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Three no four gorillas
Dec. 19th, 2015 03:43 pm
Kimani and Kambiri toward the back, Kiki with Zizi (Azize) clinging to her leg in the front.
Kimani and Kambiri toward the back, Kiki with Zizi (Azize) clinging to her leg in the front.
3:00 snapshot #1945: Tuesday
Apr. 4th, 2015 09:36 am
Okie sits in his bucket.
Kambiri way up on her perch.
Gigi hangs out with a new friend.
Father and daughter
Mar. 12th, 2015 07:46 pm
Kambiri up above, snacking on Japanese knotweed, while her father reclines below.
That's some next level reclining.
Gorilla birthday party
Nov. 25th, 2014 08:05 pm
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.
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.
Rachel and Kambiri
Nov. 8th, 2014 06:07 pm
Kambiri picked up a bunch of carrot pieces during the forage and then sat by Overlook One to eat them. Rachel said "gimme some of those carrots!" (Rachel had just thrown the carrots down to the gorillas a few minutes earlier, so I don't think she actually wanted them.
Kambiri just turned 4. Cute, isn't she?
3:00 snapshot #1800: Tuesday
Nov. 6th, 2014 06:43 pm
Guest interaction with gorillas
Staff interaction with gorillas
I love Gigi
Oct. 20th, 2014 07:51 pm
I've probably posted almost this exact picture before, but I so love Gigi and her expressive face.
Foreground to background: My closest zoo friend Kikipuff, my friend Jake who I knew before working at the zoo, and my friend Rachel. (and to the left, my friend Kambiri, a gorilla)
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Getting high, having a ball
Jul. 13th, 2014 11:24 am
Kambiri is the only one of the gorillas that can get up to this spot. Her boomer ball is filled with food, and up there she can snack in peace.
3:00 snapshot #1587: Wednesday
Apr. 5th, 2014 08:36 pm
Fortunate framing against the aviary.
Oh something real bad must have just happened in the movie...
Me, Joe, and Kimani.
Kambiri nurses from Kiki. Kambiri was born in November 2011.
Then she comes over to play peek-a-boo with me.
Soon she'll outgrow her playfulness, but it's nice to get to interact with her now.
That office window view is changing ever so slightly.
Erica trains Kitombe. (Kim supervises Erica, Kambiri--Kitombe's daughter--supervises him.)
Kiki (the mother, on the left) and Kimani watch the training--maybe throwing a glance at me.
3:00 snapshot #1555
Feb. 26th, 2014 06:48 pm
Today I found Gigi in a calm place.
She made eye contact. I politely looked away.
3:00 snapshot #1548
Feb. 22nd, 2014 07:51 pm
Looking out my office window to ever deepening snow.
Gigi touches snow inside the Tropical Forest exhibit. It started as a snowman that the keepers made from 2 dozen 5 gallon bucket loads of snow. I didn't see what they did to the snowman when they first discovered it, but while I was watching the oldest and youngest gorillas were eating the snow.
