Jambo who weighed in at nearly 200 kilos became an international celebrity when a little boy fell into the gorilla compound at Jersey Zoo. The horror of spectators turned to wonder and amazement as Jambo approached the unconscious boy gently touched him and then protected him from the rest of the gorilla family until help arrived. Unique film of the event was shown around the world and destroyed the King Kong image of the gorilla as a fierce and aggressive animal. This video n
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. John Nettles narrates the extraordinary story of Jambo the gorilla at naturalist Gerald Durrell's famous Jersey Zoo. When a young boy fell into the gorilla enclosure in 1986, onlookers were horrified when the injured boy was approached by Jambo, a male silverback. To everyone's amazement however, Jambo protected the boy from the other gorillas until he could be rescued. This documentary tells the full story of the Jersey Zoo's gorilla family and includes the dramatic news footage that did more than anything to change people's perceptions of the gorilla.
John Nettles narrates the extraordinary story of Jambo the gorilla at naturalist Gerald Durrell's famous Jersey Zoo. When a young boy fell into the gorilla enclosure in 1986, onlookers were horrified when the injured boy was approached by Jambo, a male silverback. To everyone's amazement however, Jambo protected the boy from the other gorillas until he could be rescued. This documentary tells the full story of the Jersey Zoo's gorilla family and includes the dramatic news footage that did more than anything to change people's perceptions of the gorilla.
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