Next stop were the habitats of the largest primates, the
Orangutan House and the Hubbard Gorilla Valley.
Both provide large interior and exterior habitats for
their residents.
The Orangutans
were in a transition from being inside to moving outside for a midday meal of
vegetables and protein pellets.
So
it wasn't possible to get a good picture of any of them, though I got see some
as they left their interior space.
The newer of the two adjacent facilities is the Hubbard Gorilla Valley,
with not only offers an expansive interior space, but a variety of separate
exterior spaces to allow the Gorillas the chance to be together or not
depending on their needs and the situation.
Sometimes males prefer their privacy for example.
I was able to see about half a dozen
different adult males, and then inside a group of females along with a baby
born this past January 18.
In one
of the Gorilla yards, the zoo had a lone Yellow-backed Duiker, and a pair of
both Black Crowned Crane and Abyssinian Ground Hornbills.
In other areas of the building habitats
contained lesser apes and monkeys as well as birds and smaller rodents.
Yellow-backed Duiker,
Cephalopus silvicultor.
Black Crowned Cranes, Balearica pavonina, and an
Abyssinian
Ground Hornbill, Bucorvus abyssinicus.
The first of two of the zoos over half dozen adult
males. This
Western Lowland
Gorilla,
Gorilla gorilla gorilla, is perched in a glass alcove where he's the
center of human attention.
This is the baby (7 1/2 months-old) Gorilla, Kgosi. He was also a real crowd pleaser.
This is 22 year-old Tambo, Kgosi's mother. Kgosi is her first offspring, though 21
year-old, Timu, Kgosi's father has sired 3 previous offspring.
A
Diana Monkey,
Cercopithecus diana.
Next stop were the habitats of the largest primates, the
Orangutan House and the Hubbard Gorilla Valley. Both provide large interior and exterior habitats for
their residents. The Orangutans
were in a transition from being inside to moving outside for a midday meal of
vegetables and protein pellets. So
it wasn't possible to get a good picture of any of them, though I got see some
as they left their interior space.
The newer of the two adjacent facilities is the Hubbard Gorilla Valley,
with not only offers an expansive interior space, but a variety of separate
exterior spaces to allow the Gorillas the chance to be together or not
depending on their needs and the situation. Sometimes males prefer their privacy for example. I was able to see about half a dozen
different adult males, and then inside a group of females along with a baby
born this past January 18. In one
of the Gorilla yards, the zoo had a lone Yellow-backed Duiker, and a pair of
both Black Crowned Crane and Abyssinian Ground Hornbills. In other areas of the building habitats
contained lesser apes and monkeys as well as birds and smaller rodents.
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