This is the delightfully bonding moment between a gorilla and a lady over their newborn offspring! Motherly love is certainly the most powerful force on the planet, as this viral moment exemplifies.
When Michael Austin, his wife Emmily, and their newborn baby went to the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston, they had no idea they would have one of the most poignant meetings a person and a wild animal could possibly have.
“I never could’ve dreamed we’d have this experience when I stepped into the zoo that day,” Emmily said.
They had quite an encounter when they came near to Kiki’s enclosure — an endangered Western Lowland gorilla. The young family came to a halt when they noticed the gorilla in her 7-month-old son’s company.
It didn’t take long for Kiki and her baby Pablo to approach their guest, but what occurred next was incredible.
“My wife held up our son to show to Kiki,” Michael shared with THE DODO. “Then she [the gorilla] grabbed Pablo and put him on her leg to carry him over to us.”
The two mothers then had a brief yet wonderful contact. And all the while, they appear to be conversing in the same language. It was a very unique and passionate relationship. Michael also captured the scene on his iPhone, and the video went viral.
Michael says, “It was one of the most beautiful experiences.” “With her hands, Kiki was conversing with us.”
At one point, Pablo pressed his face to the glass, and they stood there, noses touching, watching him. Tears welled up in both my wife’s and my eyes.”
Here’s a link to the amazing moment:
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