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Zoo hopes news gorillas will form ‘troop’ as in the wild

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo has received two female gorillas from other zoos in an effort to create a new troop mirroring those in the wild

By Associated Press
Published: September 21, 2017, 10:05am
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A male silverback gorilla named Mokolo in the Primate, Cat & Aquatics sections of the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo in Cleveland. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo received a female gorilla named Fredrika from Florida’s Zoo Miami and a female gorilla named Kebi Moya from the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Powell, Ohio, selected to join Mokolo, in the hope of creating a new troop.
A male silverback gorilla named Mokolo in the Primate, Cat & Aquatics sections of the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo in Cleveland. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo received a female gorilla named Fredrika from Florida’s Zoo Miami and a female gorilla named Kebi Moya from the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Powell, Ohio, selected to join Mokolo, in the hope of creating a new troop. (Kyle Lanzer/Cleveland Metroparks Zoo via AP) Photo Gallery

CLEVELAND — Cleveland Metroparks Zoo has received two female gorillas from other zoos in an effort to create a new troop mirroring those in the wild.

Zoo officials say the females are 43-year-old Fredrika (fred-REEK’-uh) from Florida’s Zoo Miami and 26-year-old Kebi Moya (KAY’-bee MOY’-uh) from Ohio’s Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.

They two arrived several months ago and have bonded. They are now getting to know Mokolo (muh-KO’-low), the zoo’s 30-year-old male silverback.

Zoo officials say the two females were selected based on their social experiences and behaviors to form a social group with Mokolo.

The zoo hopes to introduce the troop to the public in the coming weeks.

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