3:00 snapshot #1555

[urbpan]

Today I found Gigi in a calm place.


She made eye contact. I politely looked away.

Comments

[lyonesse.livejournal.com]

such a lovely face! thank you for sharing.

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

Thanks! She is a beautiful old lady.

[urb-banal.livejournal.com]

is it polite for gorillas to look away? is it different for young gorillas or do they not look at you, too busy playing?

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

Direct eye-contact is impolite for most animals (it's seen as aggressive, predatory, or a challenge).

[kryptyd.livejournal.com]

What animals are cool with you looking in their eyes?

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

Can't think of any of the top of my head. I said "most" in case there was some exception I wasn't aware of. You can't really look "in" the eyes of a lot of prey animals due to their placement on the sides of their heads, but they are definitely aware that they are being looked at.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

It's great that you gave her her space.

Also, she seems a ghost in that first photo.