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[Events]
Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.30,0:00:14.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>DAVID NIVEN: 8,000 feet up in the rainforest\Nof Zaire.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.15,0:00:17.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A man called Adrien Deschryver searches for\Nthe animals
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.42,0:00:19.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who have become his driving force in life,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.83,0:00:21.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as well as his constant companions.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.93,0:00:29.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The creatures he seeks are possibly the ones\Nthat man finds the most imposing on Earth.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.62,0:00:33.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The reason is obvious, they so closely resemble\Nhimself.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.84,0:00:39.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[branches rustle]
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.24,0:00:44.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're extremely shy and the dense undergrowth\Nin which they live
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.30,0:00:47.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,makes observation appallingly difficult.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.50,0:00:57.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They can also be extremely intimidating.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.08,0:01:00.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Though, aggressiveness is not their true nature.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.36,0:01:07.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[GORILLA HOWLING, BRANCHES SNAPPING]
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.92,0:01:13.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[howling continues]
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.40,0:01:16.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>VOICE 2: Come, come, come, come, come.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.36,0:01:19.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>DAVID NIVEN: Deschryver took four years\Nto get gorillas to accept him,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.96,0:01:23.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even though some of the adult males still\Ncharged him.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.32,0:01:27.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[GORILLA HOWLING]
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.72,0:01:29.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[DESCHRYVER SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.74,0:01:35.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[gorilla howling]
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.12,0:01:39.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[gorilla huffs]
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.46,0:01:43.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Deschryver speaking foreign language]
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.54,0:01:48.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[gorilla howls]
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.94,0:01:54.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>DAVID NIVEN: This is the story of an extraordinary\Nman, Adrien Deschryver,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.32,0:01:57.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and his fight to save one of the last populations\Non Earth
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.67,0:01:59.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of one of the rarest animals on Earth,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.71,0:02:01.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the mountain gorilla.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.80,0:02:08.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[GORILLA HOWING]
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.82,0:02:13.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[gorilla howling]
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.70,0:02:19.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Adrien Deschryver stands firm when faced with\Na charge of a fully grown male gorilla.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.48,0:02:25.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is because he understands not only gorillas\Nin general but this particular animal.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.78,0:02:32.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Their nature is not all as legend insists.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.22,0:02:35.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The strip cartoon image is of a blood thirsty\Ncreature
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.95,0:02:39.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who embodies the Mr. Hyde side of man's own\Nnature.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.63,0:02:44.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The horror aspect was emphasized by King Kong\Nand later by the monster called Konga.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.34,0:02:47.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,âŞ
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.96,0:03:02.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>DAVID NIVEN: Both Kong and Konga were about\Nthirty feet tall,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.56,0:03:07.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and although they had a kinder side to their\Nnatures, they were essentially horrific.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.06,0:03:10.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[kong growls]
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.42,0:03:14.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How true are the legends about the great ape
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.01,0:03:18.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who fascinates man by constantly reminding\Nhim of his own primeval origins?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.56,0:03:23.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, to begin with, the gorilla is astonishingly\Nhuman-looking.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.52,0:03:28.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everything written about his great strength\Nis true too.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.97,0:03:36.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The muscles that can snap a four inch bamboo\Nlike a twig could pull a man apart.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.50,0:03:42.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The gorilla does beat its breast, though not\Nfor the reasons usually ascribed to it.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.64,0:03:46.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[GORILLA THUMPING CHEST, HOWLING]
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.20,0:03:51.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The males put on one of the most terrifying\Ndemonstrations in the animal kingdom
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.48,0:03:53.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but only when they feel threatened.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.46,0:03:56.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But all of this is only part of the story.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.90,0:04:00.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Until recently, very little has been known\Nof the other,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.77,0:04:03.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gentler family side of the gorilla's life.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.63,0:04:07.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Largely because of the difficulty of studying\Nthese peaceful vegetarians
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.16,0:04:09.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the inaccessible forests in which they\Nlive.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.86,0:04:14.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[gorilla growls]
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.64,0:04:22.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The vast nation of Zaire, the former Congo\Nin central Africa,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.88,0:04:28.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,contains small, isolated pockets in which\Nlive the few thousand remaining mountain gorillas.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.73,0:04:34.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're scattered over an area 300 miles long\Nby 200 miles wide.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.30,0:04:36.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One such concentration exists in the mountains
