His life was, so to speak, simple: wake up, find food, return, and play with the other young gorillas in the troop, avoiding the leader, of course. He loved his family, his mother who had always raised him as one of the troop, even if the others always treated him differently.

Until one day, while hanging out with the youngsters, he heard a strange sound. He had never heard anything like it, and driven by curiosity, he followed it even as the troop leader began moving the others away for safety.

He was breathless when he saw beings like himself—not the same, but similar—and then his eyes caught yours, separating you from your group to see a baby baboon. Of course, baboons were territorial, so he had to move quickly to save you.