I'm still standing! A 24-year old Gorilla who still works like a MAN #CarryGobySeanKellz #FutureGroupNG via @i_amreginaldjr

AMBAM the gorilla is king of the internet jungle since being filmed walking like a man.

Ambam walking on two legs, left, and, right, the Port Lympne animal centre where he lives [PA/PH]

Today, having been viewed online nearly six million times since 2011, he celebrates his 24th birthday.
Normally gorillas walk on all fours, but Ambam, who lives at Port Lympne wild animal park near Hythe, Kent, has the ability to raise himself to his full 6ft height and walk upright – a skill he shares with his sister Tamba and her two-year-old son Kabale.

All gorillas have the ability to stand upright but Ambam and his sister have a particular talent at standing and walking on two legs

Phil Ridges

Port Lympne’s head of gorillas Phil Ridges said: “All gorillas have the ability to stand upright but Ambam and his sister have a particular talent at standing and walking on two legs.”
Weighing 34st 9lb, Ambam, a western lowland gorilla, is the park’s biggest ape and could live to the age of 50.
He developed his skill at a year old when he was hand-raised after falling ill and had to be taken away from his mother Shumba.