Many gorillas can walk, and even run, for a short distance on two legs. A bachelor Western lowland gorilla named Ambam seems to be rather more fond of bipedal locomotion than other gorillas. Ambam’s father frequently walked upright when his hands were full, and his siblings also displayed the behavior more frequently than other gorillas.
Ambam lives at the Port Lympne Wild Animal Park in Kent, England. I’d definitely add it it to my itinerary if I were visiting the area.
The following video of him has gone viral, with over 1 million views in two days, so it’s old news by now. I just wanted to document it here, in case any of you haven’t yet seen it. The soundtrack is a little loud, so you may want to mute it or turn down your volume before you watch the vid.
