Incredible moment Donna Air’s daughter Freya Aspinall feeds treats to gorillas she’s known since she was a baby at her father’s wildlife park

• Freya Aspinall, from London, fed treats to a pair of gorillas in a sweet clip
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Donna Air’s daughter Freya Aspinall fed treats to a pair of gorillas that she has known since birth in touching video. 

The conservationist, 20, from London, was seen sitting with the gorillas and handing them treats like little children.

Freya has known Silverback Kifu, 36, and Tambabi, 35, since she was born and was introduced to the animals by her father Damian Aspinall, another conservationist.

In the sweet clip, Freya can be seen handing treats over to one of the gorillas as she lay on the ground with them. 

The trio looked comfortable in each others company as they relaxed inside the enclosure. 

Donna Air’s daughter Freya Aspinall fed treats to a pair of gorillas that she has known since birth in touching video

One of the gorillas put their hand out to request another treat from Freya in an adorable moment.  

Kifu and Tambabi live in Howletts Wild Animal Park in Bekesbourne, Kent, which was founded by John Aspinall, Freya’s grandfather.

The video was filmed in the gorillas’ enclosure and Freya was interacting with the pair for enrichment.

Her interaction with the animals comes after Freya built up decades of trust with the pair.

She and her father are the only people who are able to interact with the gorillas like this safely.

Howletts Wild Animal Park said: ‘This type of interaction takes years of trust, love and respect.

‘Nobody other than Freya or Damian enters their enclosure with them.

‘[Building this trust is done via] No tricks, no shortcuts, just years of love, mutual respect and trust.’

The conservationist, 20, from London , was seen sitting with the gorillas and handing them treats like little children

The trio looked comfortable in each others company as they relaxed inside the enclosure

One of the gorillas put their hand out to request another treat from Freya in an adorable moment

They added: ‘Freya has been around animals in this way since she was a baby.

‘Animals are honest. If the gorillas didn’t want to interact with Freya and Damian they would let them know with their body language before they enter the enclosure.’

Freya is the only daughter of Damian and Donna.

Donna was just 21 when she met and fell in love with the multimillionaire, who was 40 at the time.

They were introduced at a dinner party in 2000 by their mutual friend, former It Girl Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, and went on to have a seven year relationship.

The couple famously hit the headlines when Freya was a baby, announcing they were planning to place their daughter in a gorilla enclosure at Damian’s animal park and allow her to be carried off by the female of the group.

Freya has entered the family business with her dad Damian (right) and Donna backed their daughter’s decision to drop out of school and follow him into conservation

Freya is the only daughter of Damian and Donna (left), who was just 21 when she met and fell in love with the multimillionaire, who was 40 at the time

It was a ritual Damian had carried out with his first two daughters, Tansy, 33, and Clary, 30, from his 15-year marriage to Louise Sebag-Montefiore.

Damian has carried on the legacy of his late father John Aspinall who encouraged close contact between animals and keepers at Kent park Howletts and its sister site Port Lympne.

Damian’s dad John bought Howletts with his gambling winnings in 1956 and moved his family there from central London.

Following his father’s death, Damian has has managed the parks through the John Aspinall Foundation, a charity named for his father.

Now Freya has entered the family business, with Damian and Donna backing their daughter’s decision to drop out of school and follow him into conservation.

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