HUNGRY GORILLA ENJOYS DINNER

SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time. The ape, pictured at Ragunan Zoo in Indonesia, tucks into a meal of lettuce and grapes in his enclosure. Photographer Alrosa Fahri visited the zoo, located in the city of South Jakarta, and captured the silverback gorilla enjoying a meal. The 25-year-old, of Jakarta, Indonesia, says: ‘I felt so happy to capture this extraordinary moment."

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