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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — The Little Rock Zoo has officially announced the name of its newborn gorilla with a special ceremony this morning. Beni, the baby gorilla, marks a historic milestone ...
A gorilla at the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston, who was experiencing serious health issues and underwent a medical examination on Thursday, has now died.Kitombe, the western lowland gorilla known by ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — If you visit the Louisville Zoo, you can now see the baby gorilla that was rejected by its birth mother in Washington state and its new foster mom. Abeo (pronounced ah-BAY-oh ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Visitors can now see baby Abeo on exhibit after he made his debut at the Louisville Zoo’s Gorilla Forest. Abeo is a 1 ½-month-old Western Lowland gorilla born on June 28 at ...
Bulera was born at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago in 1989 and came to Jacksonville in 2009 with her daughter Madini. They were intended companions for silverback gorilla Quito. In 2015, Bulera gave ...
The Woodland Park Zoo’s gorilla care team named the baby gorilla, Abeo. The name means “bringer of happiness” in Yoruba, a language spoken in West Africa. Abeo was born on June 28 to first ...
Last month the zoo welcomed a new baby gorilla, the 35th born on its property. The baby is visible to visitors at an indoor viewing area in the Congo Expedition from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sue, a gorilla at the Columbus Zoo holding her newly born baby. The baby was born June 29. Until then, the indoor viewing area in the Congo Expedition region will be closed while the troop settles in.
Henry Doorly Zoo welcomed a new gorilla that has ties to Omaha.Ajabu, a 6-year-old male western lowland gorilla, came to Omaha from the Philadelphia Zoo.According to the zoo, Ajabu’s father ...
The exhibit, which the zoo describes as among the most significant milestones in its 110-year history, will be among the nation's largest gorilla habitats and include features not found anywhere else.