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.
