vest here. tell us about this. well, this is one of the faux furs that we ve had made for us by a local place called fabulous furs here in cincinnati to help simulate the way a gorilla feels for gladys. you eventually want to get a gorilla mother to adopt her. how does this work? i mean, will she ever be released into the wild or is this just a mother in captivity? no. gorillas in zoos stay in zoos and gorillas in the wild stay in the wild these days, so our goal is not to put her in the wild but it s to get her back in with a gorilla mother. the day a gorilla is born they have to learn, oh, about 13 different vocalizations and a lot of different facial expressions and body postures, there s a lot of rules of etiquette in gorilla society, so from day one they are learning a language, they are learning a social structure and life lessons, so in the absence of a mother doing this and unfortunately her mother didn t take care of her, but the people down at gladys porter zoo in brown
at ly at sea world this morning. meet gladys. hey, gladys. she s 2 months owed, moved from texas to cincinnati, ohio. they re dressing up as gorillas and caring for her as surrogate mothers. one of her caretakers the leader, ron evans. good to have you. i see you wearing a snazzy vest here. tell us about this. well, this is one of the faux furs we ve had made for us by a local place called fabulous furs here in scincinnati to simulate the way a gorilla feels for gladys. you want to get a gorilla mother to adapt her. will she ever be released into the wild or is this a mother in captivity? no, gorillas in zoos stay in zoos and gorillas in the wild