Caught On Camera: Two Gorillas Share A Heart-Melting Hug

By : Geo Beats

Published On: 2017-07-20

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Everybody needs a hug sometime, and that includes western lowland gorillas.

Everybody needs a hug sometime, and that includes western lowland gorillas. 
Two of the animals, living in the Republic of Congo's Nouabale Ndoki National Park, were caught on camera sharing a tender moment.
Researchers with the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Congo Program recorded about 10 seconds of the completely heart-melting moment. 
According to the researchers, the two gorillas in the footage are half siblings named Avatar and Jingles. 
They were playing at the time and, when you’re a gorilla, playtime includes hugs. 
Experts believe embracing, much like grooming, is a means of cementing and validating social bonds.

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