The first zoo born gorilla and oldest gorilla on record to celebrate her 57th birthday at Columbus Zoo

Powell, OH, USA, 2013-12-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — Colo, the first gorilla born in a zoo and oldest gorilla on record is making news again for her 57th birthday. In addition to being the longest lived gorilla in a zoo, this year the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium invites everyone to be a part of the celebration by… Read the full press release

15-year-old western lowland gorilla Sukari gave birth to a female infant on August 30, 2013 at Zoo Atlanta

Sukari delivers another grandchild for the famed Willie B. ATLANTA, 2013-09-05 — /travelprnews.com/ — Sukari, a 15-year-old western lowland gorilla, gave birth to a female infant on August 30, 2013. A grandchild of the legendary late Willie B., the newborn is the 20th gorilla born in The Ford African Rain Forest since 1988, and is the… Read the full press release

Lincoln Park Zoo injured baby gorilla Nayembi reunited with her mother

Chicago, 2013-07-24 — /travelprnews.com/ — Lincoln Park Zoo is thrilled to announce that Nayembi, the female western lowland gorilla injured earlier this year, has reunited with her mother and some other troop members after months of around-the-clock care by animal care staff. Nayembi, born last November, and her mother, Rollie, 16, have been living side by… Read the full press release

Monroe, a western lowland Gorilla at San Diego Zoo Safari Park Celebrates Second Birthday

2013-06-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — Monroe, a western lowland gorilla at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, celebrated his second birthday today, savoring a multicolored ice cake made of fruits and vegetables and adorned with yam and banana frosting, ginger leaves and jacaranda and hibiscus flowers. The young gorilla licked and picked blueberries off his cake before… Read the full press release