From the monkey bars to the catwalk? N’Dowe the gorilla shows off a strut that would rival any top model’s in his enclosure at Paignton Zoo
- N’Dowe is a 16-year-old Western Lowland Gorilla at Paignton Zoo in Devon which is also home to crocodiles
- Keepers say the 30-stone gorilla loves to go fishing with sticks and described him as being a great thinker
- The mammals are critically endangered and are at threat from hunting, war and habitat destruction in the wild
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A gorilla shows he has what it takes to make the catwalk as he is pictured strutting through his zoo enclosure.
N’Dowe is Western Lowland Gorilla at Paignton Zoo in Devon which is also home to crocodiles, emus and gibbons.
And the 16-year-old gorilla showed he was the king of the jungle as he strutted across the grass in his enclosure and making eyes at the camera.
Keepers say the 30-stone gorilla loves to go fishing with sticks and described him as a great thinker and a gentle soul who will pretty much eat anything and everything that he’s given.
He shares a complex of dens and a large island with two young silverbacks Kiondo and Kivu, 17.
Western Lowlands are found in the tropical forests and lowland swamps in central Africa and feed on low-growing leaves and fruit.
The mammals are critically endangered and are at threat from hunting, war and habitat destruction.
All the moves: N’Dowe is Western Lowland Gorilla at Paignton Zoo in Devon and is seen strutting his stuff through the enclosure
King of the jungle: The gorilla weighs a staggering 30 stones and is 16 years old. In the wild, the mammals are critically endangered
The cheeky gorilla makes eyes at the camera as he doesn’t shy away from doing his best catwalk impression across the zoo grounds