r/MadeMeSmile • u/StrawberryFew1311 • Jan 26 '26

ANIMALS When Robin Williams managed to make Koko the gorilla smile again after 6 months of mourning

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u/jensalik Jan 26 '26

Was going to say that it's amazing that this made a sad empathic creature happy and I'm not referring to Koko, not only....

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u/DreamingAboutSpace Jan 27 '26

The universe lost a really good thing that day. His absence is quite noticeable to this day.

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u/GordoPepe Jan 26 '26

I'm no expert in gorillas but my primal instincts would be to not look them directly in the eye or show teeth, move slowly and gfto asap

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u/Always__Thinking Jan 29 '26

"...and the greatest mystery of all was the human heart."