Girl Meets Gorilla Old Friend After Many Years

The eldest daughter of Kent animal park owner Damian Aspinall has been reunited with a pair of wild gorillas more than 20 years after she was controversially pictured playing with the primates. Tansy Aspinall, 25, was just an 18-month baby when she first met Djalta and Bims at Howletts Zoo in Canterbury prompting a public outcry from saftey campaigners. A series of images captured the moment the gorillas tenderly cradled her in her arms as well as rubbing noses, kissing and sniffing her. ..

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