GORILLAS ''MIMICKED-SELFIE'' VIRAL

A park ranger has described how he captured a selfie with two gorillas that went viral.

Mathieu Shamavu, a ranger in Virunga National Park in eastern Congo, said he was checking his phone when he noticed two female orphaned gorillas, Ndakazi and Ndeze, mimicking his movements, so he took a picture with them.

The gorillas look as if they are posing for the camera and when Shamavu posted the picture on social media on Saturday it quickly clocked up thousands of likes and comments.

According to rangers at the sanctuary, Ndakazi and Ndeze were orphaned 12 years ago when their families were killed by poachers. [Agencies]