Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jun 9
13-Year-Old Gorilla Kiyomasa Goes Viral After Zoo Spat Leaves Him in Solitary Stare
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jun 9

13-Year-Old Gorilla Kiyomasa Goes Viral After Zoo Spat Leaves Him in Solitary Stare

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 9

Summary

  • Kiyomasa, a 13-year-old gorilla at a Japanese zoo, drew viral attention not for a chase itself but for footage showing him sitting alone afterward with a blank, contemplative stare.
  • The clip followed a spat with a female gorilla in his troop, which reportedly chased him and set up the aftermath that viewers read as comic post-argument reflection.
  • The report offers no confirmed trigger for the dispute, and the online fascination centered on the human-like body language that made the scene resemble an animal soap opera.

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