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Baby Gorilla Jameela Thriving in New Home at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

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Baby Jameela, the gorilla taken in by the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo after her mother at the Fort Worth Zoo rejected her, is continuing to do well in new home at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. Representatives for the zoo said Jameela is healthy and strong, and surrogate mother Fredrika is exhibiting excellent maternal behavior. The baby gorilla is also working on her strength, doing tummy time and riding on caretakers backs in the same way Fredrika carries her babies.

Baby Jameela, the gorilla taken in by the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo after her mother at the Fort Worth Zoo rejected her, is continuing to do well in new home at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo .CLEVELAND, Ohio - Baby Jameela, the gorilla taken in by the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo after her mother at the Fort Worth Zoo rejected her, is continuing to do well in new home at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo .

Representatives for the zoo said Jameela is healthy and strong, and surrogate mother Fredrika is exhibiting excellent maternal behavior. The baby gorilla is also working on her strength, doing tummy time and riding on caretakers backs in the same way Fredrika carries her babies, according to Elena Less, an animal coordinator with the zoo.

Fredrika’s son Kayembe is working on reinforcing positive calm behaviors, like grntle touches, around Jameela, Less said.St. Ignatius High School baseball team run into Browns star Myles Garrett in TokyoOn the run: Cleveland woman accused of crashing into pole causing passenger’s death

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