Mathieu Shamavu took image of two orphaned females at Virunga mimicking humans

They pout, tilt their heads, and turn one hip to the camera for a slimmer silhouette, their brown hair catching the light as they pose for a selfie.

But these are no tourists: they are Ndakazi and Ndeze, two orphaned gorillas in Virunga national park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. And they forgot to suck their bellies in.

Related: 'We know we may be killed': the rangers risking their lives for Virunga's gorillas

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