Gorilla who posed for selfie with Congolese ranger dies in the arms of same man

A mountain gorilla who became a worldwide sensation after posing in a selfie with a Congolese park ranger has died in the arms of her ‘lifelong friend’ who rescued her as an infant, the Daily Mail of UK reported.

The gorilla, named Ndakasi, was pictured taking her last breath while being held by her caretaker, Andre Bauma, 49, in a harrowing scene at the Virunga National Park in eastern Congo.

Ndakasi, who died aged 14, was saved by Virunga rangers when she was just two months old after they found her clinging to the lifeless body of her mother who had been gunned down by armed militia hours earlier.

She was later transferred to the park’s Senkwekwe Centre with a fellow orphaned gorilla, Ndeze, where the pair rose to internet fame when they appeared in a selfie with park ranger, Mathieu Shamavu, in 2019.

But after more than a decade of care at the Senkwekwe Centre, the ‘beloved’ gorilla died following a “prolonged illness in which her condition rapidly deteriorated,” a statement from the park said.

Ndakasi died on 26 September in the arms of Bauma, who, 14 years earlier, had held the gorilla as an infant closely to him, keeping her tiny body tightly against his chest for warmth and comfort, after she was rescued following her mother’s death.

In the photograph of Ndakasi’s final breath, the gorilla is seen leaning her head on Bauma’s chest while he holds her.

“It was a privilege to support and care for such a loving creature, especially knowing the trauma Ndakasi suffered at a very young age,” Bauma said. “One could say that she took after her mother, Nyiransekuye, whose name means “someone happy to welcome others”.’

He added: “It was Ndakasi’s sweet nature and intelligence that helped me to understand the connection between humans and Great Apes and why we should do everything in our power to protect them.

“I am proud to have called Ndakasi my friend. I loved her like a child and her cheerful personality brought a smile to my face every time I interacted with her.

“She will be missed by all of us at Virunga but we are forever grateful for the richness Ndakasi brought to our lives during her time at Senkwekwe.”

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