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Brothers<\/p><\/div>\n

Gorilla Brothers Reunited: Long-lost siblings!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gorilla brothers\u2019 emotional embrace captured after three years apart !! Handshakes, hugs and laughter were on display when two long-lost gorilla brothers were reunited after spending nearly three years apart. The pair of primates surprised staff at Longleat Safari Park, Wiltshire, with an affectionate display of brotherly love \u2013 having been apart since 2010. Kesho and his younger brother Alf were separated after the elder sibling was sent to London Zoo as part of a breeding program. The heart-warming moment as the misty-eyed pair embraced after being reunited, also appearing to share a joke, was captured on camera.
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\nDespite Kesho appearing almost unrecognizable, with his weight ballooning by 200lbs, head gorilla keeper Mark Tye said Alf had no problem recognizing his sibling.<\/p>\n

\u2018We weren\u2019t entirely sure that the brothers would even know each other, but the moment they met you could just see the recognition in their eyes,\u2019 he said. \u2018They were touching each other through the cage that temporarily separated them and there were no acts of aggression. \u2018We put them together 24 hours later and it was like they had never been apart. \u2018They were very animated and there was a lot of rough and tumble on the floor, but not in an aggressive way. \u2018It is quite unusual to see that sort of childlike behaviour in a silverback.\u2019 Kesho was recently moved to the new \u00a33m enclosure after his attempts to father a baby gorilla were unsuccessful due to him being infertile.<\/p>\n

\u2018They have formed a really tight bond and Kesho is actually incredibly tolerant,\u2019 added Mr Tye. \u2018Had they been two strangers there would have been a lot of face-to-face confrontation and some fighting and screaming. \u2018But Kesho and Alf were happy to turn their backs on one another which is a sign of trust.
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\n\u2018It is great for Alf to have an older brother to look up to and learn from and Kesho seems to enjoy being the center of attention.
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\n\u2018It was very satisfying to see.\u2019 The pair now look set to spend the rest of their days in the bachelor pad enclosure, set up due to the large amount of males in the current European breeding program.<\/p>\n

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