
The nonprofit Tansy Aspinall was launched among the gorillas at Howletts Wild Animal Park in Kent, England. One little girl helped with everyday activities in the family’s charity, The Aspinall Foundation, working to rehabilitate gorillas who had been in captivity. The nonprofit organization’s goal is to be able to release the gorillas back into their native habitat in West Africa.
12 years ago, they released two gorillas, Bimms and Djalta, who were born in an Animal Park in Kent, as part of a program to reintroduce gorillas back to their natural environment. In 2014, Tansy and her dad Damian traveled to Gabon where they’d been released, to see if they could find their old friends.
It’s just amazing to watch both Djalta and Bimms respond to Damian’s voice. And then, the way they react to Tansy, who was just a toddler when they first met? This left me absolutely speechless. Watch for yourself below…
This was the most moving thing I’ve seen in a long time! Just incredible that they recognized each other after all those years. Please pass this along to your friends and family so that more people can also experience this magical moment!
Julia Prozzo Salvo
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Chantelle Salvo Stefani Salvo
Samuel Boulerice Morissette
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Sophie Sauvé
Pamela Stevenson
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Raymond Stevenson
Lise Latendresse
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WOWWW
Fazia Khan
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So natural
Dorothy Le Clos
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Amazing.
GailStephen Doiron
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Sweet!
Bryan Talbot
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Beautiful!
Ralph Nemo
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Wonderful…
Lucia Bell
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Amazing
Lorena Dorantes Rojas
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Ya lo vi, está muy bonito, me gusto mucho.
Carol Mazor
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This is very amazing
Mia Mason
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Steve Mason Jade Mason
Helen Hardiman
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Wonderful.
Manuela Tiziani
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Katrin Strittmatter
Jonathan Duguay
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Harambe?
Gwen Bryant
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This is so worth watching.
Lesley Delap
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Just wonderful.!!!!
Katrin Strittmatter
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❤
Tanya Levell
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That made me cry. So amazing & sweet.
Apryl Elliott Carr
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I cried watching this. There is no way to explain animal/human bonds. You just have to feel it
Betty Martinez
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Amazing
Gayle Hamilton Cox
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what a privilage and so beautiful <3
Andrea South
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Very touching and sweet. What an amazing experience. I love monkey’s and gorillas. Very fascinating because they are the closest animals to a human being.
Naomi Cuevas
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So beautiful
Linda Orlick
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If they can do it why can’t we all? Just LOVE each other ❤
Randy G Granlund
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That’s very heartwarming
Nan Long
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Amazing creatures !
Mike Thixton
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Goosebumps!
Elsie Ester
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This brought tears to my eyes
Katy Comber
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This is beyond beautiful. Made my heart happy to watch this.
Glen Mosher
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Kate Marie watch this
Stephanie Koski Olson
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I would love this to be me! My next life I will be with the animals.
Fabrianne Rochelle Du Puy
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SO sweet… I wonder if they went back looking for them at the waters edge
Andy Mason
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amazing
Donna Woodford
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Beautiful, love a good cry!
Lindsey Waldron
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Looks more like an orang utan to me.
Caz McSorley
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Paul McSorley this is so sweet!!
Mario Ragucci
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Lisa Dunne-Ragucci
Janet Nash
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Some things never change….especially with animals’ love.
Mary Motycka
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So very sweet. Must watch!!!!
Mary Hinds Al-Khayyat
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Wow! Made me have tears.
Enita Valera-Teano
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❤❤
Sylvia Chandler
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Such a lovely video, animals are such incredible creatures.
Emily Burt
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Dylan Strom
Carola Lettner
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Jenny Lettner Andreas Lettner Chris Lettner Georg Joe Lettner
Marian Buchan
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Wow!!! Tear jerking !!!
Katie Ford
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That’s adorable
Dana Hardaway
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I’m so glad they went back to visit. It’s obvious the gorillas love them and were happy to see them.
Mark van der Wal
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Wrong picture or wrong animal name