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January April Alpha andherdaughter, Babs, are Samson arrivesatBrookfieldZooon Babs. Samson isintroducedtoAlphaand to off-exhibitareasinTropic World. moved fromtheoldPrimateHouse breeding loanfromBuffaloZoo. 1980 A History of Tropic World’s Gorillas December September October Aquilina is born toAlpha and Aquilina isborn toBabs andSamson. Becky isborn Samson, Alpha,andBabsare Samson. introduced totheexhibit. Aquilina and Alpha 1981 Babs and Becky A History of Tropic World’s Gorillas
May Tropic World: Africa opens to the public. 1982 Samson with visitors A History of Tropic World’s Gorillas
May Tropic World: Asiaopens. 1983 Samson Samson A History of Tropic World’s Gorillas
June May Tropic World: South America opens. Alpha becomespregnant for thesecondtimebySamson. 1984 Tropic World: Africa A History of Tropic World’s Gorillas
February Jabari is born toAlpha andSamson. Jabari isborn “brave andfearless.” The nameJabarimeans“ruler”or 1985 Jabari and Alpha Samson A History of Tropic World’s Gorillas
February At 25yearsold,Betastarts arthritis. tohelpherbattle surgery to undergohip-replacement 1986 Beta A History of Tropic World’s Gorillas December May Becky issenttoBuffaloZooon Lincoln ParkZooonbreedingloan. on breedingloan.Bassaarrivesfrom Aquilina issenttoLincolnParkZoo breeding loan. 1987 Becky A History of Tropic World’s Gorillas September March April June May July Kwizera receivesaskullfracture froman Ndume arrivesat to Aquilina returns Kwisha’s isbrokeninatug- rightarm toAlphaandSamson. Kwisha isborn toBabsandSamson. Kwizera isborn for handrearing. unknown causeandistaken offexhibit Cincinnati Zoo. breeding loanfrom Brookfield Zooon breeding loan. Audubon Zooon arrivesfrom Chicory to LincolnParkZoo. Bassa issentback Lincoln ParkZoo. Brookfield Zoofrom taken offexhibitforhandrearing. of-war betweenAlphaandBassa.Heis Kwisha, whichmeans“thelast.” As Samson’s lastoffspring,heisnamed becomes illanddiesofabraintumor. Her namemeans“tohope.”Samson 1988 Chicory A History of Tropic World’s Gorillas December November August July Kwizera isreintroducedtohermother, A male infant is born to Aquilina and A maleinfant isborn Jabari issenttoSt.Louis Zoo to Kwisha isreintroducedtohis Babs, after11monthsof handrearing. Ndume, but he failstonurseanddies. become partofabachelor group. handrearing. mother, Alpha,after14monthsof 1989 Babs and Kwizera A History of Tropic World’s Gorillas
August Baraka is born toBabsand Baraka isborn “a blessing.” Ndume. Hernamemeans 1990 Baraka A History of Tropic World’s Gorillas December September
February August June dm joins Ndume to Zuza isborn Ndume issentbackto Mtu Chumais Binti Juaarrives as amate. chooses Ndume supposedly signing gorilla, Koko, the in California. Foundation at theGorilla female Koko to nurse. because hefails Keepers handrearZuza His namemeans“gift.” Aquilina andNdume. Cincinnati Zoo. iron.” means “manof Ndume. Hisname toAlphaand born of sunshine.” means “daughter loan. Hername Zoo onbreeding from SanFrancisco 1991
Mtu Chuma Binti Jua Ndume A History of Tropic World’s Gorillas
July Abe arrivesatBrookfieldZooon influence ofanadultmale. in thegroupprovidesstabilizing has notyetreproduced,hispresence Although Abeisolder(about36)and DoorlyZoo. breeding loanfromHenry 1992 Abe A History of Tropic World’s Gorillas
July Kwizera issenttoBuffaloZooon of handrearedinfantssimilarages. Pittsburgh Zootobepartofagroup breeding loan.Zuzaissentto 1993 Zuza (at lower left) with part of his social group at Pittsburgh Zoo Kwizera A History of Tropic World’s Gorillas
February June Kwisha issent hasthree episodesofwhat Chicory loan. on breeding to Toledo Zoo has alife-threateningtumor. disorder. AnMRI revealsthatChicory system appear tobeanervous 1994 Chicory’s MRI Kwisha A History of Tropic World’s Gorillas
February Binti and Koola March May Abe dies Bana isborn toBintiJuaandAbe. Koola isborn complications. related health due toage- hold.” means “to name Bana Chicory. The to Babsand gorilla-chimpanzee hybrid. a mythicalcreaturethoughttobe of theword“koolakamba,”represents The nameKoola,whenusedaspart 1995 Babs and Bana A History of Tropic World’s Gorillas December September August A three-year-oldboyaccidentally Akanyi ismovedtoColumbus toAquilina and Akanyi isborn Binti Juacarrieshimtosafety. falls intothegorillaexhibitand fostering program. Zoo toparticipateinasurrogate/ Chicory. 1996 Binti Jua A History of Tropic World’s Gorillas
January June July Beta ishousedwiththeSyke’s Mtu ChumaissenttoDisney’s Aquilina issenttoDallasZooon and environmentalenrichment. guenon groupforcompanionship of abachelorgroup. Animal Kingdomtobecomepart arrival, shebecomespregnant. breeding loan.Shortlyafterher 1997 Beta A History of Tropic World’s Gorillas December November
