A finger painting by Okie the gorilla, 2007.

Little Joe and Okie, two of Franklin Park Zoo’s western lowland gorillas, are avid finger painters. Working with their keepers, finger painting is a part of the Zoo’s enrichment program designed to keep the gorillas intellectually stimulated.

 

Finger painting by Okie the gorilla.

 

Finger painting by Little Joe the gorilla.

 

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