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urbpan ([personal profile] urbpan) wrote2014-11-25 08:05 pm

Gorilla birthday party

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When it's one of the Gorilla's birthdays, the keepers decorate the exhibit and fill it with special treats and a cake (made of gorilla biscuits and yogurt). Kimani was born on November 24th 2004; she's a fully grown ten year old female gorilla now.

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Here are Kimani's parents, Kiki and Kitombe, finding popcorn and other treats. Kitombe was showing amorous intentions toward Kiki on this day, but she wasn't that into it.

[identity profile] lisianthia.livejournal.com 2014-11-26 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
A zoo here in the Twin Cities just lost a baby gorilla. He was only four days old. They're doing a necropsy but no public results yet. (