Dam / Sire: Bridgette / Oscar (Hand reared) Transfers: 26.October. Date of birth: October 26 th 1983 Capture date: captive born Place of birth: Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. The naming of the newborn was auctioned off as a zoo fundraiser. Species: Gorilla gorilla gorilla Official register: Stud 835 Sex: M. Colo did not raise any of her own children, however she did raise her twin grandsons, Macombo II and Mosuba (born 26th October 1986), from when they were born. There is a 60th birthday celebration planned for Colo on December 22nd. He and his brother, Mosuba, were the first gorilla twins born in the western hemisphere. JJ’s father, Macombo II, is Colo’s grandson. She still lives at the Columbus zoo, where she was born. The baby gorilla is descended from the zoo’s well-known gorilla family.įifty-nine-year-old Colo is considered the oldest gorilla on record. The newborn’s gender was determined a bit later: a boy! JJ and his mom Tabibu are expected to remain behind the scenes for several months.īreaking News! The animal care team has just confirmed baby gorilla JJ is a boy!
MACOMBO AND MOSUBA MAC
They posted a tweet with a picture of the baby’s dad and his brother:īABY NEWS: A #gorilla, named JJ, was born on 9/28 to Dad Mac (pictured w/ his twin) & Mom Tabibu. Two of them, Millie Christina and Baron Macombo, would eventually become the parents of Colo in 1956the world’s first gorilla born in captivity.
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium says a baby western lowland gorilla named JJ was born there Wednesday.
Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.ĬOLUMBUS, Ohio – The longest-living gorilla on record has another great-grandbaby. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.
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