This Elusive Gorilla Did Not Want Anyone Approaching Until They Noticed His Hands Don’t Look

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Elissa was not the only one filming the event, however, with plenty of her coworkers closing in to capture the heartwarming exchange. This footage had to be shared on social media, of course, and Ape Action Africa shared a phenomenal series of videos on its Facebook group.

The post described the entire touching and intimate moment from start to finish. They summarized this story quite neatly, and the video soon began attracting a large amount of attention. This is not surprising!