Slowly But Surely
Despite his excitement at the reunion, the gorillas did not take to him right away. It was easy to see why he was concerned about how they would react to Victoria. Still, she continued to approach the river bank and then sat down by the edge. Damian kept his fingers crossed that Ima and Djalta would take Victoria in as a part of his clan and give her the same welcome they gave him. This was the moment one of the two released a guttural sound, which Damian took to be a good sign.
Slowly But Surely
Moving Closer
To their surprise, they made the gurgling sound again! As you might have guessed, they took it to be the first sign they were not going to attack Victoria. Damian told her to come closer since it looked like they were going to be fine – at least this was the case for the time being.
Moving Closer