When Arno was one year old, his mother was killed by hunters and he was sold to a Lebanese timber merchant. After three years the merchant moved out of Cameroon, leaving Arno and his older companion Anthal without any food. Both animals were rescued by the LWC. Arno is a young male gorilla with a very big attitude that often got him into trouble with Chella, our Silverback. Ever since the Taiping-4 gorillas from South Africa arrived at the LWC, Arno has been their closest friend. Now Arno and his new friends form a small group separate from the Chella group.