Gorilla gets Sky+ HD service in its enclosure, wouldn't return to the wild if he could

There's spoiled, and then there's Nico. The 47-year old Silverback Western Lowland Gorilla, which is currently being held at Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire, England, grew quite fond of television during a six-month UK quarantine period spent indoors. Now, officials have upgraded the animal's living quarters to include a Sky+ HD box and an HDTV. According to Nico's head keeper, "television has proved a great environmental enrichment tool for Nico over the years," and now, Nico can sit back [and] enjoy the greater picture detail of HD and the surround sound experience." Before you get too jealous, you should know that the creature's viewing hours are limited -- you know, so it doesn't morph into an "archetypal couch potato."

[UnnDunn Posted Oct 29th 2008 1:50AM]

Maybe I'm just really dense, but... is that remote actual size, or a giant replica?

[jgpuff Posted Oct 29th 2008 5:57AM]

The remote is normal. The picture was taken with a tiny replica of the gorilla.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 29th 2008 8:57AM]

No....the gorilla is normal size. It's just that the remote is a giant prototype of what consumers will eventually get, albeit, in a somewhat small size.