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.59,0:04:40.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the northwest of Bukavu on the Rwanda-Zaire\Nborder.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.56,0:04:55.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The twin peaks of Kahuzi and Biega tower above\NLake Kivu in the western rift valley.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.02,0:05:01.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The peaks, themselves, are bare volcanic rock.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.14,0:05:04.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Their lower slopes, heavily forested,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.08,0:05:09.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,making ideal habitat for the largest of the\Ngreat apes, the mountain gorilla.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.58,0:05:15.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The forests are humid and rich in the herbs\Nand vines the gorillas prefer.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.72,0:05:23.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The forests start at around 6,000 feet.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.08,0:05:26.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Below that the fertile land has been cleared\Nfor cultivation.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.90,0:05:29.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once inside the trees,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.51,0:05:34.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're in a world that the layman would call\Njungle and the scientist rainforest.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.08,0:05:39.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's lush, dark, and smells richly of wet\NEarth and forest herbs.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.30,0:05:46.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Only the hum of insects and the cry of an\Noccasional turaco breaks the silence.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.46,0:06:05.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Concealed in the 600 square kilometers of\NKahuzi-Biega National Park are, perhaps,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.01,0:06:08.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,250 mountain gorillas, some of the last in\Ntheir species.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.82,0:06:11.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The world they inhabit beneath the canopy\Nof the trees
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.59,0:06:14.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is one of undisturbed primordial peace.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.58,0:06:26.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[repeated gun shots]
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.98,0:06:31.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>DAVID NIVEN: Adrien Deschryver, sometime\Nhunter, survivor of a bloody civil war,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.82,0:06:37.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is best described as a man of peace even though\None violent part of his life made him otherwise.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.46,0:06:41.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A Belgian with plantations on the slopes of\NMount Kahuzi,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.10,0:06:44.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he survived the terrible Kongo fighting of\Nthe early 1960's,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.19,0:06:48.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,though, he saw his farm and home burnt to\Nthe ground.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.68,0:06:57.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Deschryver is a man of great gentleness and\Nfew unnecessary words.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.02,0:06:59.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's also a man of deadly action when necessary.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.83,0:07:05.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During the fighting, he evacuated his family\Nsafely across Lake Kivu by dugout canoe.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.99,0:07:10.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At one point he captured 300 raiding Simba\Nrebels single-handed
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.12,0:07:17.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a jeep and heavy machine gun but none\Nof this saved his property from destruction.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.30,0:07:33.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nowadays he seldom visits the ruins of his\Nformer home but when he does so,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.76,0:07:38.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he climbs the tower and remembers the six\Nmonths his family lived inside it
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.11,0:07:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a machinegun trained on the surrounding\Nbush from which the attack might come at any time.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.88,0:08:11.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When peace returned to Zaire in 1965 Deschryver\Nhad had enough
Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.74,0:08:17.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to last several life times.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.50,0:08:28.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now all he wanted to do was preserve the peace\Nof the forests around his property
Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.44,0:08:32.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and above all peace of the great animal rarities\Nwho were lords of that forest,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.50,0:08:34.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the mountain gorillas.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.48,0:08:38.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[gorilla howls]
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.66,0:08:40.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[gorilla howls]
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.68,0:08:47.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a former hunter, he knew the value of local\Ntrackers.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.39,0:08:53.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He knew, too, that these trackers had previously\Nbeen the most successful gorilla poachers.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.06,0:08:57.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, on the principal that the best poachers\Nmake the best gamekeepers
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.14,0:09:02.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he enlisted their help in trying to make contact\Nwith at least some of the gorilla groups.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.90,0:09:08.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[TREES SNAPPING]
Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.30,0:09:13.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[snapping continues]
Dialogue: 0,0:09:18.06,0:09:19.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[tress snapping]
Dialogue: 0,0:09:21.44,0:09:25.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They kept at it day after day learning a little\Nmore each time
Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.74,0:09:29.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the movements and the habits of the\Ngorilla families.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.62,0:09:45.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[GORILLA HOWLING]
Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.90,0:09:49.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[indistinct conversation]
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.64,0:09:58.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>DAVID NIVEN: This initial phase took Deschryver\Nnearly four years.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.62,0:10:03.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the end of that time one or two families\Nseemed willing to let him approach and study them
Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.80,0:10:06.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,though they were still very shy of revealing\Nthemselves in the open.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.62,0:10:08.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[gorilla growls]
Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.96,0:10:28.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One trick that he adopted early on was that\Nto reassure a gorilla that you meant him no harm,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:28.24,0:10:30.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he ate whatever the gorilla was eating.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:30.92,0:10:35.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Deschryver believes that an eating gorilla\Nis one that comes in peace.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.38,0:10:41.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As far as the gorillas are concerned the same\Napparently goes for their distant relative.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:49.96,0:10:54.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the end of four years Deschryver had begun\Nto understand the ways of the gorilla.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:54.94,0:11:00.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today he freely studies the daily lives of\Nseveral families and of one family in particular.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:00.52,0:11:05.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The one dominated by a superb silver-backed\Nmale whom he calls Kasimir.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:05.40,0:11:07.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[GORILLA NOISES]
