Too Close for a Photo 📸🦍 She stepped just a little too close to the enclosure… Close enough for the gorilla to notice her hair. At first, it looked like curiosity. Then it turned into a firm grip. People rushed in, pulling, shouting, trying to free her. But the gorilla wasn’t aggressive, just intrigued. A reminder that wild animals don’t understand selfies. They understand movement, texture… and instinct. One step too close is all it takes. #Gorilla #Zoo #HairGrip @hailuoai_official

As Sky staff were leaving Crown Sydney that evening, they claim Mr Al Ahmed was seen returning with a cousin from the Barangaroo bar and dining precinct. He allegedly told them he had withdrawn because he felt let down by someone close to him and was too upset to proceed. The channel's Head of Programs, Mark Calvert, penned a lengthy article for Sky News Australia's website which described the day as 'frustrating' and at times 'surreal'. Calvert wrote that Mr Al Ahmed gave no clear answer about