The poachers have just been selectively breeding hyper intelligent apes this whole time
Literally Darwin
I wanted to confirm this because it was so cool.
The main hit I found was a National Geographic article (paywall it seems) from Jul 18, 2012
Then they might actually be Gen Z, lol
Gen Z GorillasGorillaZGorillaZ?
Nah, both were born in 1968. Early gen X.
So, GorrillaX?
I get a kick out of the idea that the apes were trying to warm off the humans because the traps are dangerous. Proof that they’re able to tell the difference between human poachers and humans they either know are good or that they’ve never seen before and are effectively “innocent” potential victims.
If they’re 4 years old, that makes them generation alpha.
cries proudly in Harambe
A species unburdened by the trappings of social media