Dialogue: 0,0:11:07.80,0:11:13.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We meet Kasimir as he is making up his mind\Nto cross a road that cuts through the park.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:13.50,0:11:16.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[TREE SNAPPING]
Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.90,0:11:24.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Deschryver waits silently with his chief trackers,\NMishebere and Pili Pili.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:24.16,0:11:29.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's been able to anticipate Kasimir's intentions\Nbut now he talks to him by way of reassurance.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:30.48,0:11:32.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>DESCHRYVER: Come, come, come, come, come,\Ncome, come.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:33.66,0:11:35.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[SOUND OF A TREE BRANCH FALLING]
Dialogue: 0,0:11:37.10,0:11:38.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[GORILLA HOWL]
Dialogue: 0,0:11:39.74,0:11:42.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>DESCHRYVER: Come, come, come, come, come,\Ncome, come, come.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:44.46,0:11:45.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>DAVID NIVEN: Gorilla's don't like the trackers
Dialogue: 0,0:11:45.89,0:11:48.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,perhaps because they associate them with earlier\Nhunting
Dialogue: 0,0:11:48.52,0:11:51.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the trackers don't care much for the gorillas\Neither.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:51.89,0:11:56.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when gorillas are close his trackers sit\Nwell behind Adrien.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:58.38,0:11:59.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[TREE BRANCH SNAPPING]
Dialogue: 0,0:12:09.00,0:12:11.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>DESCHRYVER: Come, come, come, come, come,\Ncome, come, come.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:14.66,0:12:16.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[GORILLA HOWLING]
Dialogue: 0,0:12:16.20,0:12:18.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>DAVID NIVEN: Kasimir is responsible for\Nthe safety of his family
Dialogue: 0,0:12:18.44,0:12:22.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so he is understandably cautious about crossing\Na road
Dialogue: 0,0:12:22.09,0:12:25.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that has been recently been made through his\Nhome range.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:28.66,0:12:34.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[GORILLA SCREECHES]
Dialogue: 0,0:12:35.28,0:12:41.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>DAVID NIVEN: Kasimir comes out first and\Nstands guard all 450 pounds of him.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:45.12,0:12:49.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then come the females and the young.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:51.72,0:12:52.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[gorilla growls]
Dialogue: 0,0:12:54.52,0:12:57.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first three are safely up the bank on\Nthe far side.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:01.82,0:13:04.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Next a mother and two young.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:06.24,0:13:08.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[branches rustle]
Dialogue: 0,0:13:11.74,0:13:19.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Satisfied that the coast is clear Kasimir\Nis content to hand over guard duties to his subordinate male.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:22.36,0:13:25.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The second female that is crossing is called\NBroken Arm.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:25.19,0:13:32.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Finally the rear guard, the second rank males,\Nfirst Hannibal.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:36.56,0:13:41.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then a gorilla named after a tracker whose\Nmouth is always open, Musha Romina.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:41.54,0:13:43.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[GORILLA GRUNTS]
Dialogue: 0,0:13:47.54,0:13:50.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>DAVID NIVEN: Kasimir takes his family of\Nnineteen up the bank
Dialogue: 0,0:13:50.87,0:13:53.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be swallowed by the forest once more.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:53.92,0:13:59.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is Kasimir's family with whom Deschryver\Nhas a close day-to-day relationship with.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:59.00,0:14:00.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[branches break]
Dialogue: 0,0:14:11.24,0:14:13.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A gorilla's day starts just after dawn.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:13.61,0:14:17.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The whole day is governed by the need to eat.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:17.16,0:14:20.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kahuzi-Biega provides rich feeding much of\Nit at ground level.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:26.14,0:14:29.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The small animals, young males, females, infants,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:29.60,0:14:34.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sometimes spend their night in the trees building\Nwell-made nests there.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:34.42,0:14:37.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The larger animals build their nests on the\Nground.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:40.14,0:14:41.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[gorilla growls]
Dialogue: 0,0:14:46.50,0:14:50.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The senior male Kasimir leaves the family\Nfrom the nest's side.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:50.99,0:14:54.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He knows the general direction he intends\Nto take them in search of food.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:54.85,0:15:00.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During the day they'll cover anything up to\Ntwo miles seldom more.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:17.01,0:15:22.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Shortly after dawn one of the trackers has\Nwatched to see which way the gorillas are moving.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:22.70,0:15:27.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Soon head tracker, Mishebere, and Deschryver\Narrive at the nest's side.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:32.24,0:15:37.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The condition of the nest tells them how long\Nit is since the gorillas got out of bed.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:37.20,0:15:42.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mishebere produces a loose bunch of gorilla\Nhair from a silver-back. It's Kasimir's.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:52.02,0:15:55.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When they're traveling gorillas move in single\Nfile.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:55.72,0:15:59.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The trail will be harder to follow later when\Nthey spread out to feed.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:59.38,0:16:03.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are rotten logs to be crossed, jagged\Nneedles to be avoided,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:03.36,0:16:05.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,vines and creepers to be cut and parted.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:05.80,0:16:09.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes the approach takes hours even though\Ntorn chutes
Dialogue: 0,0:16:09.38,0:16:13.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and nibbled leaves show that the gorillas\Nare only a short distance ahead.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:14.70,0:16:18.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Until they're close Mishebere leads cutting\Na trail with his Panga.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:18.42,0:16:21.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Mishebere cuts branches]
Dialogue: 0,0:16:21.74,0:16:23.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[gorilla barks]
