Bobo and the Lowmans He remains the most famous foster child of Anacortes. Bobo the Gorilla, an infant ape bought by Anacortes resident Bill Lowman from a Columbus, Ohio, game hunter, lived with the Lowman family at their Anacortes home from December of 1951 to December of 1953. With the advice of zoo keepers and other authorities the Lowmans, particularly Bill and Bills mother, Jean, raised the infant ape as it grew from 11 1/2 pounds to 62 pounds at the end of 1953. Bobo was treated like a human infant, sleeping in a bassinet and initially fed with a baby bottle with a special formula. Bobo often accompanied Jean Lowman into town on her errands and became a common sight in Anacortes. But by the end of 1953 Bobo had outgrown his home, and the family decided that Bobo would be better off at a zoo. Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle agreed to take Bobo, and he soon become a fan favorite there. Lowman family members often visited Bobo, and Jean Lowman actually stayed with Bobo for his first three weeks at the zoo as he adjusted to his new home. Bobo, who grew to a size of 500 pounds, died in February of 1968, mourned by zoo visitors, the Anacortes community and his adoptive family. Bill Lowman holds the infant Bobo
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