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Video: Gorilla knocks woman over on honeymoon safari tour

A scary video has emerged of a gorilla knocking over a woman during a safari tour in the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda.

The footage, shot in March, shows the huge silverback gorilla pounding his chest before he charges towards the woman, taking her to the ground.

Damien and Gemma Cosgriff were on their honeymoon when the incident happened.

They wrote online: “After observing them interact with one another for about 40 minutes, the Silver back gorilla who was the head of the family, beat his chest and pushed Gemma over on his way to another area.”

“Due to her pink t-shirt and being nearby the direction he wanted to go, he playfully (and forcefully) pushed her to the ground as her new husband watched on, and captured the footage by the GoPro camera he was wearing on his head.”

Gemma was not injured and “found humour in the whole incident”.