When the old keeper forgot one latch, the 400-pound silverback reached through the steel

morning, but he did not cling. He did not ask to be held.

For most of twenty-five years, the one exception had been Tom.

Miguel handed me the tablet without looking away from the corridor. On the screen was a behavior chart from the past three months, and even before I read the notes, the pattern told its own story. Two barrier holds in early July. Five continue reading …