London Zoo

Opened in March 2007, Gorilla Kingdom consists of a moated island, home to a group of western lowland gorillas. The zoo currently holds seven gorillas: an adult male named Kiburi, two adult females named Mjukuu and Effie, a juvenile female named Alika, a juvenile male named Gernot, and 2 female infant named Juno and Venus.

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Date: April 1

Gorillas

Gorilla twins in the Volcanoes Park of Rwanda.

Situated in the far northwest of Rwanda, Volcanoes National Park protects the steep slopes of this magnificent mountain range – home of the endangered mountain gorilla and a rich mosaic of montane ecosystems, which embrace evergreen and bamboo forest, open grassland, swamp and heath. Tracking endangered mountain gorillas through the mysterious intimacy of the rain forest, alive with the calls of 200 species of colorful birds and chattering of the rare golden monkey, is only one of the truly unique experiences in the area.

Many thanks Deo!
Date: Jan 30

Apenheul

Apenheul s a zoo in Apeldoorn, specialized in apes and monkeys. It opened in 1971 and was the first zoo in the world where monkeys could walk around freely in the forest and between the visitors. It started with just a few species, now it displays more than 30 different primates, among them bonobo, gorilla and orangutan. Apenheul has 2 groups of gorillas with 5 gorillas in each group.

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Date: Dec 12

Matadi

Silverback Matadi came to Antwerp Zoo in 2016 when he was 12 years old. He got 2 beautiful daughters, Thandie in 2018 and Vizazi in 2020 and was an amazing father. He died at the age of 20 following a double respiratory infection.

Date: May 14

Zoo Prague - Western Lowland Gorilla

The first photo of a baby gorilla, born on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, by a ten year old female, Duni. Her mother, the legendary Moja, the first gorilla born in the Czech Republic, thus became a grandmother and the popular Richard, a great-grandfather.

Thank you Lubo!
Date: Feb 5

Western Lowland Gorilla

A Western Lowland Gorilla at Paignton Zoo, located in South Devon. They have a bachelor group of 4 gorillas: Pertinax, Kivu, Kiondo and N’Dowe. Pertinax, almost 42, is the oldest gorilla in the UK. 

Many thanks Kate!
Date: Jan 5

Western lowland gorillas

I just got back from London and visited the Zoo. Of course I bought a postcard as souvenir! I chose this card with Western lowland gorillas