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Silver hair attracts Silverbacks

Up close and personal takes on a new meaning for wildlife photographer John King. He and his wife were traveling in East Africa when they had this amazing chance encounter with a troop of wild mountain gorillas near Bwindi National Park in Uganda.In this YouTube video you see King remain still while the large Silverback gorilla takes a seat and lets the younger gorillas touch his hair and smell h

Up close and personal takes on a new meaning for wildlife photographer John King. He and his wife were traveling in East Africa when they had this amazing chance encounter with a troop of wild mountain gorillas near Bwindi National Park in Uganda.

In this YouTube video you see King remain still while the large Silverback gorilla takes a seat and lets the younger gorillas touch his hair and smell his face.  King says he was not scared and calls the experience “absolutely thrilling.”