Dialogue: 0,0:16:23.14,0:16:25.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Often the gorillas are heard long before they're\Nseen.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:25.40,0:16:26.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[gorilla barks]
Dialogue: 0,0:16:33.76,0:16:36.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If they are uneasy they often beat their breasts.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:36.94,0:16:38.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[gorillas beat their chests]
Dialogue: 0,0:16:42.64,0:16:45.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The noise is made by hitting the cupped hand\Non the chest
Dialogue: 0,0:16:45.46,0:16:48.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[rapid beats]
Dialogue: 0,0:16:51.96,0:16:56.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not aggression as many people suppose\Nbut a gorilla's way of releasing tension
Dialogue: 0,0:16:56.30,0:16:59.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like you or I scratching our head, humming,\Nor lighting a cigarette.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:02.82,0:17:04.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[trees rustling]
Dialogue: 0,0:17:04.98,0:17:11.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If they're feeding on a banana tree the sound\Nof tearing leaves can be heard hundreds of yards away.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:11.78,0:17:14.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[trees rustling and leaves tearing]
Dialogue: 0,0:17:16.12,0:17:21.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The whole family under Kasimir's leadership\Nhas halted to demolish one particular tree.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:21.48,0:17:24.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kasimir scoops out the soft bitter pulp.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:24.30,0:17:28.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not the best part but it's full of moisture\Nand he needs a drink.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:28.92,0:17:32.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The females at the foot of the tree get the\Nmost succulent portions
Dialogue: 0,0:17:32.92,0:17:35.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but that's only because Kasimir doesn't want\Nthem at the moment.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:39.06,0:17:43.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The entire family may spend up to half an\Nhour disposing of this single tree.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:43.38,0:17:50.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's only one item on the menu in their twelve hour day most of which will be spent eating, eating, eating.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:50.67,0:17:54.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's been estimated that an adult male gorilla\Ndisposes of sixty pounds
Dialogue: 0,0:17:54.29,0:17:59.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of food or vegetable matter every single day\Nof his life.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:59.02,0:18:02.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[leaves tearing]
Dialogue: 0,0:18:08.96,0:18:12.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[leaves tearing and squeaking]
Dialogue: 0,0:18:20.16,0:18:22.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[gorilla crunches leaves]
Dialogue: 0,0:18:43.20,0:18:48.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>NIVEN: By the time Kasimir decides to move\Non there's very little of the banana tree left.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:48.62,0:18:52.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Deschryver maintains that Kasimir is an excellent\Nconservationist.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:52.84,0:18:56.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His family seems to wreck one banana tree\Nat a time.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:02.80,0:19:05.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As Mishebere and Deschryver follow once more
Dialogue: 0,0:19:05.94,0:19:10.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they pass the remains of Kasimir's previous\Nbanana tree snacks.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:12.66,0:19:15.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A third tree has been left untouched for the\Nfuture.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:17.90,0:19:20.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Gorillas are highly selective feeders.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:20.38,0:19:25.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They appear to know just what plants they\Nwant at any given time of the day and season.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:25.32,0:19:27.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They have a large selection to choose from.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:27.64,0:19:31.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A list of over 200 food plants has already\Nbeen compiled.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:31.88,0:19:38.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Next on this day's menu is a clinging weed\Ncalled galium or bedstraw.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:38.88,0:19:41.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Plants snapping]
Dialogue: 0,0:19:49.40,0:19:52.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once again using his eating mime to approach\NKasimir
Dialogue: 0,0:19:52.98,0:19:57.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Deschryver studies the great ape's technique\Nfor dealing with this troublesome weed.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:57.50,0:20:02.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The leaves of galium are armed with little\Nhooks which make it difficult to handle.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:02.38,0:20:07.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To get around this minor inconvenience Kasimir\Nrolls it up before swallowing.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:08.84,0:20:10.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Crunching of plants]
Dialogue: 0,0:20:14.66,0:20:19.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After years of contact it appears that Kasimir\Nactually likes to meet Deschryver
Dialogue: 0,0:20:19.44,0:20:22.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and always chooses an open space in which\Nto do so.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:22.90,0:20:25.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the open he no longer charges him.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:25.38,0:20:30.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just the same Deschryver often takes ten minutes\Nof cautious step-by-step approach
Dialogue: 0,0:20:30.05,0:20:33.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to get as close as this.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:35.74,0:20:39.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hannibal is number three male not yet silver-backed
Dialogue: 0,0:20:39.40,0:20:42.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can always recognize him by his down-turned\Nmouth.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:42.82,0:20:46.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He is an inquisitive animal and lately Deschryver\Nhas been able to approach him
Dialogue: 0,0:20:46.13,0:20:48.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even more closely than Kasimir.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:52.58,0:20:56.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What follows is an incredible scene because\Nthis time it seems to be Hannibal
Dialogue: 0,0:20:56.64,0:21:02.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who wishes to make contact with Deschryver\Nthough at first the gorilla plays hard to get.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:06.60,0:21:08.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Gorilla grunts]
Dialogue: 0,0:21:10.02,0:21:13.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Deschryver senses that something unusual is\Ngoing to happen.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:22.50,0:21:26.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Gorilla pounding chest]
Dialogue: 0,0:21:28.40,0:21:29.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Gorilla shouting]
Dialogue: 0,0:21:29.68,0:21:31.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>DESCHRYVER: Come, come, come, come, come,\Ncome, come, come.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:31.44,0:21:42.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>DESCHRYVER: [speaking in French]
Dialogue: 0,0:21:42.42,0:21:48.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>NIVEN: Hannibal is reassured and settles\Ndown again only feet away.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:48.78,0:21:50.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Birds chirping]
Dialogue: 0,0:22:13.08,0:22:20.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But Deschryver is still certain something\Ntremendous is going to happen and suddenly it does.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:20.26,0:22:23.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Gorilla shouting fiercely]
Dialogue: 0,0:22:24.04,0:22:28.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Was this aggression or a desire to make contact?
