Silverback Gorilla Makes New Friend — One Who Can Fit On His Fingertip.
When he was just 2 years old, Bobo was left an orphan when his mother was killed by poachers.
Fortunately, he was rescued and brought to Ape Action Africa’s Mefou Primate Sanctuary in Cameroon, central Africa. He’s resided there since 1994 with roughly 300 other great apes and chimpanzees. Bobo’s a silverback gorilla and clearly the leader of his pack, so all newcomers have to go through him first.
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Sure, he looks intimidating, but so do German shepherds and look how this one turns to mush around “her” baby rabbit. And remember Koko and her kitten? Bobo has a similar reputation as a “gentle giant,” and it was confirmed pretty unequivocally last week, when his caretakers found him cuddling with… a bush baby!
What’s that, you ask?
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