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, zoos across North America have begun trying to curb the animals' obsession with smartphones, which has occurred in recent years as more and more visitors began showing them images and videos on screens, through the glass walls of their enclosures.
Indeed, self-described "gorilla groupies" come to the San Diego Zoo on a near-daily basis to not only film the animals, but show them videos as well. Two enthusiasts that the newspaper spoke to refused to give their names out of concerns about being barred from the zoo or the gorilla enclosures should they be found out.
"This is my happy place," a man who was seen wearing a gorilla shirt and engaging with one of the animals by showing him his smartphone through the glass, told theA woman who spoke to the newspaper, meanwhile, began tearing up when she considered losing access to the gorilla enclosure, insisting that "any enrichment is good enrichment.
"I get that people want that sort of connection," Armstrong said. "But the reality is: What does it do for the gorilla?"
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