{"id":122592,"date":"2023-12-10T10:40:33","date_gmt":"2023-12-10T10:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gendermyn.com\/?p=122592"},"modified":"2023-12-10T10:40:33","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T10:40:33","slug":"boy-3-cradled-by-gorilla-with-baby-on-her-back-after-falling-in-zoo-enclosure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gendermyn.com\/world-news\/boy-3-cradled-by-gorilla-with-baby-on-her-back-after-falling-in-zoo-enclosure\/","title":{"rendered":"Boy, 3, cradled by gorilla with baby on her back after falling in zoo enclosure"},"content":{"rendered":"

A three-year-old boy was cradled and carried to safety by a mum gorilla after falling into a zoo enclosure \u2013 in a miracle that completely baffled animal experts.<\/p>\n

Back in 1996 the boy slipped away from his mum and ended up taking a fall into the gorilla enclosure at Brookfield Zoo in Chicago, US.<\/p>\n

The child, who has never been identified, broke his hand and got a nasty cut to his face from the 20-foot drop.<\/p>\n

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And with seven territorial gorillas roaming the enclosure, what one would expect to happen next doesn't bare thinking about. <\/p>\n

But, in a strange turn of events, one mother gorilla Binti Jua \u2013 meaning daughter of sunshine \u2013 did something completely unexpected.<\/p>\n

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Despite having her own baby gorilla on her back, she went to the boy, scooped him up and held him close to protect him from the other animals \u2013 before going to the edge of the enclosure where zookeepers came to the rescue.<\/p>\n

She handed the boy over calmly before heading back to her family, reports ABC.<\/p>\n

Binti, who still lives in the zoo, became a worldwide sensation and must have got lots of extra treats for her kindness in the following weeks.<\/p>\n

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