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In 2007, after one of their gorillas, Bokito, escaped and attacked a women who stared at him every day, the Rotterdam Zoo started handing out glasses that tricked the gorillas to avoid stare (files.catbox.moe)

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah that ain't a 'smile' he was doing

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

I mean, it looks like a smile, but when gorillas bear their teeth it's an act of aggression. They also think we're being aggressive if we bear our teeth at them (smile).

Somebody should have explained that to her.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

They almost certainly did, let's be real.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

You bare teeth. Unless you're, like, carrying them with the militia?