Dialogue: 0,0:22:31.58,0:22:34.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Deschryver was totally unhurt as action replay\Nshows.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:34.96,0:22:37.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[KISSY NOISES]
Dialogue: 0,0:22:37.10,0:22:40.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Gorilla roaring]
Dialogue: 0,0:22:42.02,0:22:46.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>NIVEN: The blow from that huge fist never\Nactually landed.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:46.20,0:22:49.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The right hand simply pulled out the shirt.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:49.36,0:22:51.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Gorilla roars]
Dialogue: 0,0:22:51.28,0:22:53.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hannibal has never tried to repeat that performance.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:53.68,0:22:55.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Possibly once was enough for him.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:55.51,0:22:57.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It certainly was for Deschryver.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:02.00,0:23:07.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At mid-day the gorillas seek thicker cover\Nand Deschryver once again follows them.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:07.42,0:23:12.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They've been eating continuously since they\Narose from their nests just after dawn.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:12.32,0:23:16.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now the gorillas take a lunch break, or rather\Na non-lunch break.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:16.22,0:23:20.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For up to two hours each day they relax and\Nstop eating,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:20.29,0:23:25.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,presumably to digest the huge intake of the\Nmorning.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:39.60,0:23:42.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Complete peace falls over the forest.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:42.54,0:23:46.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The sound of crashing branches and rending\Nleaves stops.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:46.35,0:23:52.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During this siesta period the gorillas groom\Nand relax.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:55.56,0:23:57.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Crunching of plants]
Dialogue: 0,0:24:16.38,0:24:20.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Towards the end of the lunchtime break there's\Nsometimes a disturbance.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:20.82,0:24:25.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The youngsters grow restless while like human\Nchildren after a picnic.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:25.22,0:24:29.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With the indulgence of their seniors they\Ntake part in play fights.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:29.36,0:24:32.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The midday halt is the only time they can\Ndo this
Dialogue: 0,0:24:32.12,0:24:38.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without getting left behind by the constantly\Nmoving family.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:38.48,0:24:48.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[NOISES OF THE THICKET BEING DISTURBED AND\NCHIRPING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE GORILLAS]
Dialogue: 0,0:25:30.68,0:25:33.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>NIVEN: Deschryver observes the same lunch\Ntime pause.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:33.90,0:25:37.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His field craft and knowledge of gorilla habits\Noften enables him
Dialogue: 0,0:25:37.59,0:25:41.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to anticipate the next stopping place along\Ntheir intended route
Dialogue: 0,0:25:41.11,0:25:43.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he waits for them there.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:43.02,0:25:47.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They climb up into the trees for their first\Nfeed of the afternoon.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:47.24,0:25:52.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What they're after is a parasitic growth rather\Nlike mistletoe.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:52.40,0:25:56.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[BRANCHES CRACKLING AND GORILLAS CHEWING]
Dialogue: 0,0:26:35.00,0:26:37.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>NIVEN: Previous observation of gorillas\Nin more open country
Dialogue: 0,0:26:37.90,0:26:41.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has suggested that they were cautious and\Nrather clumsy climbers.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:41.80,0:26:46.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the forest of Kahuzi where there are plenty\Nof large trees to bare their weight
Dialogue: 0,0:26:46.46,0:26:49.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they show themselves to be extraordinarily\Nagile.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:59.66,0:27:03.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Foliage crunching]
Dialogue: 0,0:27:11.50,0:27:13.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They move on again.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:13.18,0:27:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's still three good feeding hours left.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:16.00,0:27:18.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Their chosen route is taking them towards\Nthe edge of the park
Dialogue: 0,0:27:18.72,0:27:21.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where the trees end and the farm land begins.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:21.67,0:27:25.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kasimir clearly has a definite objective in\Nmind.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:29.06,0:27:33.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's very rarely that the whole group emerges\Ninto the open together
Dialogue: 0,0:27:33.10,0:27:37.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but that's what they do now on a track at\Nthe border of the park.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:37.40,0:27:42.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So here assembling for their portrait is Kasimir's\Nfamily.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:42.26,0:27:45.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The young male Fred escorts a female.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:45.84,0:27:48.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The difference in size is very evident.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:48.12,0:27:53.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The males besides being much bigger have a\Nfatter face and a higher peaked forehead.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:53.40,0:27:57.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fred is probably seven or eight.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:57.02,0:28:01.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This female looks pregnant in which case she's\Nprobably carrying Kasimir's infant.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:01.94,0:28:07.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kasimir has first choice of receptive females.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:08.74,0:28:13.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Though Kasimir is over twenty he's still very\Nmuch in command of the group.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:13.02,0:28:19.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His stately exit tells the youngsters and\Nmore timid females that it's safe to cross the track.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:31.06,0:28:33.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Gorilla growls]
Dialogue: 0,0:28:34.20,0:28:37.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Any quarreling in the gorilla group is usually\Namong the females.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:37.64,0:28:40.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Males take little notice of female temperament.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:40.52,0:28:43.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They prefer to eat in dignified silence.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:47.04,0:28:48.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Gorilla growls]
Dialogue: 0,0:28:55.86,0:29:00.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Gorillas do a good deal of barking to warn\Nor appear aggressive.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:00.48,0:29:04.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes they give a questioning bark as\Nif to ask 'who's there?'
