Gorillas who were posing with a ranger for a selfie as if they were human and who became viral

A pair of mountain gorillas posed as if they were humans for a selfie with a ranger in the Virunga National ParkIn the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the image has become viral on social networks.

The two gorillas imitated for the portrait of how the rangers pose, and They had a job very similar to that of their caregivers, which caused the surprise of Internet users. same one of them stood up on his hind legs and looked at the camera profile.

"One more day at the office," writes one of the gorilla protectors, charged with preventing poachers from bursting into the park. It is estimated that, as of 2018, there were about 1,000 specimens of mountain gorillas, almost all of which settled on the African continent..

However, the history of the place and the gorillas is not as happy as the famous photo. Virunga is the oldest established park in Africa and one of the most diverse in the world: there are up to one third of the total mountain gorillas existing in the world, considered an endangered species and one of the main active volcano, Mount Nyiragongo.

The Rangers team occupy the park's 7,800 square kilometer account employs 600 peoplewho are very prepared and "risk their day-to-day lives", according to the Park's official website. The conditions to protect the flora and fauna of the place are not the safest, being located in one of the most unstable regions of the continent, in addition to natural concerns.

The park It was closed to the public from June 2018 to February of this year as a group of local rebels killed up to 12 forest guards in ten months of fighting with militia and smugglers.. In addition, two British tourists were abducted, although they were released after a day of detention.

In all the history of the park, up to 179 rangers died while doing their job. Virtually all the staff of the place is of Congolese origin.

But not only hunters or local militias have killed the park's protectors. Last march A man died as a result of a hippopotamus attack. Another was struck by lightning.