"His wife" has a name too, and it's Lélia Wanick Salgado. They're both environmentalists so they both should be recognized.

Elephants mourn their dead... they made this man an honorary member of the herd. This is so sweet and sad.

Hero ❤️❤️❤️

My neighbour is a tiny 5 foot, 100 lbs, woman in her 70s and she's a karate black belt + 5 or 6 dans. She actually owns a karate dojo. I pity the fool who's gonna try to rob her!

lmaoooo he’s pulling a sassy harry

He’s a savant.

Gray story but healthcare to save someone’s life should not drain your f*****g life savings

“wHeRe aRe tHe pEaNuT bUtTeR bArS, jErRy?”

A true life saver!!

❤️

He is a world treasure. Was a cutie, too...

Same trend can be observed in humans!

America runs on revenge. Revenge is not justice.

Good for him and others around him!

Why wasn't I invited?

That's a great idea

When a loved one leaves the pain is insurmountable. In my opinion,this pain never leaves. This insurmountable loss and pain becomes a part of our life as we cherish the memories.

Safari?

The photo doesn't match the story.

ok now i wanna go there soooo bad lol

If that's not dystopia then I don't know what is!!

we Aussies are ashamed. To be fair, Emu's are fukn frightening and tough buggers...

The faces of the guards 😂

Student confronted with a knife? What was he supposed to do? Get stabbed?

I need to know how f'd up the dude was after. So after some googling. The gorilla was intoxicated on fermented bamboo. He came at the photographer with all his weight and it felt like being hit by a train he said. He was left with a souvenir scar on his forehead. (I'm guessing from where his camera went into his face.) Then the gorilla just walked right over him and went on his way. (Super lucky he's alive imo).

Getting in the face of a drunk gorilla seems kinda like knocking over the line of Harleys in front of a dive bar while the owners watch.

Get off my lawn!!

The photographer should really read some books on body language. That gorilla's expression is saying "I'm going to punch you, m**********r" loud and clear.

*Super Mario unalive noise*…All jokes aside, you couldn’t pay me enough to go hang out with gorillas, chimps, orangutans, etc.. Nope y’all do you and keep looking fabulous…

Courteau is lucky he didn't end up as a posthumous contender for the Darwin Awards. Intoxicated ape or not, approaching a wild animal is incredibly stupid, which is surprising for a wildlife photographer to attempt at this range.

He's an angry drunk it seems

“Damn paparazzi!”

You could never convince me to get within angry range of any large wild animal. I've got one life to live, and I'm not going to waste it because I believed the 16-year-old attendant at Busch Gardens who told me it was okay to pet the rhino.

oof that gotta hurt 😬

Just out of interest, why did he just stand there while the enormous angry basket was acting threatening? I mean, if I was in that situation I'd be expecting to have my arms and legs pulled off. Or is he one of that percentage of people who firmly believe they could take a bear hand-to-hand?

No paparazzi!!!!

Most likely the photographer's main mistake was making eye contact with the gorilla. Researchers these days use special glasses to make it look like they are always looking away. Eye contact, especially prolonged eye contact, makes male gorillas aggressive. It's a dominance thing.

I didn't know gorilla's drink !? 🤦‍♂️😂😂😂

Check out his fist. He was ready.

#MakeThisAnAlbumCover

Happens in Texas bars, right often.

See you can't take pictures anywhere you want to

doofus...fancy fronting up to a gorilla without your wife to protect you

No pictures means NO PICTURES.