the only way gladys new gorilla family will accept her if humans can teach her to become a real gorilla. you don t coo to baby gorillas. no i talk to them like this. i use a gorilla accent when i talk to gladys. first time i see her, i talk like gladys. reporter: all the surrogates wear this faux fur. that looks more like a sheep s suit. are we turning into lambs here. careful not to baby this baby. yanking the hair. might put fingernails in her head. when she is awake she doesn t mind. they re tough. reporter: all of this. the grabbing. these hands are so strong. piggyback ride mimic real gorillas. the goal is to match gladys born at a texas zoo with a gorilla mother born here in cincinnati. but there is a chance this elaborate experiment might not work.
gorilla mom. inside gladys room evans teaches me how to be a surrogate. the only way gladys new gorilla family will accept her if humans can teach her to become a real gorilla. you don t coo to baby gorillas. no i talk to them like this. i use a gorilla accent when i talk to gladys. first time i see her, i talk like gladys. reporter: all the surrogates wear this faux fur. that looks more like a sheep s suit. are we turning into lambs here. careful not to baby this baby. yanking the hair. might put fingernails in her head. when she is awake she doesn t mind. they re tough. reporter: all of this. the grabbing. these hand are so strong. piggyback ride mimic real gorillas. the goal is to match gladys born at a texas zoo with a gorilla mother born here in cincinnati. but there is a chance this elaborate experiment might not