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Jan 11, 2009
New Ape Born at the National Zoo
The family at the National Zoo expanded today! Everyone welcome the newest addition to the Great Ape House: this guy! Or girl! Born to 26-year-old mother Mandara and 16-year-old father Baraka, this infant’s sex has yet to be determined. It may be a little while before this bunch of wrinkles gets a name. For the time being, Zoo officials will be watching the western lowland gorilla infant’s progress carefully. In a press release, Zoo…