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"London Zoo and Prague Zoo have both welcomed newborn gorillas, who belong to
the critically endangered western lowland species.
After a brief 17-minute labour, London's new infant was born on Wednesday to
mum Mjukuu, following an approximately eight-and-a-half-month pregnancy.
Its father, Kiburi arrived in London from Tenerife in November 2022 as part of
the international conservation breeding programme.
Native to central Africa, western lowland gorillas were declared critically
endangered in 2007 because of habitat loss as well as deaths caused by the
Ebola virus and hunters who killed them illegally for their meat.
Their numbers in the wild have declined by more than 60 per cent over the last
25 years, but the program is helping ensure the preservation of a genetically
diverse and healthy population of the gorilla subspecies.
Zookeepers are yet to confirm the sex of the infant."
Via Rixty Dixet.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