Dialogue: 0,0:29:04.66,0:29:10.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Gorillas barking]
Dialogue: 0,0:29:13.50,0:29:17.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>NIVEN: Now Hannibal and Mushamuka martial\Nthe rest of the family to hurry on
Dialogue: 0,0:29:17.98,0:29:21.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the general direction which Kasimir has\Nindicated.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:22.86,0:29:24.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Gorillas crunching leaves]
Dialogue: 0,0:29:37.26,0:29:39.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The final objective is now reached.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:39.68,0:29:43.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A wild fruit called a bwemba is ripe for the\Ngathering.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:43.39,0:29:46.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When the bwemba season comes gorilla groups\Nmake their way
Dialogue: 0,0:29:46.39,0:29:50.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to certain well-known bwemba trees and pillage\Nfor ripe fruits.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:50.18,0:29:54.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First they'll clean up the fruit that has\Nfallen to the ground.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:01.94,0:30:08.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then Kasimir leads the assault to the top-most\Nbranches.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:24.68,0:30:26.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Gorilla growls]
Dialogue: 0,0:30:27.62,0:30:30.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mushamuka follows next.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:48.32,0:30:51.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then come the females and younger males.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:13.38,0:31:19.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A youngster beats the branches though it's\Nhard to say why perhaps this time in play.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:20.08,0:31:22.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Gorilla growls]
Dialogue: 0,0:31:38.98,0:31:41.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Gorilla tapping branches]
Dialogue: 0,0:31:53.25,0:31:58.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The bwemba feast is over for the day and when\Nthe family finally climbs down
Dialogue: 0,0:31:58.32,0:33:14.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,each member has his mouth stuffed full of the\Nfruit.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:14.74,0:33:18.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The gorillas seldom leave the forest and trespass\Non the farmland.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:18.30,0:33:23.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When they do so it brings them in contact\Nwith the chief danger to their future: man.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:23.64,0:33:26.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This particular man is no direct threat to\Nthem.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:26.42,0:33:29.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's a simple farmer and he has every right\Nto be where he is
Dialogue: 0,0:33:29.78,0:33:35.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but as long as trees are felled and forests\Ncleared the gorillas will be on the retreat.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:35.78,0:33:41.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now it's the African farmer who beats a retreat\Nminus his hat.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:41.44,0:33:43.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Gorilla grunts]
Dialogue: 0,0:33:47.30,0:33:52.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The gorilla family continues unperturbed to\Nfind a resting place at the end of their day.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:52.58,0:33:57.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The farmer's hat becomes an object of brief\Ncuriosity.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:00.74,0:34:02.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Gorilla barks]
Dialogue: 0,0:34:11.00,0:34:13.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>NIVEN: After considerable scrutiny they\Ndiscard it.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:13.80,0:34:17.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Possibly because it's the one piece of vegetable\Nmatter they've met with all that day that's
Dialogue: 0,0:34:17.90,0:34:20.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no good to eat.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:26.46,0:34:30.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kasimir doesn't even dare to look at it as\Nhe and his family move away
Dialogue: 0,0:34:30.62,0:34:32.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to a nights rest in the forest.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:32.66,0:34:37.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tomorrow there'll be another feast of the\Nbwembas.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:39.94,0:34:44.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That African farmer's limits are clearly defined\Nby this vital piece of paper.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:44.32,0:34:48.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This letter justifies all Adrien Deschryver's\Nefforts.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:48.27,0:34:54.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 1970 President Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire\Ndesignated the Kahuzi-Biega forest
Dialogue: 0,0:34:54.94,0:34:57.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a national park for mountain gorillas.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:58.52,0:35:03.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,President Mobutu has more over declared that\Nup to 15% of his country will eventually become
Dialogue: 0,0:35:03.64,0:35:05.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,national park.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:05.08,0:35:12.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the omens for the Kahuzi-Biega gorillas\Nare good although the local situation continually needs watching.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:16.22,0:35:21.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At many points tea and coffee plantations\Nmarch alongside the forest.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:21.04,0:35:26.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just beyond more trees have been felled that\Nwere once all part of the gorilla's range.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:26.08,0:35:29.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a situation which the farmers are always\Ngoing to try to push to the limit.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:29.82,0:35:33.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On this particular boundary encroachment has\Nbeen stopped.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:33.02,0:35:36.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of the process of erosion goes on elsewhere.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:36.04,0:35:41.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the few places gorillas still exist they're\Ncontinually being pushed back.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:49.76,0:35:54.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even close to park headquarters Deschryver\Nhas problems with intruding cattle.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:54.62,0:35:58.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Recently he gave the villagers three warnings\Nto get their cows out of the forest
Dialogue: 0,0:35:58.64,0:36:03.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when this failed acting on direct orders\Nhe shot quite a few head.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:03.40,0:36:09.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His trackers who have watched their traditional\Nhunting grounds in the park had a feast.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:20.00,0:36:22.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If such encroachment was not instantly checked
Dialogue: 0,0:36:22.98,0:36:26.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there'd soon be a thousand or more cattle\Ntrampling and eating the vegetation
Dialogue: 0,0:36:26.73,0:36:31.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which the gorillas need for their survival\Nand their range would become even smaller.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:33.32,0:36:34.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Cows mooing]
Dialogue: 0,0:36:34.86,0:36:37.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[DESCHRYVER SPEAKS IN FRENCH]
Dialogue: 0,0:36:38.48,0:36:42.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>NIVEN: The point was eventually taken and\Nthe locals removed their cows
Dialogue: 0,0:36:42.28,0:36:45.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at least for the moment.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:45.38,0:36:50.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Poaching gorillas for food in the remotest\Npart of the forest is a constant threat.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:50.22,0:36:54.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Deschryver has authority to shoot poachers\Nthough he's never done so yet.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:54.00,0:36:59.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even though his own brother was killed by\Na poacher's bullet intended for him.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:03.04,0:37:08.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is a tender side to Adrien Deschryver's\Nnature that is far from being sentimental.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:08.46,0:37:12.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This baby gorilla's parents were killed by\Npoachers.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:12.06,0:37:14.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some farmers had adopted her.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:14.58,0:37:19.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As warden of Kahuzi-Biega park Deschryver\Nhas the authority over all gorillas in Zaire
Dialogue: 0,0:37:19.68,0:37:21.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including orphans.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:21.90,0:37:26.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So he flew his own aircraft to visit the farmers\Nwho had adopted this one.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:26.14,0:37:29.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sadly he told them that they must give up\Nthe young gorilla.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:29.84,0:37:34.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are so few gorillas left in the wild\Nthat it was Deschryver's duty someday
Dialogue: 0,0:37:34.36,0:37:37.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to try to return this baby to the wild state.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:37.90,0:37:45.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the time he had no idea how or when and could not have begun to guess how the story would end.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:53.20,0:37:59.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a start he took the mini gorilla back with\Nhim to his house at Bukavu on the shores of Lake Kivu,
Dialogue: 0,0:37:59.82,0:38:04.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the idea of teaching her some of the\Nskills she'd need in the wild.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:04.90,0:38:09.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Julie the nearest European equivalent to the\NSwahili word nyani or gorilla
Dialogue: 0,0:38:09.95,0:38:12.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was encouraged to play with his own children.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:12.70,0:38:17.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was not an entirely successful lesson\Nin breast beating.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:26.28,0:38:33.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To a young gorilla a bicycle offers the same\Nsort of gymnastic opportunities as a young tree.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:38.56,0:38:42.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can cling and you can swing.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:47.10,0:38:49.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Children laughing]
Dialogue: 0,0:38:57.62,0:39:01.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>NIVEN: Adrien introduced her to the sort\Nof companions she might eventually meet
Dialogue: 0,0:39:01.42,0:39:04.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if he ever succeeded in releasing her into\Nthe wild,
Dialogue: 0,0:39:04.68,0:39:07.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like this three-horned chameleon.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:07.66,0:39:09.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But would\Nhe succeed?
