Okay, stop everything. We may have just found the BEST JOB EVER. In fact, we’re already booking our flights to Cincinnati because this may just be our true calling.
The Cincinnati Zoo is looking for surrogate gorilla mothers to look after some adorable baby gorillas! Perks of the job include getting to cuddle these squee-inducing critters and wearing a very fashionable furry-jacket-thing. Check it out:
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Back in March the above baby gorilla arrived at the Cincinnati Zoo. The gorilla was born in Texas but she was moved to the Cincinnati Zoo when her mother showed no maternal instinct towards her and, effectively, rejected her.
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Cincinnati Zoo has massive experience when it comes to raising gorilla babies and they offer orphaned gorillas special human surrogates who act as their mammies. Over the past five months, 10 incredibly lucky people have been employed as gorilla surrogates. Amazing, right?
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So what is the job description like? Well you get to give piggybacks to baby gorillas, you get to cuddle with them, you get to feed them, love them and play with them. Oh and the biggest perk of the job? You get to snuggle with them as they fall asleep. D’aawww.
Okay, enough talk. Where do we sign up? This is definitely our dream job!
