点评:You know how in those adventure movies the forest is so dense they can only get through with a machete? Yeah, we did that. And after all the dense, steep—felt like we were in an unreal movie—hiking, we saw gorilla after amazing gorilla. Eventually we settled in an area where the alpha silverback gorilla and a couple others were settled. It was unreal how close we got. We watched for an hour as a 6 month old played with his siblings and eventually nursed from his mama. We saw the gorillas groom each other, heard them pass gas after gas and saw the alpha male claim his territory after he heard/saw another group of gorillas nearby. And the best part was that we witnessed it all from natural, home turf.
Tip: be covered head to toe! Bring a face mask to protect the gorillas from your germs. I read The Impenetrable Forest by Thor Hanson prior which added to my experience
翻译:你知道那些冒险电影里,森林密不透风,只能用砍刀才能穿过吗?没错,我们就是这么做的。在经历了漫长而陡峭的徒步跋涉——感觉就像置身于一部奇幻电影中——之后,我们看到了一只又一只令人惊叹的大猩猩。最终,我们来到了一只银背大猩猩首领和其他几只大猩猩的栖息地。我们离它们如此之近,简直难以置信。我们观察了一个小时,看着一只六个月大的小猩猩和它的兄弟姐妹们玩耍,最后还吃到了妈妈的奶。我们看到大猩猩们互相梳理毛发,听到它们不停地放屁,还看到雄性首领在听到/看到附近有另一群大猩猩后,宣示自己的领地。最棒的是,这一切都发生在它们天然的栖息地。
小贴士:一定要从头到脚都遮盖起来!带上口罩,保护大猩猩免受你的细菌侵害。我之前读过索尔·汉森的《难以穿越的森林》,这本书也为我的体验增添了不少乐趣。