Mother Shares Unique Maternal Bond with Gorilla, , Viral Hog

Occurred on May 1, 2021, Boston, Massachusetts, USA My name is Michael. The woman in the video is my wife, Emmelina, and the baby is our 1 month old son, Canyon. We live in Maine and were on a weekend getaway with my mother and sister, visiting Boston, MA. We decided to go to the Franklin Park Zoo while we were there. While in the gorilla exhibit, we were especially enjoying watching the mother gorilla, Kiki, and her 7 month old son Pablo. My wife mentioned that she felt like she could understand their bond and could see how much she cared for Pablo since she is a mother now herself. My wife held up our son to show to Kiki who was on the other side of the enclosure. Emmelina kept telling me that Kiki seemed to be very interested in the baby but I thought she was just imagining it. The next time she made eye contact with Kiki, she held up Canyon again and waved her over, then Kiki grabbed Pablo and put him on her leg to carry him over to us. My wife sat on the floor and Kiki came over and immedia