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A photograph was circulated widely on most of the content websites on 30^th May 2016 supposedly showing a hybrid human-gorilla, a new born baby named “Hurilla”. This shocking report was come out by the Indian University of Science in Bangalore. The University has announced that they have perfectly & successfully cloned a half-human & half-gorilla hybrid. The genetic experimentation of human & gorilla were kept secret in various countries since 1980s. The University named their experiment as “Hurilla” and it is only seven weeks of age. Its weight is estimated at 18.2 pounds and 24 inches in size. They are expecting that “Hurilla” will grow to 250-300 pounds with at least 6 feet in height.

When we tried to find its authenticity, we found that the published image has been a central focus for many fake news stories and websites regarding hybrids of humans with other species. It is important that these stories featured a number of conflicting reports again & again. For example, an entertainment website “Stuppid” used this image in one of its article and claimed that image was showing a “Humanzee” by describing a combination of a human & a chimpanzee, and this hybrid creature was living in Nigeria, not India. Point to be noted that the photograph was not a Humanzee, Hurilla or any other form of hybrid animal. The photograph was originally captured in 2005 and the photograph was showing a new born baby gorilla at Busch Gardens in Tampa Bay, Florida.