So, on Monday, June 14, a gorilla at the N.C. Zoo in Asheboro very nearly escaped its habitat by climbing up a downed tree branch to the top of the glass wall separating him from spectators. No word on whether the gorilla actually placed the tree branch against the wall, or the branch just found itself in the right place at the right time. My favorite part of the linked video is when the parents realize that, Holy Sh*t, that gorilla is swinging from the top of the wall, sh*t's about to get real, and start screaming for their kids to run away.
Meanwhile, in Atlanta on Sunday, a male silverback charged the glass wall of its habitat, breaking it badly enough that the exhibit had to close for repairs. The zoo says that he saw a veterinarian and reacted with e same anxiety that humans feel toward the dentist. The gorilla, Taz, doesn't appear to be one of the descendant's of Zoo Atlanta's famed Willie B., who awesomely glowered at my family on a vist there circa mid-90s.
Total coincidence, I'm sure. Now, I'm not saying that these gorillas had a coordinated plan to escape their respective zoos during the same weekend. Surely they'd require Internet access, or at the very least some ability to text one another.
Which is preposterous. Everyone knows you can't get cell service in Randolph County.
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