[about Gorillas] You Take These Fine, Regal

[about Gorillas] You Take These Fine, Regal Animals. How Many (human) Fathers Have The Same Sense Of Paternity? How Many Human Mothers Are More Caring? The Family Structure Is Unbelievably Strong.

There Are Times When One Cannot Accept Facts For Fear Of Shattering One's Being. As I Listened To Ian's News, All Of Digit's Life, Since My First Meeting With Him As A Playful Little Ball Of Black Fluff Ten Years Earlier, Passed Through My Mind. From That Moment On, I Came To Live Within An Insulated Part Of Myself.

I Shall Never Forget My First Encounter With Gorillas. Sound Preceded Sight. Odor Preceded Sound In The Form Of An Overwhelming, Musky-barnyard, Humanlike Scent. The Air Was Suddenly Rent By A High-pitched Series Of Screams Followed By The Rhythmic Rondo Of Sharp Pok-pok Chestbeats From A Great Silverbacked Male Obscured Behind What Seemed An Impenetrable Wall Of Vegetation.

I Feel More Comfortable With Gorillas Than People. I Can Anticipate What A Gorilla's Going To Do, And They're Purely Motivated.

Gorillas Are Almost Altruistic In Nature. There's Very Little If Any 'me-itis.' When I Get Back To Civilization I'm Always Appalled By 'me, Me, Me.'