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snagglepuss

(12,704 posts)
Thu Oct 15, 2015, 08:30 AM Oct 2015

Absolutely amazing! Watch Koko the Gorilla adopt & cuddle kittens.

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Koko adores babies - despite not having mothered any of her own

The ape's trainer introduced her to litter of kittens

Gorilla, who is famous for 'sign language', was filmed stroking them gently before picking one up for cuddle

She then gestured for one cat to be placed on her head, before later signing that the animals are her babies

Koko, who was born at San Francisco Zoo, has now adopted two of the kittens; it has 'energized her world'



VIDEO and photos at link



Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3273726/Meeting-mummy-time-Koko-gorilla-adopts-two-baby-kittens-cuddles-fondly-heart-warming-footage.html#ixzz3odfVCw9W
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