Anyone with the good (or bad) fortune to have a sibling close in age knows exactly why this adorable video is only eleven seconds of overwhelming cuteness; one of them hits the other one and chaos ensues as soon as it ends.
That might be an unfair case of anthropomorphizing the love these young gorillas have for each other, captured at the Republic of Congo’s Nouabale Ndoki National Park.
But maybe not.
The [Wildlife Conservation Society] researchers observing the cuties, who go by the names of Avatar and Jingles (the gorillas, not the researchers), said it was part of a play session, adding that gorillas are physical in their play behavior. Along with wrestling, hitting, biting, they also touch, sniff, kiss and hug.
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