Gorilla steals camera for some up close selfie action

 By 
Brian Koerber
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Sometimes, you just need to take a selfie.

While filming a virtual reality safari experience in Uganda in May, VR Gorilla captured a curious 3-year-old wild mountain gorilla who just wanted a little bit of personal camera time.

In the clip, which was posted this month, the young gorilla spots the camera, slowly walks over to it and grabs it as he lays down for a closeup.

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