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Mama gorilla kisses and kisses and kisses her newborn baby: (Original Post)
tblue37
Apr 2018
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hlthe2b
(102,292 posts)1. beat ya to it! LOL
tblue37
(65,407 posts)3. Precious! nt
Eliot Rosewater
(31,112 posts)2. Showing love, something some humans I could mention never do.
Motley13
(3,867 posts)4. So gentle, a lot better than some humans
sweet, thank you
dhol82
(9,353 posts)5. Do not want to bust anyones bubble but...
To me it looks like she is removing bits of the amniotic sac and stimulating the infant to breathe.
Natural actions for animals.
To say she is kissing might be anthropomorphising the situation.
I know, I know, call me Debbie Downer.
JenniferJuniper
(4,512 posts)6. Thought the same thing.
It looks very purposeful.
dhol82
(9,353 posts)7. Thank you.
nolabear
(41,986 posts)8. I agree with you but oh, the tenderness.
Motherhood, kisses or no, is an incredibly tender thing.