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Kokomo
SpeciesWestern lowland gorilla
SexFemale
ResidenceSan Diego Zoo Safari Park
Mate(s)Winston
Offspring6 (Leslie)
Weight229 lb (104 kg)

Kokomo is a female western lowland gorilla that lives in the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.[1] She was moved from the Oklahoma City Zoo to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.[2] The western lowland gorilla is a critically endangered species.

Life

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Kokomo weighs 229 pounds (104 kg).[3]

Offspring

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She has given birth six times, including twins at Oklahoma City Zoo in 1999.[4]

Leslie

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Zookeepers noted that she was a very protective mother, even refusing to let them touch baby Leslie,[5] the second born to Kokomo and Winston, a male Western lowland gorilla. The baby was born on October 18, 2016[6] and weighed 3.5-4.5 pounds. The baby will be[needs update] part of the troop of eight gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.[7] The troop is on display at Gorilla Forest daily. The troop consists of one adult male, three adult females, 5-year-old Monroe, 2-year-old Joanne, and 8-year-old Frank.[8] This birth is an important step in saving the critically endangered species.[9]

In 2019 medical experts collaborated to do cataract surgery on then three-year-old Leslie. This was the park's first cataract surgery on a gorilla.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Wilkens, John (2016-10-20). "It's a girl! Gorilla born at Safari Park". sandiegouniontribune.com. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  2. ^ Relations, Public (2016-10-20). "It's a Girl-illa: Gorilla Born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park". Zoonooz. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  3. ^ "Baby gorilla born at San Diego Zoo Safari Park". The Mercury News. Associated Press. 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  4. ^ Kaur, Jaspreet (2016-10-21). "Kokomo the Gorilla Shows off 2-Day-Old Baby at Safari Park". NBC 7 San Diego. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  5. ^ "Gorilla | San Diego Zoo Animals & Plants". animals.sandiegozoo.org. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  6. ^ "Kokomo the Gorilla Shows off 2-Day-Old Baby at San Diego Zoo Safari Park". Lucky D's Hostel. Archived from the original on 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  7. ^ Bohn, Ken (2016-10-20). "It's a girl! Gorilla born at San Diego Zoo". CBS News. AP. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  8. ^ "Sweet Surprise for San Diego Zoo Gorilla Keepers". ZooBorns. 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  9. ^ Maisels, F.; Strindberg, S.; Breuer, T.; Greer, D.; Jeffery, K.; Stokes, E. (2018) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Gorilla gorilla ssp. gorilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T9406A136251508. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T9406A136251508.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Experts Come Together to Save 3-year-old Gorilla's Eyesight at San Diego Zoo Safari Park". ucsdnews.ucsd.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
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