All simians are fascinating, but chimps, bonobos and gorillas take this animal thing to the next level. They are so human-like...obviously closely related to us, yet so primitive and wild that they must be kept under strict control or they'll go, well, wild. Look into the eyes and you might detect a soul in there.
And, as evident in this picture, they are clearly subject to heartbreak and depression just as we humans are. Most people who've traveled along Interstate 35 between San Antonio and Austin know about the Snake Farm, which at one time had a gorilla that took care of his boredom with the only tools he had at hand (literally); check out his method here.
This fellow looks fairly content, though, as he has plenty of room to roam around, observing us humans with probably just as much curiosity as we have of him:
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