Never before seen photos of a village which adopted a gorilla

These are the never-before-seen photos of the extraordinary story of an English village which adopted a GORILLA - that went to school and drank cider with locals. The ape - called John Daniel - played with children, went to classes, ate roses from gardens and even enjoyed cups of tea. He would be carted around by kids in a wheelbarrow and hang out with the local cobbler watching him repair shoes. Raised as a boy John had his own bedroom, was potty trained and even knew how to make his bed and do the washing up. Villagers in Uley in Gloucestershire adopted the lowland gorilla after he was captured as a baby in Gabon when his parents were shot by French officers.