Dialogue: 0,0:39:09.38,0:39:14.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was no previous record of an orphan\Nbeing successfully adopted by a wild gorilla family.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:15.84,0:39:23.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Deschryver speaking French]
Dialogue: 0,0:39:32.84,0:39:34.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Julie grunts]
Dialogue: 0,0:39:48.12,0:39:50.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>NIVEN: Gorillas have very little use for\Nwater.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:50.94,0:39:54.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They obtain all the liquid they need from\Nthe plants they eat
Dialogue: 0,0:39:54.06,0:39:56.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they certainly never bath.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:56.66,0:40:00.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Grooming keeps their hair clean but there\Nwere no gorilla adults to groom Julie
Dialogue: 0,0:40:00.94,0:40:04.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so occasionally she had to endure bath night.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:05.58,0:40:06.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Julie grunts]
Dialogue: 0,0:40:12.68,0:40:14.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Gorillas are not known to swim.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:14.96,0:40:20.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the things that helps limit their natural\Nrange is their inability to cross large rivers.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:20.34,0:40:24.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For an animal naturally allergic to water\NJulie was more cooperative
Dialogue: 0,0:40:24.12,0:40:28.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than many small humans about being bathed.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:30.94,0:40:33.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She was now about six months old.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:33.44,0:40:37.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Up to six months young gorillas progress faster\Nthan humans
Dialogue: 0,0:40:37.00,0:40:39.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but this was no human baby however cuddly\Nshe might be
Dialogue: 0,0:40:39.95,0:40:42.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and however much she might behave like one.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:42.42,0:40:45.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Deschryver had no illusions about the choice\Nthat lay ahead:
Dialogue: 0,0:40:45.64,0:40:52.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,confinement in a zoo or the unknown presence\Nof confrontation with wild relatives.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:01.80,0:41:07.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Young gorillas will continue to suckle up\Nto eighteen months longer if they're given the chance.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:07.02,0:41:10.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Deschryver got his wife to bottle feed Julie
Dialogue: 0,0:41:10.88,0:41:15.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it would be too much of a risk to hope\Nthat some lactating female would adopt her
Dialogue: 0,0:41:15.32,0:41:18.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if and when she ever returned to the forest.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:18.54,0:41:21.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's easy to get a young mammal to accept\Nbottle feeding
Dialogue: 0,0:41:21.09,0:41:23.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but far more difficult to wean it onto solids
Dialogue: 0,0:41:23.85,0:41:27.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this had to be done as soon as possible.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:30.82,0:41:31.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Julie grunts]
Dialogue: 0,0:41:40.66,0:41:43.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Meantime, while Julie grew in strength,
Dialogue: 0,0:41:43.04,0:41:47.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Deschryver's daily observations of gorilla\Nbehavior influence continued.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:47.08,0:41:51.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was a rainy season and now the gorillas\Nhad left the bwemba trees on the border of the park
Dialogue: 0,0:41:51.94,0:41:56.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and climbed high into the bamboo forests that\Nbegin at 7,500 feet.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:56.84,0:42:00.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The bamboos provide them with a great deal\Nof protein at this time of year.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:00.48,0:42:03.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For some reason the gorillas become more aggressive\Nand less approachable
Dialogue: 0,0:42:03.71,0:42:05.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the dense bamboo woodlands.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:07.24,0:42:13.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Bamboo rustling and gorillas grunting]
Dialogue: 0,0:42:32.78,0:42:35.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Bamboo stretching and snapping]
Dialogue: 0,0:43:40.28,0:43:43.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>NIVEN: Julie was constantly on Deschryver's\Nmind.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:43.51,0:43:49.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the things taxing him was at what age\Nif ever he should try to return her to the forest.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:49.69,0:43:52.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She could hardly hope to look after herself\Nat eighteen months old.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:52.88,0:43:58.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Above all her education had to be kept up\Nso he started carrying her into the forest
Dialogue: 0,0:43:58.46,0:44:02.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to get used to its sight, sounds, and smells.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:12.82,0:44:17.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He began to show her wild food such as choice\Nbanana leaves.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:20.38,0:44:22.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Leaves snapping]
Dialogue: 0,0:44:24.00,0:44:27.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At first she didn't seem very keen but gradually\Nshe began to chew on them.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:27.32,0:44:30.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was another great step forward.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:32.36,0:44:40.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Deschryver speaks French while tearing banana leaves]
Dialogue: 0,0:45:02.16,0:45:05.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>NIVEN: She was already an accomplished crawler.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:11.08,0:45:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As first apparent Deschryver next persuaded\Nher to crawl with him.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:15.00,0:45:18.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just as she would with her mother when roaming\Nthrough the forest.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:18.66,0:45:21.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She looked to him constantly for guidance.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:26.70,0:45:30.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Deschryver confesses he became completely\Ncaptivated by her.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:30.34,0:45:33.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Though he remained realistic about her future.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:33.10,0:45:36.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was no good becoming too attached to Julie\Nas warden he was committed
Dialogue: 0,0:45:36.76,0:45:38.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to returning her to the wild.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:38.61,0:45:41.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The question was when?
