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Depressed Gorilla Finds Happiness in Tightrope Walking

Cameron Simcik — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 22:33:33 +0000

We like to think man is a talented species. For starters, we're capable of eating Denny's entire 'Hobbit' menu in 19 minutes flat and dominating in ping pong sans arms. There's no better male ego boost than to reminisce over such accomplishments. It turns out our hairy ancestors are talented too.

Baby Gorilla Takes a Bath in Unearthed Vintage News Clip [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:00:11 +0000

In this news segment from 1967, a baby gorilla named Joe takes a bath in England’s Twycross Zoo. According to the zoo’s director, Joe was the world’s only bathing gorilla. But when you see Joe splash around in ecstasy you realize that’s just because the other gorillas haven’t been exposed to the glory of the tub. As [...]

Couple Has Raised Gorilla as Daughter for 13 Years [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:25:42 +0000

Thirteen years ago, French couple Pierre and Elianne Thivillon adopted an infant gorilla after her mother refused to breastfeed it. They named the baby great ape Digit, and have raised it like their own daughter in what is believed to be the world’s only such human/gorilla living arrangement.