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How A Zoo Stops Its Gorilla From Attacking Tourists

Poke Staff. Updated June 20th, 2014

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Rotterdam Zoo has a neat idea to stop its gorillas getting angry when stared at -‘Bokito Kijker’, a pair of glasses intended to fool the animals into thinking you’re looking somewhere else while you’re staring at them.

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