Well, brace yourselves, people: it’s the phones!!
A teenage gorilla in a Chicago zoo has been getting too much screen time, according to zoo officials.
Amare, a 415-pound gorilla at Chicago’s Lincoln Park zoo, has been staring a little too frequently at the screens of cellphones from visitors who show him pictures and videos through the glass wall – including selfies, family photos, pet videos and even footage of Amare himself.
He has apparently become so distracted as a result that last week, when another teenage gorilla rushed at him in a show of aggression, Amare did not appear to notice.
Didn’t notice. Just like a teenager at the dinner table.
Ellen Kaye, who sent me this item, says she thinks they should just get Amare his own phone and be done with it.