Was saddened to hear of the recent passing of the mountain gorilla Ndsaki. This beautiful animal was rescued from almost certin death, found as a baby clinging to the dead body of her mother, murdered by poachers. Raised in a sanctuary, she eventually took her last breath in the arms of her keeper and friend Andre Bauma. His kindness, the dignity he extended, the good grace of a gentle embrace and how welcome that must have felt is truly obvious from the solace Ndsaki found in her keepers arms.
Ndsaki might be familiar to some who like their wildlife photography from a quite famous and wonderfully endearing photo-bombing incident when she and another mountain gorilla dandered into the back ground of a selfie being taken by one of the keeps at the Virunga National Park in the Congo.
Well, she had it, she flaunted it, and the world is going to miss her. Blessings to the men and women who have made it their business to care and protect all animals who may be in danger or distress.
