ADORABLE shots of a baby gorilla squirming under a cold stethoscope have become an internet sensation 13 years after they were taken.
Twitter users have recently spread the photos of Yakini’s health check across the web, despite the images being more than a decade old.
And although it’s unclear who kicked off the craze and why – the charming photos have had over 17,000 retweets in 24 hours.
Web sensation ... gorilla pics have been retweeted over 17,000 times
Even the man who first took the shots in 1999 is mystified by their new fame.
Grown up ... Yakini as he is now
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Photographer David Caird of Australia’s Herald Sun, said: “Who knows why these things go off. These pictures were taken in a early-internet age, before social media. If you haven’t seen something before, when you see it for the first time you think it’s new.
Net craze ... tiny primate has new-found fame
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“Suddenly everything that’s old is new again.”
Monkey business ... gorilla squirms
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The snapper went on to publish two picture books documenting the early years of Yakini’s life and last saw the hairy primate, who now resides at a cushy “bachelors” enclosure at the Werribee Open Range Zoo in Australia, a year ago.
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