Silverback Gorilla Escaping Rain Finds Umbrella Made From Hay Ineffective
  • 6 years ago
A hilarious video of a silverback gorilla trying to escape the rain at Melbourne Zoo on May 11 has gone viral, racking up almost half a million views since it was posted.When a cold snap swept over Victoria’s southeast on Friday and brought with it torrential rains and fierce winds, it wasn’t just the humans who were seen running for cover from the wet weather.Video posted by Zoos Victoria shows a silverback gorilla and an infant rushing to a nearby tree. Suddenly, another silverback named Otana is seen scurrying to a rock shelter, his head covered in what used to be a makeshift umbrella made of hay.“Someone get that gorilla an umbrella!” Zoos Victoria wrote. “Think it’s just humans that didn’t like the rain today? Melbourne Zoo’s super tough silverback gorilla Otana wasn’t a fan either.” Credit: Ryan McDonough/Zoos Victoria via Storyful