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Zoo Atlanta Gorilla Born With A Lack Of Pigmentation On Her Fingers Surprises People
Viral Mag ^
| Dec. 28, 2019
| Viral Mag Team
Posted on 12/28/2019 11:09:26 AM PST by steveben
Not so long ago, there was a fun party at Zoo Atlanta: their gorilla Anaka celebrated her 6th birthday. To commemorate the joyous occasion, the employees at the facility snapped a couple of pics of the big girl and shared them on Facebook. People started sending their best wishes. However, while congratulating Anaka, those who were more observant noticed an interesting detail
TOPICS: Hobbies; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: gorilla; hobbies; pets; pigmentation
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posted on
12/28/2019 11:09:26 AM PST
by
steveben
To: steveben
must’ve gotten into someone’s whitening cream...
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posted on
12/28/2019 11:12:54 AM PST
by
heavy metal
(relax everyone those aren't earthquakes, just the reverberations of three years of stompy feet)
Comment #3 Removed by Moderator
To: steveben
Looks human, at least for someone who eats the recommended amount of carbs.
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posted on
12/28/2019 11:26:43 AM PST
by
BobL
(I drive a pickup truck to work because it makes me feel like a man.)
To: heavy metal
It starts with the fingers, next thing you know he will look like the 2009+ Michael Jackson.
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posted on
12/28/2019 11:40:08 AM PST
by
freedumb2003
(As always IMHO)
To: steveben
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posted on
12/28/2019 11:40:50 AM PST
by
freedumb2003
(As always IMHO)
To: freedumb2003
And most are assuming this gorilla won’t be doing the moonwalk in a few years...
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posted on
12/28/2019 11:41:43 AM PST
by
logi_cal869
(-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
To: steveben
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posted on
12/28/2019 11:42:02 AM PST
by
SkyDancer
( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
To: steveben
Appears that gorilla has vitiligo. Such is a common pattern of pigment loss in humans with that, where it is a fairly common disease (~0.5% incidence.)
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posted on
12/28/2019 11:43:44 AM PST
by
JohnBovenmyer
(waiting for the tweets to hatch)
To: logi_cal869
>>And most are assuming this gorilla won’t be doing the moonwalk in a few years...<<
Interestingly (for me) the moonwalk was invented in the 1950s by a dancer named Adalberto Martrinez AKA “Resortes.”
MJ just stole it. You can find videos of the original on YT.
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posted on
12/28/2019 11:44:53 AM PST
by
freedumb2003
(As always IMHO)
To: freedumb2003
It goes back to the days of vaudeville and probably predates that era. Marcel Marceau became famous for it when he mimed a man struggling against the wind. I recall seems film of Fred Astaire doing it in the 1930s and he picked it up from others in vaudeville.
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posted on
12/28/2019 12:04:58 PM PST
by
Kirkwood
(Zombie Hunter)
To: steveben
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posted on
12/28/2019 1:04:27 PM PST
by
matthew fuller
(America's Dark Age-2009-2016.)
To: matthew fuller
Hey now.
Do not get the ape Arkancided.
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posted on
12/28/2019 1:08:29 PM PST
by
MrEdd
(Caveat Emptor)
To: freedumb2003
Didn’t know that, but I think you get my gist.
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posted on
12/28/2019 1:30:02 PM PST
by
logi_cal869
(-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
To: logi_cal869; Kirkwood
Yep — just tossing in a fun fact.
Kirkwood says it goes back before that, even :)
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posted on
12/28/2019 1:32:24 PM PST
by
freedumb2003
(As always IMHO)
To: matthew fuller
To: steveben
The granddaughter to Willie B.
Willie B was a YUGE attraction to the Atlanta zoo for 39 years.
To: steveben
The gorilla at the L.A. Zoo
Snatched the glasses right off my face
Took the keys to my BMW
Left me here to take his place
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posted on
12/28/2019 9:13:08 PM PST
by
real saxophonist
(Yeah, well, y'know that's just like, uh... your opinion, man.)
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