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Baby gorilla Gladys 'progressing well', say surrogate parents at Cincinnati zoo | Baby gorilla Gladys 'progressing well', say surrogate parents at Cincinnati zoo |
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A baby gorilla being raised by human surrogate parents is progressing well, its zookeepers have reported. | A baby gorilla being raised by human surrogate parents is progressing well, its zookeepers have reported. |
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden primate specialists say Gladys is in good health and is developing and growing quickly with loving care from 10 humans imitating a gorilla mom's behavior. | |
Her human caregivers are starting to focus on preparing her for a transition to a new gorilla family. They have been showing her to other gorillas and letting them touch her. | Her human caregivers are starting to focus on preparing her for a transition to a new gorilla family. They have been showing her to other gorillas and letting them touch her. |
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that zoo specialists think she will be ready within a few months. | The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that zoo specialists think she will be ready within a few months. |
She was born on 29 January at Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas, to a first-time mother who showed little maternal instinct. | She was born on 29 January at Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas, to a first-time mother who showed little maternal instinct. |
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