In the video posted by Paul Ross, the gorilla — called Jelani - seems to gesture with his head for his visitor to move to the next photo.

Jelling was born at the Lincoln Park Zoo in 1997 and has been at the Louisville Zoo since 2002, according to the zoo website.

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Public Service Commission candidate Peter Hubbard gets a hug from Brionté McCorkle, executive director of Georgia Conservation Voters, during an election-night party in Southwest Atlanta on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025.  (Ben Gray for the AJC)

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