Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
High up in Rwanda's Virunga Mountains lives a very special gorilla family. First rising to television fame on David Attenborough’s “Life On Earth” in 1979, few could fail to be impressed by the sight of 3-year-old Pablo the mountain gorilla sprawled across his new friend David, the picture of toddler joy. Now, nearly 50 years later, a fascinating new documentary narrated by Attenborough takes us back to the Pablo group.
“A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough” returns to the Pablo group at a tumultuous time. But just getting close enough to the gorillas to film is largely thanks to the work of Dian Fossey and her legacy. Ahead of the documentary's release, we caught up with Dr Tara Stoinski, President, CEO, and Chief Scientific Officer for the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, to find out just what goes into making a film like this.
Read more: iflscience.com/it-was-incredible-exploring-60-years-of-memory-legacy-and-family-in-a-gorilla-story-told-by-david-attenborough-83219
Media credits:
The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund
John Sparks/Nature Picture Library
Ben Cherry/Silverback Films/Netflix
Benjamin Sadd/Silverback Films/Netflix
Toby Strong/Silverback Films/Netflix
High up in Rwanda's Virunga Mountains lives a very special gorilla family. First rising to television fame on David Attenborough’s “Life On Earth” in 1979, few could fail to be impressed by the sight of 3-year-old Pablo the mountain gorilla sprawled across his new friend David, the picture of toddler joy. Now, nearly 50 years later, a fascinating new documentary narrated by Attenborough takes us back to the Pablo group.
“A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough” returns to the Pablo group at a tumultuous time. But just getting close enough to the gorillas to film is largely thanks to the work of Dian Fossey and her legacy. Ahead of the documentary's release, we caught up with Dr Tara Stoinski, President, CEO, and Chief Scientific Officer for the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, to find out just what goes into making a film like this.
Read more: iflscience.com/it-was-incredible-exploring-60-years-of-memory-legacy-and-family-in-a-gorilla-story-told-by-david-attenborough-83219
Media credits:
The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund
John Sparks/Nature Picture Library
Ben Cherry/Silverback Films/Netflix
Benjamin Sadd/Silverback Films/Netflix
Toby Strong/Silverback Films/Netflix
