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Gorillas Visit Humans

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This is an amazing video of a troupe of mountain gorillas who entered a research camp and ‘visited’ the humans who lived there. You won’t believe this until you see it:

This second video shares a bit of informatrion about the group who were lucky enough to have the house call:

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