Gorilla Uses Sign Language To Say He’s Not Allowed To Be Fed - Then Hilariously Breaks The Rules When His Trainer Turns Around

Feb 04, 2019 by apost team

Gorillas can be incredibly smart. It will often surprise those who see them. A recent incident reveals just how smart the amazing animals can be.

The Miami Zoo recently drew the attention of the locals when the gorilla started communicating with visitors using sign language.

He often communicated that he wasn’t allowed to be fed. However, when his trainer wasn’t looking, he started communicating something entirely different.

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No one believed that gorillas had a sense of humor, but the gorilla at the Miami Zoo proved otherwise.

He was caught on video by a tourist showing the gorilla communicating to the visitors in sign language. He quickly drew a crowd of people who were all intrigued by what the gorilla had to say.

At first, he demonstrated that he simply couldn’t accept any food because it was against the rules. A tourist decided to bend the rules and threw a delicious orange into the habitat. The gorilla looked around to see if his trainer was looking before gobbling the fruit down.

This gorilla was cheeky!

Someone recently released the video only to reveal that it was taken in 2013. It has recently resurfaced and gone viral, gaining thousands of viewers. People around the world started to comment on the hilarious gorilla. One mentioned that it was an epic catch!

Another noticed the sly way the gorilla checked to see if the zookeeper was paying attention. Some felt like this gorilla was way too cool to be stuck in the zoo! This gorilla was intelligent and had a great sense of humor.

Teaching gorillas sign language is a typical practice performed in American zoos. One of the most famous cases was Koko, the gorilla at the San Francisco Zoo. Koko’s trainer, Francine Patterson, revealed that she taught Koko more than a thousand words.

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