So there we were, at the zoo, checking out the gorilla cage. You know how everyone loves it when the animals come right up to the glass? Well that's what we saw as soon as we walked in. This massive gorilla was sitting right up by the glass.
We couldn't get right up close to it, unfortunately. There was a group of kids who were crowding the prized area.
One by one, and sometimes at the same time, all of the kids started tapping and hitting on the glass.
Boom. Boom. Boom.
The Gorilla did nothing.
Boom. Boom. Boom.
The Gorilla did nothing.
Boom. Boom. Boom.
Again, nothing.
-I think too often people do this with other things as well. They tempt it, get close, "play", figuring that nothing will happen. But, guess what happens when you do that?
So back to my story. The Gorilla just sat there, looking rather dull while those kids tapped on the glass.
All of a sudden, without warning, the Gorilla jumped to it's feet in a motion so fast that if you blinked you would miss it. It reared it's massive body into backward swing and threw itself against the glass. With one big "boom!" it slammed its forearm against the barrier and then pounded it's fist.
In one big motion, every single one of the kids that had taunted him jumped back in surprise.
Yeah.
Then, a bit more cocky, the gorilla went back to sitting quietly.
I wish I had gotten the whole thing on video!
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