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Love at first sight as gorilla falls in love with a litter of kittens
By Natalie Hambly
Koko the gorilla loves babies. Unfortunately gorilla babies are hard to come by so instead she makes do with baby dolls.
Her handlers stepped it up a notch for her birthday this year and surprised her with a box full of kittens (which, frankly, is all any of us wants for our birthdays).
Koko the gorilla holds a kitten.Credit: YouTube
Koko knew exactly what they were, she signed the words "baby" and "cat". Then, using sign language, she asked for one of them to be placed on her head.
It was love at first sight for Koko, who tenderly embraced the furry cuties. And it has a happy ending, with two of the kittens allowed to stay with her.
Koko the gorilla is now a mummy and couldn't be happier.
This story was originally published in October 2015.