was a natural survivor and thus grew into a strong and intelligent leader. Today, Thanos has the same will to fight. However, in his old age, he returned to the beginning of his life, just a change of position, and he was still carefully caring for the growing orphan Heineken. Thanos was once a lonely outcast, completely dependent on older silver-backed pickles for shelter and warmth, and most importantly protection.
The opponent appeared without warning, and Thanos fought with him. The Gorilla King seems to be safe and sound, while his opponent is dealing with two fresh wounds that Thanos left him with. Thanos was still very quiet, and quiet almost indifferent. He is no stranger to challengers. He knew the enemy, he was Lano, his own son like Star Chart, who had been banished a few years earlier. The son is now returning from the wilderness, demanding the throne in his father's hands. He grew into a powerful silverback during the years away, but failed to take over any of the gorilla families.
Now, Lano puts a lot of pressure on Thanos. Thanos tries to keep a distance from his son, who is too old to risk fighting again, so he has only one option left and must flee from the enemy. The Gorilla King's small but loyal group followed him and began a long life of escape.
This scene is exactly the same as the previous ethnic split created by the star map.
Rano was in no hurry at all, or did not hesitate to follow the group, aiming to deplete the old Thanos' physical strength and then rob his wife and concubine. Sometimes, when the Thanos family stayed, Rano turned his back on them, intending to demonstrate, rather than being ashamed to face his father. As the group moved, he followed him again, following his father's family and continuing on. Young Wendy had to stay away from Lano, so Thanos couldn't easily stop resting, and he never had time to eat or rest. It's a journey of desperation, because Thanos can't escape forever.
Thanos' troubles are increasing. Now the situation is more complicated, and another silver back has quietly appeared. The group rested on a piece of elephant-groomed Baii, while another silver-backed watched in the nearby dense forest. It wasn't Lano, but he was still another silverback that had escaped from the family.
Lano's affairs had not yet been dealt with, and another silver back came. Thanos is exhausted under the incredible pressure of his son Lano, and now there is another challenger, and you can imagine how much pressure Thanos is. But he didn't show the nervousness and panic he deserved. Trouble after trouble, it's too hard for your elderly chief!
Lano's appearances are also becoming more and more frequent, fortunately this time he is not coming for Thanos. His "thumping" chest clap sounded through the mountains, telling the second challenger that he had come first and that this was his battlefield. Rano always maintained such a high morale, both to show strength to his father and to demonstrate to those who came after him. Lano's competition is getting more and more relentless, and he seems to be about to be rewarded.
Thanos, the silver-backed leader who flees with orphan Heineken on his back
Thanos and the little orphan Heineken were exhausted, and they had been on the move for more than a decade. The situation is changing, Heineken clings to Thanos' chest, and Lano's constant threats are heard tens of meters away, putting the group on the verge of disintegrating. To make matters worse, young women Hurley and Winna seem to want the challengers to join the clan and become the new leaders. For Thanos on the Silverback, this is no longer a war for the leader of the clan, but a fight for survival. His life and the life of the little orphan are now on the scales, which is more important?
Lano eventually pushed back enneva, the invader, but Thanos could not and could not escape the relentless pressure of his son. His health was very bad, his eyes became gray, and he lost his original spirit. He was exhausted and seriously injured. Thanos had a deep wound on his wrist and a wound on his right knee, making it difficult for him to walk and climb, and even trivial matters such as eating figs became an insurmountable obstacle, and the king's majesty quietly passed away. Especially such an old silver back, the wound may be infected, may also cause deeper tendon damage, Lano's campaign war caused damage began to stand out.
One by one, the fleeing teams were empty-chested. It's nap time, but Thanos and his family can't take a nap right now, they've been running from morning to now, and now eating is the first priority. Thanos is running out of time, and the fate of the clan will be controlled by his bloodline. Lano remained strong and determined, leaving no chance for his father to struggle. For weeks, he had intimidated and injured competitors in a row, convinced that he would soon succeed.
But at this time, an unknown group of attackers is buried deep in the jungle, preparing to poison Thanos' family. Thanos sensed that the attacker was nearby, and when he smelled the ominous smell, he wrinkled his broad dark nose. The Silverback Leader was alarmed, he had seen humans many times, and the human presence close at hand made him bored but helpless. The Thanos are so accustomed to humans that they even occasionally wander out of the forest to have an impromptu picnic in the cornfields of nearby villages, much to the chagrin of local farmers.
Lano heard gunshots that night. The next day, he found the female gorillas Winna and Joti who had been shot dead, with Joti's cub Herly shivering on the sidelines; the bodies of the silverback chiefs Thanos and Ennieva under a large tree, they had been shot through the chest. The fugitive Thanos finally got a rest. His loyal followers surrounded him, the little orphan Heineken gently wiped his wounds, and Star chart's mother, Audrey, silently accompanied him. Thanos is dead, and the life of the little orphan is at a critical juncture again.
V. The king has passed away, and the spirit will never die
Thanos' life was an immortal legend, and he set many records. When he gave birth to his first offspring, he was younger than any other silver-backed gorilla in the world. At the age of 11, he became the father of the child under the eyes of pickles. This child was star chart; he also lived longer than all the mountain gorillas of the same period, leaving behind more offspring. He is the father of many silverback gorillas, more than any other silverback gorilla.
He is the true Gorilla King.
His influence is more strategic than that of other gorillas in that he is better at observation and knows how to solve problems with strategy than violence. Thanos' 35 years of life tell the story of how to become a great race leader.