Western Lowland Gorilla - 11-04-2009

Western Lowland Gorilla - 11-04-2009

Djanghou???

I think so - and Pertinax will correct me if I'm wrong. His group was in the last enclosure (the furthest from the car park) when I visited last summer.

Alan

What is the blue and yellow thing on the left of the photo?

That would be him then

I gather its some sort of puzzle feeder? or a toy?

It another of the unusaul obstacles in the enclosure. Designed for enrichment.

yes, that's Djanghou. His group was only transferred to this enclosure- which used to house Bitam's group- last summer. Before that they lived in the oldest run of cages, where Bitam's old females live now.

I thought Djanghou very impressive when I last saw him- very trim and athletic looking. He has proved a good breeder too.

He certainly is, very laid back and is the second sliver back to come up to where I was and sit and watch me.

I sat and watched his group for a couple of hours.

It's a metal ball at least 1.5 metres in diameter (possibly larger) which has metal hand holds all over it to act as a climbing toy. This one has just had a fresh coat of paint.

Alan

Ever seen a Gorilla touch it?