Dialogue: 0,0:45:45.32,0:45:48.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Deschryver had no intention of trying to reintroduce\Nher too soon.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:48.86,0:45:51.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was prepared to wait years if necessary.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:51.82,0:45:57.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The forest was far too intimidating and the\Nbehavior of gorillas too uncertain to take any chances.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:57.66,0:45:59.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Gorilla roars]
Dialogue: 0,0:46:01.06,0:46:04.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>NIVEN: What now follows was completely unplanned.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:04.44,0:46:08.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One day Deschryver decided to take Julie close\Nto Kasimir's family
Dialogue: 0,0:46:08.54,0:46:14.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to let her hear and become used to the sounds\Nof wild gorillas.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:29.12,0:46:32.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hannibal was very close and obviously agitated.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:32.58,0:46:34.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Gorilla chirping]
Dialogue: 0,0:46:39.28,0:46:42.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now unexpectedly Julie started to cry.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:42.71,0:46:45.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Julie crying]
Dialogue: 0,0:46:47.00,0:46:48.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Gorilla barks]
Dialogue: 0,0:46:48.18,0:46:50.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>NIVEN: Even Deschryver began to get alarmed.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:50.52,0:46:53.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was no way he could retreat the gorillas\Nwere all around.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:53.08,0:46:56.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Animal chirping]
Dialogue: 0,0:47:00.72,0:47:02.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Gorilla barks]
Dialogue: 0,0:47:05.18,0:47:06.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Gorilla barks]
Dialogue: 0,0:47:12.18,0:47:15.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Animal chirping]
Dialogue: 0,0:47:16.98,0:47:18.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Gorilla barks]
Dialogue: 0,0:47:18.50,0:47:23.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a situation like this the group would look\Nto Kasimir for a lead.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:23.20,0:47:24.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Suddenly they got it.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:24.56,0:47:27.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Gorilla roaring]
Dialogue: 0,0:47:27.34,0:47:33.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Deschyver speaks French]
Dialogue: 0,0:47:33.76,0:47:39.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Gorilla shouting]
Dialogue: 0,0:47:47.40,0:47:51.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>NIVEN: By sheer good luck Kasimir stopped\Nin the one open space
Dialogue: 0,0:47:51.18,0:47:55.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where the rest of the family waited to inspect\Nand fondle her.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:59.84,0:48:04.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Animal chirping]
Dialogue: 0,0:48:09.64,0:48:13.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kasimir reappeared briefly to reassert his\Ndominance over Deschryver
Dialogue: 0,0:48:13.98,0:48:17.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whom they will regard as another gorilla leader.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:17.08,0:48:23.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Deschryver admitted afterwards that he only\Ndropped Julie on the ground because he expected to be killed by Kasimir.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:23.52,0:48:26.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The whole kidnapping happened so quickly
Dialogue: 0,0:48:26.02,0:48:29.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it's only possible to see the details in slowed\Nup action.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:29.62,0:48:35.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Gorillas roaring]
Dialogue: 0,0:48:42.98,0:48:48.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>>NIVEN: Kasimir scooped Julie up carried\Nher away and then suddenly dropped her.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:55.06,0:48:58.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Deschryver starts forward as if to try to\Nrecover her but Kasimir
Dialogue: 0,0:48:58.68,0:49:02.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was never once taking his eyes off him charges\Nonce again.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:02.44,0:49:06.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This time he successfully picks Julie up under\Nthe undergrowth.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:06.96,0:49:10.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Leaves crunching]
Dialogue: 0,0:49:23.72,0:49:29.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was perhaps a tragedy that Kasimir took\Nmatters into his own hands and kidnapped Julie.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:29.12,0:49:33.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At last unprecedented rain and cold struck\Nthe mountains.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:33.24,0:49:35.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She lived for only ten days.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:35.94,0:49:38.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Had there been a nursing female in the group\Nwho could have breast fed her
Dialogue: 0,0:49:38.94,0:49:40.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she might very well of survived.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:40.94,0:49:47.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the one thing that has been proved is\Nthat wild gorillas will accept orphaned young.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:50.12,0:49:54.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In creating Kahuzi-Biega National Park the\Nrepublic of Zaire
Dialogue: 0,0:49:54.22,0:50:00.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has undoubtedly saved one of the largest remaining\Npopulations of mountain gorillas.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:00.00,0:50:04.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Adrien Deschryver is convinced that although\Nneighboring forest areas are also inhabited
Dialogue: 0,0:50:04.28,0:50:07.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by the great apes he has made his daily companions.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:07.34,0:50:13.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To establish this scientific surveys must\Nbe done over a huge area of forest.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:13.00,0:50:17.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then his task is to try to get the size of the\Npresent park enlarged.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:17.96,0:50:24.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The dedication of the man is so complete that\Nhe will almost certainly exceed.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:24.34,0:50:26.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Gorilla barks]
Dialogue: 0,0:50:39.10,0:50:42.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Insect noises]