Photos: Things got hairy at Saturday's Denver Gorilla Run

Saturday's Denver Gorilla Run not only broke the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people dressed in gorilla suits, but also featured an encyclopedic number of variations on the theme: There were pink gorillettes and samurai gorillas, Big Bang Theory nerdillas and some folks who plainly weren't gorillas...

By Westword Staff

October 29, 2013

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Saturday's Denver Gorilla Run not only broke the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people dressed in gorilla suits, but also featured an encyclopedic number of variations on the theme: There were pink gorillettes and samurai gorillas, Big Bang Theory nerdillas and some folks who plainly weren't gorillas at all. Ken Hamblin III caught all the hairy action for Westword, and we've collected his primate shots in a full slide show. But first, a sampler...

Now check out the full Denver Gorilla Run slide show.

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