The comment is just one of hundreds sparked by a viral TikTok video - which now has more than 800l views - that saw the troop of gorillas at the former zoo site in Clifton filmed by trespassers who claimed the animals were “abandoned” and expressed concerns for their welfare.
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00:00A viral video on TikTok has caught a lot of attention. The video saw a troop of gorillas
00:10at the former zoo site in Clifton filmed by trespassers who claimed the animals were abandoned
00:16and expressed concerns for their welfare. But not everyone agreed with the video. One
00:23commenter added, they are perfectly fine and well looked after.
00:28And Bristol Zoo has challenged the claims in the video, stating, the care and welfare
00:34of our animals is and always has been our top priority. Our experienced keepers and
00:40dedicated welfare team have continued to care for the gorillas since the closure of the
00:45Bristol Zoo Gardens site. It has been well publicised that the troop are still living
00:50on the site in Clifton and work is well underway to create a new Central African Forest Habitat
00:57at the Bristol Zoo project.