Baby gorilla shunned by mother raised by human surrogates

CINCINNATI (KGO) -- A baby gorilla raised by human keepers is making progress.

Kamina was born at the Oklahoma City Zoo in August, but was rejected by her birth mother.

So a team of trainers at the Cincinnati Zoo took over, and in a three-month baby gorilla boot camp, they taught Kamina everything her mom was supposed to.

The trainers wore hairy vests to "gorillify" her. They taught her how to stretch, eat, and even talk like a gorilla.

All of the work was done to prepare her for adoption by a real gorilla surrogate.

Soon she will be moving up the road to the Columbus Zoo be placed with other gorillas.

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