Earning the trust of a 40-stone silverback gorilla - BBC News

A wildlife cameraman's close encounter with a silverback as he filmed a process designed to save the species.

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Watch: Vianet Djenguet's scary encounter with gorilla Mpungwe

When a wildlife cameraman was invited to film the gradual exposure of a gorilla family to humans, deep in the forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo, he got a little too close for comfort to the group's alpha male.

Suddenly, the giant silverback - known as Mpungwe - charged at him with a shriek.

But, despite being terrified, Vianet Djenguet knew the almost 40-stone (254kg) primate didn't want to hurt him. It was a test.

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