And now, our choice for GORILLA OF THE DAY is... birthday boy VIP at the Woodland Park Zoo. Happy 36th Birthday Vip!!! Wishing him a great birthday filled with love, fun and lots of enrichments!!! Friends, please meet Vip~ Vip #0687 (1979- ) Male Western Lowland Gorilla (Photos by Max Block / GPP Field Correspondent) BORN: January 26, 1979, at the Wassenaar Zoo DIED: CAUSE OF DEATH: OWNER: Milwaukee County Zoo SIRE: Tembo #0185 (1961-1997), born in the wild, died at the Artis Zoo of Shigellosis. DAM: Linda #0214 (1964-2010), born in the wild, died at the Milwaukee County Zoo of Renal Failure; euthanized. OFFSPRING: Total of 8, 6 living, 2 deceased Monifa #1502 (Female) (1998- ), born at the Woodland Park Zoo, currently resides at the San Francisco Zoo. N’gozi #1503 (Female) (1998- ), born at the Woodland Park Zoo, currently resides at the Toronto Zoo. Naku #1578 (Female) (2000- ), born at the Woodland Park Zoo, currently resides at the Milwaukee County Zoo. Akenji #1680 (Female) (2001- ), born and resides at the Woodland Park Zoo. Calaya #1699 (Female) (2002- ), born and resides at the Woodland Park Zoo. Unnamed Baby #1883 (Gender Unknown) (May 28, 2006), born at the Woodland Park Zoo, baby was stillborn. Unnamed Baby #1907 (Female) (September 9, 2005), born at the Woodland Park Zoo, baby was stillborn. Uzumma aka Belle #1933 (Female) (2007- ), born and resides at the Woodland Park Zoo. SIBLINGS: Total of 3, 1 full sibling, 2 half His brothers include: Yaounde #0841 (Full) (1983- ) Awali #1279 (Half) (1993- ) His sisters include: Bikira #1352 (Half) (1995- ) TRANSFERS: January 26, 1979 – May 13, 1987 / Wassenaar Zoo May 13, 1987 – January 17, 1989 / Fort Worth Zoo January 17, 1989 – October 15, 1996 / Franklin Park Zoo October 15, 1996 – Current / Woodland Park Zoo You can find Vip leading Group 1 including Amanda, Jumoke, Calaya, and Uzumma.
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 12:00:00 +0000
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