'Play Time!': Baby Gorilla Gets Tickled by Mom at Fort Worth Zoo

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26 April 2024 at 3:17 am

Bruno, an adorable baby gorilla at Fort Worth Zoo in Texas, was seen enjoying getting tickled by his mom, Gracie, footage posted on April 24 shows.

“Play time!” the zoo wrote. “Bruno, as always, seemed to enjoy the attention.”

The young western lowland gorilla was born in November 2022, and the zoo says he has become more independent while remaining close to his mother, who has been at the zoo for almost 10 years. Credit: Fort Worth Zoo via Storyful

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