bill lambert a paramedic and firefighter was visiting the zoo with his family he
was visiting the zoo with his family he
was visiting the zoo with his family he happened to bring along his sonne video
happened to bring along his sonne video
happened to bring along his sonne video eight handycam i was a video taping over
eight handycam i was a video taping over
eight handycam i was a video taping over here and we heard a scream and then a
here and we heard a scream and then a
here and we heard a scream and then a thud
crowd started screaming and then the
crowd started screaming and then the zookeeper ran by me what happened
zookeeper ran by me what happened
zookeeper ran by me what happened without even realizing I was still
without even realizing I was still
without even realizing I was still recording I automatically ran and
recording I automatically ran and
recording I automatically ran and followed him over here to see what was
followed him over here to see what was
followed him over here to see what was going on oh my
going on oh my
going on oh my I just zoomed my camera in to see what
I just zoomed my camera in to see what
I just zoomed my camera in to see what she was carrying and she was carrying a
she was carrying and she was carrying a
she was carrying and she was carrying a small child she was kind of cradling the
small child she was kind of cradling the
small child she was kind of cradling the child in one arm and then walking the
child in one arm and then walking the
child in one arm and then walking the other way and it looked she kept looking
other way and it looked she kept looking
other way and it looked she kept looking back at the other gorillas like she was
back at the other gorillas like she was
back at the other gorillas like she was trying to get away from the other ones
trying to get away from the other ones
trying to get away from the other ones and just kind of felt like she was
and just kind of felt like she was
and just kind of felt like she was trying to protect him
trying to protect him
trying to protect him first thing that came into my mind I ran
first thing that came into my mind I ran
first thing that came into my mind I ran up the ramp and then when I saw her
up the ramp and then when I saw her
up the ramp and then when I saw her again she was sitting on the log they’re
again she was sitting on the log they’re
again she was sitting on the log they’re pretty much cradling the boy and almost
pretty much cradling the boy and almost
pretty much cradling the boy and almost looked like she was rocking
that was just amazing and then they hit
that was just amazing and then they hit her with the water again and that’s when
her with the water again and that’s when
her with the water again and that’s when she put the boy down and took off binti
she put the boy down and took off binti
she put the boy down and took off binti placed the boy near an access door we’re
placed the boy near an access door we’re
placed the boy near an access door we’re keepers could retrieve him the toddler
keepers could retrieve him the toddler
keepers could retrieve him the toddler suffered only minor injuries and made a
suffered only minor injuries and made a
suffered only minor injuries and made a full recovery it’s November of 2002
full recovery it’s November of 2002
full recovery it’s November of 2002 Richard and Kathy Aucklander in the
Richard and Kathy Aucklander in the
Richard and Kathy Aucklander in the solute Game Reserve in Tanzania
solute Game Reserve in Tanzania
solute Game Reserve in Tanzania celebrating their second wedding
celebrating their second wedding
celebrating their second wedding anniversary as they head into the bush
anniversary as they head into the bush
anniversary as they head into the bush Richard trains their mini DV camera upon
Richard trains their mini DV camera upon
Richard trains their mini DV camera upon lions hippos monkeys and eventually a
lions hippos monkeys and eventually a
lions hippos monkeys and eventually a family of Messiah giraffes then two male
family of Messiah giraffes then two male
family of Messiah giraffes then two male giraffes catch their attention they just
giraffes catch their attention they just
giraffes catch their attention they just had it different stands they just looked
had it different stands they just looked
had it different stands they just looked more aggressive and we’d never seen that
more aggressive and we’d never seen that
more aggressive and we’d never seen that before the driver he stopped and he turn
before the driver he stopped and he turn
before the driver he stopped and he turn off the engine and when that happens you
off the engine and when that happens you
off the engine and when that happens you know that was what start looking about
know that was what start looking about
know that was what start looking about what’s going on he thought they were
what’s going on he thought they were
what’s going on he thought they were gonna fight
and we just fought oh my god Richard and
and we just fought oh my god Richard and Kathy feared they’re witnessing a fight
Kathy feared they’re witnessing a fight
Kathy feared they’re witnessing a fight to the death this was boxing without
to the death this was boxing without
to the death this was boxing without rules and partway through the video I
rules and partway through the video I
rules and partway through the video I said to the guy do they think i scare
said to the guy do they think i scare
said to the guy do they think i scare each other because I was watching this
each other because I was watching this
each other because I was watching this and I thinking this could be fatal the
and I thinking this could be fatal the
and I thinking this could be fatal the heated battle lasts just two and a half
heated battle lasts just two and a half
heated battle lasts just two and a half minutes but to the auckland’s it feels
minutes but to the auckland’s it feels
minutes but to the auckland’s it feels much longer if it was two lines fighting
much longer if it was two lines fighting
much longer if it was two lines fighting you’d say wow they’re fighting but you
you’d say wow they’re fighting but you
you’d say wow they’re fighting but you would expect that kind of behavior but
would expect that kind of behavior but
would expect that kind of behavior but I’m not in drafts in the end the
I’m not in drafts in the end the
I’m not in drafts in the end the slightly smaller adolescent on the left
slightly smaller adolescent on the left
slightly smaller adolescent on the left of peers to have had enough he simply
of peers to have had enough he simply
of peers to have had enough he simply picks up and walks away in March of 2008
picks up and walks away in March of 2008
picks up and walks away in March of 2008 an intriguing video popped up on YouTube
an intriguing video popped up on YouTube
an intriguing video popped up on YouTube that had a lot of people scratching
that had a lot of people scratching
that had a lot of people scratching their heads oh my god mark Fang and
their heads oh my god mark Fang and
their heads oh my god mark Fang and lizallen shot and posted the video it
lizallen shot and posted the video it
lizallen shot and posted the video it was just an amazing experience and Mark
was just an amazing experience and Mark
was just an amazing experience and Mark always has the camera with him and he’s
always has the camera with him and he’s
always has the camera with him and he’s always filming mark trained the lens of
always filming mark trained the lens of
always filming mark trained the lens of his hi-def camcorder on a female
his hi-def camcorder on a female
his hi-def camcorder on a female elephant named Hong in just under five
elephant named Hong in just under five
elephant named Hong in just under five minutes Hong completed painting the
minutes Hong completed painting the
minutes Hong completed painting the elephant she then added a flower as a
elephant she then added a flower as a
elephant she then added a flower as a finishing touch and she put every last
finishing touch and she put every last
finishing touch and she put every last detail into it and when she knew she was
detail into it and when she knew she was
detail into it and when she knew she was finished she stepped away and was very
finished she stepped away and was very
finished she stepped away and was very pleased with herself
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