The newest member at the Philadelphia Zoo is Patty, an 11-year-old female western lowland gorilla.
The Philadelphia Zoo is now home to five gorillas: male Motuba, females Honi, Kira, and Patty, and an adolescent female AmaniZoo officials said Patty came to the zoo on an Association of Zoos and Aquariums Species Survival Plan breeding recommendation with the zoo’s silverback, Motuba, to ensure the survival of this species and maintain a genetically diverse population.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature considers western lowland gorillas critically endangered. They are threatened by various factors, including habitat destruction. Patty was born in 2013 at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. With her former family, Patty played and helped care for younger members of the group, which showed positive signs she will be a great mom one day, zoo officials said.The Philadelphia Zoo is now home to five gorillas: male Motuba, females Honi, Kira, and Patty, and an adolescent female Amani.“Patty is a wonderful addition to our western lowland gorilla troop,” said the Andrew J. Baker Curator of Primates and Small Mammals Michael Stern.
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