October August June aa is Ramar Ramar arrives Chicory diesunexpectedly.Chicory A Babs isfoundtobepregnant. and theexhibit. the gorillagroup introduced to successfully succeed Chicory. He ishereto breeding loan. Carolina Zooon from North strength andrangeofmotion. Center tohelpherincrease staff ofLoyolaUniversityMedical Beta beginsreceivingtherapyfrom determined. cause ofdeathisnotimmediately Chicory isthefather.Chicory 1998 Ramar A History of Tropic World’s Gorillas
February Babs’ babyisstillborn. 1999 A History of Tropic World’s Gorillas September Animal care staff observe that Animal carestaffobserve in hernestlongerthemorning. eats less,islessactive,andstays Baraka, aftermatingwithRamar, 2000 A pregnant Baraka A History of Tropic World’s Gorillas
April Nadaya is born toBaraka and Nadaya isborn first-time parents. Both BarakaandRamarare Ramar. Hisnamemeans“first.” 2001 Ramar, Baraka, and Nadaya. A History of Tropic World’s Gorillas
January March April Animal carestaffbegin Animal care first timeeverforagorilla. graft tohelpthesocketheal—the extraction. Theyuseahumanbone a toothsocketfromprevious canal onacaninetooth,andrepair aroot perform spur andcorn, veterinarians canremoveabone Ramar ishand-injectedso gorillas havemenopause. multizoo studytoseeiffemale participating inalong-term, for animalsandstaff. sedation procedures, reducingthestressof for medical an injection to receive upper arm present their gorillas to training the staff start 2002 spur A History of Tropic World’s Gorillas
May browse year-round. up innovativewaystoprovide Animal carestaffbeginthinking 2003 A History of Tropic World’s Gorillas December September February April Babs diesafteralong to Kamba isborn Baraka developes Results fromthemenopausestudy kidney disease. battle withchronic infant. This isKoola’s first Koola andRamar. Nadaya. roleforhergrandson maternal Grandmother Babsassumesthe which ultimatelycausesherdeath. reproductive organs, abscess inher in anundetected cavity, resulting over herabdominal infection thattakes peritonitis, an females doreachmenopause. that beganin2002showgorilla 2004 Babs Koola and Baraka Kamba A History of Tropic World’s Gorillas May Bakari is born toBintiandRamar.Bakari isborn means "onewhowillsucceed.” from over2,000entries,andit His nameischoseninacontest Bakari 2005 A History of Tropic World’s Gorillas November Species Survival plan heart disease. discuss allaspectsofgorilla and physiciansconveneto veterinarians, pathologists, time thatanimalcarestaff, Brookfield Zooisthefirst A symposiumheldat 2006 ® A History of Tropic World’s Gorillas September April Beta’s again. bleedingreturns Beta undergoesahydrothermal stops thebleeding. A uterinefibroidembolization heavily.returns pills tostopthebleeding,which had givenherbirthcontrol her uterus.Animalcarestaff ablation todestroyafibroidin 2007 Beta’s uterine fibroid embolization Beta A History of Tropic World’s Gorillas December Beta Gorilladiesatage47. 2008 Beta A History of Tropic World’s Gorillas
March Alpha, longtimematriarchof Brookfield Zoo’s gorillagroup,dies. 2009 Alpha A History of Tropic World’s Gorillas
April Female gorillaBanamoves Zoo. downtown toLincolnPark 2010 Bana A History of Tropic World’s Gorillas
March July Nadaya andBakariare Competition andsome transferred toSt.LouisZoo. Nadaya. between Ramarandhisson, aggression starttooccur 2011 Nadaya and Bakari A History of Tropic World’s Gorillas
April May JoJo arrivesatBrookfieldZoo. Ramar movesintoretirement. Ramar in retirement 2012 JoJo A History of Tropic World’s Gorillas November Koola and Nora Nora is born toKoola. Nora isborn 2013 Koola and Nora A History of Tropic World’s Gorillas
Fall developmental milestones. Nora crawl,amongothernormal Animal carestaffbeginseeing 2014 Nora Koola and Nora Nora A History of Tropic World’s Gorillas mating pairoffspringproduced Animals shownin boldareonexhibitin Tropic World. B. August19,1990 B. March17,1988 Binti Jua Baraka Alpha male female D. 2008 D. 2004 Beta D. 2009 B. 1961 B. 1961 Tropic World Gorilla B. October10,1981 Ramar Ramar Samson Ndume B. 1968 B. 1968 Babe D. 1975 D. 1995 D. 1988 B. 1950 B. 1956 B. 1961 Abe Fam B. December15,1981 ily B. February 21,1995 B. February B. February 5,1985 B. February Mtu Chuma B. April28,1988 Aquilina B. July12,1974 B. April4,2001 B. May2,2005 Nadaya B. June28,1991 Kwisha Bakari Koola Jabari D. 2000 Babs D. 2013 D. 2004 D. 2001 Tree B. October10,1981 B. October10,1981 B. April30,1980 B. May15,1985 B. May15,1985 Chicory Samson Chicory Ramar Ndume Ndume B. 1968 D. 1998 JoJo D. 1988 D. 1998 B. 1961 B. September3,1996 B. October15,1981 B. August19,1990 B. March11,1988 B. September1,2004 B. November4,2013 B. March6,1995 B. September16,1991 Kwizera Baraka Akanyi Kamba Becky Bana D. 2011 D. 2004 D. 1997 Nora Zuza