Picture perfect - Congo ranger's gorilla selfie goes viral

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'When they saw me take out my phone they dropped what they were doing, spotted the camera and watched.' Virunga park ranger Mathieu Shamavu whose gorilla selfie went viral, tells us what led him to take the now famous picture:

- Standing casually and turning their heads to stare straight at the camera, Ndakazi and Ndeze look like any cool selfie pros - only these posers are gorillas.

Mathieu Shamavu, Virunga ranger and caretaker at the park’s Senkwekwe Center for Orphaned Mountain Gorillas, said he was out walking with Ndakazi and Ndeze when he spotted a photo opportunity. Ndakazi and Ndeze were raised by caretakers at the Senkwekwe Center after being rescued in 2007 when they were babies.

 

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Them triceps flex 💪

RobSchneider they do a fabulous good thing! Thankyou!

Wow

Sorry I dunno what is the different of them, who are the gorillas and congo park ranger..

Amazing people doing job they love at huge risk !

😍This is THE picture of the year. They’re 👀 like: 😏if we must we must. And the other1 is like ‘im not posing’, and at that Moment 📸. Best pic i’ve👀in a long time. No✌️ AvengersInfinityWar (i didnt like the SOCIALMEDIA reference. U know who does that alot🤢 MarvelStudios)

I'm sure he has a great ass and a great camera

lailama65395265 el sora sokaar 😂😂😂

شبیه ساز خودش شبیه کدام است. !!!!!

Nice transformation....

Truly expressive creatures! The first one’s like - Now what? & the second one is pouting- probably the Kim kardashian of the gorillas...😂

Selfie of the century!! 😮

This guy is awesome... he has a tremendously dangerous job and yet, a tremendously fantastic job!

It's all fun and games until they rip his face off

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I just love this.

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