A dramatic video capturing the heart-stopping moment when two zookeepers found themselves unexpectedly face-to-face with a silverback gorilla has taken the internet by storm. Shared on TikTok, the footage showcases the tense situation at the Fort Worth Zoo in Texas. The video, recorded on Oct. 20, 2023, portrays the silverback gorilla named Elmo entering the exhibit yard … [Read more...] about ‘God help her’: Dramatic video shows zookeepers escape silverback gorilla in Fort Worth
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Captive Gorillas Have Created A Special Call To Communicate With Human Zookeepers
Vocal learning is extremely rare in animals, but gorillas appear to have cracked it. “Snough!” That's apparently gorilla slang meaning "I say, old buddy, toss us a couple grapes, would you?" What's most surprising about this unusual vocalization is that it appears to have been developed by caged gorillas specifically for the purpose of communicating with human zookeepers, … [Read more...] about Captive Gorillas Have Created A Special Call To Communicate With Human Zookeepers