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Western gorilla Kiondo sucking his thumb

The most excitable of the Paignton bachelor group, perhaps sucking his thumb keeps his stress level down, but it does look rather silly. Gorilla Island, Paignton, 12th May 2015.

Western gorilla Kiondo sucking his thumb
gentle lemur, 14 May 2015
    • gentle lemur
      The most excitable of the Paignton bachelor group, perhaps sucking his thumb keeps his stress level down, but it does look rather silly. Gorilla Island, Paignton, 12th May 2015.
      14 May 2015
    • Gigit
      He certainly doesn't have the image of a dominant male, something that he's gradually becoming, according to the keepers.
      14 May 2015
    • Pertinax
      Thumb sucking tends to be related to hand-rearing I think. I've never seen it in a mother-reared Gorilla, but I have in a number of different H/r ones.
      14 May 2015
    • Gigit
      N'Dowe also sucks his thumb, and flaps his hands - see one of gentle lemur's recent photos.
      14 May 2015
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