Santaro won’t get sick for a while. Not like me, Ryan.｜Momotaro family , gorilla

Added: 2026-05-11

[00:00:04]Hi! I am GL - Ryan.

[00:00:08]This is Ryan, speaking with a stuffy nose.

[00:00:12]My voice sounds different than usual.

[00:00:15]Genki - san, 39 years old.

[00:00:20]Baby boy, Santaro.

[00:00:24]Five month old baby.

[00:00:34]I’ve got a bit of a cold right now.

[00:00:37]On the other hand, the Momotaro family hasn’t had a cold in the past five years.

[00:00:44]As I’ve mentioned before, this is because the keepers changed the gorillas’ diet.

[00:00:51]Rather than focusing on nutrition, they’re feeding them the same foods that wild gorillas eat.

[00:01:03]Momotaro, 25 years old.

[00:01:17]Kintaro, 7 years old.

[00:01:33]Actually, Santaro can probably walk on his own by now.

[00:01:39]It’s up to Genki to decide.

[00:02:00]If the gorillas catch a cold, the medicine is the same as what’s prescribed for humans.

[00:02:09]They don’t have the same resistance to infectious diseases that we do.

[00:02:19]That’s why it’s not a good idea to shout or talk to them in front of the gorillas.

[00:02:28]If the bacteria we carry are transmitted to them, they can become seriously ill.

[00:02:50]In Santaro’s case, since he is still drinking his mother’s milk, he is less likely to get sick.

[00:02:59]Just like humans, once he starts eating on his own, he will gradually build up his own resistance to disease.

[00:03:14]I have one question.

[00:03:18]Since gorillas are great apes, it’s only natural for humans to find baby gorillas cute.

[00:03:29]For domesticated animals like dogs, cats, and horses, being perceived as cute by humans is advantageous.

[00:03:40]On the other hand, why do we find the babies of non-domesticated animals cute?

[00:03:53]We find the babies of animals from different species cute, don’t we?

[00:04:00]If so, do other animals also find human babies cute?

[00:04:07]Given the differences in intelligence, it’s hard to say this applies universally to all animals.

[00:04:16]But in the case of other great apes, or domesticated animals that have coexisted with humans for many years, it’s certainly possible.

[00:04:34]Santaro is making a face that shows he doesn’t like it.

[00:04:41]He’s gradually starting to show a bit of his own personality, isn’t he?

[00:05:04]Even a baby this small will grow up to be as big as Momotaro in 15 years.

[00:05:12]That’s impossible for a human at this rate of growth.

[00:05:23]We still don’t know Santaro’s weight.

[00:05:28]We won’t know until Santaro steps on the scale by himself.

[00:05:34]The zookeepers absolutely refuse to separate Genki and Santaro just to weigh them.

[00:06:14]There’s a spot on the other side of the concrete that Santarou is touching where water comes out.

[00:06:24]Come summer, Santarou will be able to play in the flowing water.

[00:10:10]All narrations are created using my own voice, I, Ryan.

[00:10:20]Your comments are very welcome.