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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Students line up after school for school buses at Sequoyah Middle School in Doraville on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. The school’s principal told teachers not to talk to students about ICE, and teachers and activists are pushing back. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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