The sad story behind the image of the gorillas posing next to the ranger

April 23, 2019

The photo that became viral showed several gorillas posing "like humans" next to the rangers of the park, but behind there was a tragic story.

The ranger Patrick Sadiki He became famous thanks to social networks after publishing images with gorillas in the Virunga National Park (Congo) where he is responsible for protecting these animals. The selfies taken by this man showed the gorillas posing "like humans" in front of the camera, but what was not known in the story behind it.

On Facebook, with the description "Another day in the office", the photo went around the world, but the reasons for this pose of the gorillas were poorly known. The images became viral and more than 20,000 people shared this post on social networks.

Tal explained the director of the national park at the BBC The mothers of these primates were killed in 2007 and since then these men have taken care of them. In all these years, animals have learned to behave like others, which they also identify as their parents.

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This one Virunga National Park in Congo It was the first national park of L & # 39; Africa created in 1925 and in 1979, it was declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco. This place is as dangerous for the gorillas as it is for their staff, as several rangers have been killed by the rebels. It has been closed to tourism several times to preserve its safety.

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In 1994, this park was included in the list of World Heritage in danger for the great diversity of its habitats that host an exceptional biodiversity including endemic species, rare species and endangered species, such as mountain gorillas.