Gorilla Spends Her Last Minutes Hugging Guy Who Saved Her When She Was A Baby.
Virunga National Park rangers rescued a 2-month-old gorilla named Ndakasi
in the Congolese forest in 2007.
She’d been spotted clutching her mother’s whose life had been cut short by poachers.
Despite her sad beginning, Ndakasi’s is one of compassion and love.
Ndakasi met Andre Bauma, a caretaker at the park’s gorilla nursery, not long
after she was rescued from the forest.
Bauma never left the orphaned gorilla’s during her first night away from her mother.
During a heavy rainstorm that lasted all night, Andre hugged baby Ndakasi tightly
to his bare chest to keep her warm and comfort her,” park staff reported.
Yet, due to Bauma and the rest of the staff, Ndakasi not only survived the night.
She would eventually up happy and healthy.
In 2019, the park released a sweet selfies Ndakasi with folks she cared about.
Given the circumstances of her rescue as a struggling infant, every
day of Ndakasi’s life was a gift.
Unfortunately, it was cut short.
The gorilla’s caretakers informed that had died of an illness at the age of 14.
Though it is terrible to have lost her so her final moments were filled with love.
The park stated, “It is with heartfelt sadness that Virunga announces the death of
beloved orphaned mountain gorilla, Ndakasi, who had been under the care of the Park’s
Senkwekwe Center for more than a decade.
On the evening of 26 September, following a prolonged illness in which her condition
rapidly deteriorated, Ndakasi took her final breath in the loving arms of her
caretaker and lifelong friend, Andre Bauma.
Ndakasi is no longer with us, she will not be forgotten.
And the work of those who gave her a second chance at happiness will continue, providing
hope to other orphaned gorillas like her.
The sanctuary in Virunga National caretakers wouldn’t have it any other way.
There is a bond that us,” Bauma stated.
A really close bond between guardians and the gorillas.”.