Gorilla uses sign language to communicate with visitors in zoo

A gorilla in a zoo in Miami was seen communicating with the visitors in sign language. The video of the gorilla which was first released in 2013, has once again resurged in social media and been posted by several people. It is well known that Gorillas fall in the ape category which is considered as the ancestral lineage of humans as per the theory of evolution. Miami's gorilla surely exhibits the example of its intelligence proving the Darwin theory once again. 

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Gorilla asks visitors to not throw food at him

In the viral video, the gorilla gives an important message to the visitors at the zoo. Using signs with its hands and face, the gorilla tries to convey something. His message is later decoded as his denial to accept the food by visitors as it is prohibited in the zoo. He signals the visitors to not give food.

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Video goes viral

The video was reshared by CTGN media and had instantly gained popularity. By now the video has been a view around 36K times and loads of comments which praise the animal's intelligence. A user wrote, “Wow what a clever lad... bless him. Gorillas and Orangutans are more intelligent than us humans. This gets me right in my heart... wow”. Similarly, another user called him “So smart". Likewise, a third user wrote: “They are clearly intelligent, may even evolve into human intelligence if given the right environment".

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Gorillas taking shelter from the rain

Another video of gorillas from South Carolina zoo shows a group of gorillas trying to avoid the rain. The troop of gorillas at the Riverbanks Zoo and Garden in Columbia were filmed as they took shelter in the rain. In the video, two of the females clutch their babies in their arms to protect them from the water. It was first shared on Facebook by zoo employee Brooke Hunsinger, and then on the official Riverbanks Zoo and Garden page and has collected millions of views and thousands of comments online.

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