Gorilla Mom Shows Off Her Baby to Boston Zoo Visitors

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Western lowland gorilla (*Gorilla gorilla gorilla*). Image by wrangel via Depositphotos

In the video, Emmelina Austin, her husband Michael, and their 1-month-old son Canyon were exploring the zoo, snapping some photos and taking some videos, when they arrived at the gorilla enclosure.

Michael recalled how Emmelina held their son up to the glass of the enclosure to show off to the curious onlooking gorilla. Adorably, the gorilla, whose name is Kiki, ran to her shelter and fetched her 7-month-old baby, Pablo to come say hi.

“Kiki was talking to us with her hands,” Michael later remarked. At one point, Pablo even pressed his face against the glass, which likely mirrored Canyon’s curiosity. It must’ve been so special for the families to share their love of their children, a love that extends across species.

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The Video

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Fl87F53mxzE

“This Mother gorilla shows her kid to this mother,” Source: YouTube, Uploaded: Antonio Sanchez.

Michael summed up the experience as one of the most amazing of their lives.

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