This is the 5th and last adult in the series where I have (had) the gorillas from the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo tell you a little bit about their backgrounds. This episode is with N'neka.

Meet Tusa [ Ссылка ]
Meet Kebi [ Ссылка ]
Meet Mokolo [ Ссылка ]
Meet Freddy [ Ссылка ]

****My goal is to entertain and educate my viewers. I am not interested in blaming or embarrassing a zoo for an accident that happened 10 years ago. That is why I do not provide the name of the zoo that had the accident with Kabibi. *****

Facts about N'neka given in video:
Both parents born in zoos, Dad - named Mkubwa, from Cincinnati, born in 1975, Mom -named Bawang, born in 1980. N'neka spent 19 years in her first zoo, and has been in Cleveland for 6 years.
She had her first baby when she was 14 years old. It was a girl named Kabibi. Kabibi was underweight and delivered 6 weeks early. Kabibi was raised her first 6 months by zoo staff.
When Kabibi was 6 months old she was reintroduced to her troop. N'neka didn't want to care for her but her mom, Bawang accepted and raised that baby named Kabibi.
When Kabibi was 16 months old she was injured in an accident at the zoo. After the zoo was closed, the gorillas were being moved to their night habitat. It was then that Kabibi was injured by a door. She passed away due to her injuries. About 3-1/2 years later N'neka was transferred to Cleveland. In October of 2021, N'neka delivered Kayembe. He was 5 weeks premature. N'neka did not raise Kayembe, Fredrika picked him up after N'neka gave birth and walked away. Fredrika has cared for Kayembe ever since.

-In general, gorillas live 35 years in the wild. In captivity they get better food, medical care and have no predators. Life expectancy can range from 50-60 years.

GORILLA CONSERVATION - one of the easiest things you can do to help gorillas is to recycle your cell phone or other hand held electronic device. Recycling electronics helps support gorilla conservation programs. Cell phones and other electronics contain a mineral called coltan (it is short for columbite-tantalite). Coltan is mined in areas where gorillas live. Recycling cell phones reduces the demand for coltan, which helps protect these native habitats. Some estimates report gorilla populations have declined 25% in the past 20-25 years.

Kayembe was the first zoo born gorilla at the Cleveland Zoo.
Kunda is the second baby born in Cleveland in less then 2 years.
Jameela is the first baby gorilla born via c-section at the Fort Worth Zoo.

Birthdates: Mokolo 7/10/87, Fredrika 6/5/74, Nneka 9/23/98, Kebi 1/13/91/ Tusa 12/2/89, and Kayembe 10/26/21, Kunda 7/19/23, and Jameela 1/5/24.

The Conservation status of the Western Lowland gorilla is “Critically Endangered”.
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