SURROGATE GORILLA MUM MAUREEN CASALE WITH BABY GORILLA DOTTY. COLUMBUS ZOO RUNS THE GORILLA SURROGACY PROGRAMME WHICH TEACHES BABY GORILLAS WHO HAVE BEEN REJECTED BY THEIR MOTHERS TO ACT AND BEHAVE LIKE GORILLAS. THEY ARE TAUGHT BY HUMANS, THEN REINTRODUCED TO A SURROGATE GORILLA MOTHER. COLUMBUS ZOO, OHIO. MUST BE CAPTIONED

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