Gorilla at Louisville Zoo loves cat videos

A cute video of a gorilla at Louisville Zoo in Kentucky watching cat videos on a girl's phone has been shared thousands of times on Twitter.

Sierra Sheard, 16, was visiting the zoo when she spotted the adorable scene.

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She posted the footage on Twitter and wrote: "I went to the zoo today and this lady was showing this gorilla cat videos and he was WATCHING THEM".

Speaking to Tech Insider, Sheard said: "Everyone was just amazed. The gorilla was watching the videos so intently.

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"When the girl would re-position herself and shift her phone, the gorilla would re-position himself so he could get a nice view."

She told Business Insider: "At one point he even threw his head back and laughed at one of the videos. He had what appeared to be a smile on his face."

Earlier this year, a toddler was filmed playing peek-a-boo with a baby gorilla at Columbus Zoo & Aquarium in Ohio.

Little Isaiah, two, visited the attraction with his family and wandered over to the Congo Expedition where he made the new friend.

His mum Sherry Chute told Dispatch: "He was just looking at the gorillas and we said to him 'Isaiah what do the gorillas do?' and he started pounding his chest."