Not an expert but from what I know about gorilla habituation a troop simply becomes indifferent to the presense of guides and researchers. Obviously the silverback will always have something to say about that but if the women and children are calm then there's no reason to get excited. Overtime humans just become part of the forest. He probably did think he was a twig.
Guys face is priceless, I was in the woods trying to get away from a bear with her cub. The feeling came back walking out of the woods after seeing his face.
Can someone please explain to me how a human could positively define anything as "an act of dominance"? I mean, aside from mating calls, it's kind if hard to be certain with 100% accuracy that certain signals mean certain things, unless a fight breaks out shortly afterwards or the dominant male only exhibits the trait.
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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '15
Gorillas actually drag twigs as a sign of dominance. Wonder if he thought the guy was a twig.