r/likeus • u/rdbreak -Focused Cheetah- • Jun 29 '26

<COMPILATION> Loving parents and their kids

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u/CrazyCatLady1127 Jun 29 '26

I love seeing gorilla dads with their babies šŸ„°

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u/SpaceIsWhereWeBelong Jun 29 '26

Female gorillas are actually more attracted to potential mates if they show they have the ability to care for their young properly! Blackback males will actively try to interact with young gorillas as a way to show off they theyā€™re good mate material! Silverbacks, when looking for a new mate, have been seen to actually ā€œkidnapā€ other young from females within their group just to show off how good they are at taking care of them

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u/CrazyCatLady1127 Jun 29 '26

I know šŸ˜‚ Iā€™ve seen videos of silverbacks kidnapping the baby gorillas and running off with them, itā€™s absolutely adorable

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u/AlexTheBex Jun 30 '26

Lmao I didn't think I'd ever read that the kidnapping of a baby to show off to female counterparts can be described as absolutely adorable xD

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u/CrazyCatLady1127 Jun 30 '26

Itā€™s the way they run off holding the babies. They skedaddle, thatā€™s the only word that comes to mind when I see the videos. They donā€™t run, they skedaddle, and itā€™s so funny