Primate keeper Melba Brown shares the latest news about 15-week-old western lowland gorilla Moke.
Moke still has nine teeth, and he picks up whatever food he can get his hands on
Bornean orangutan infant Redd is 9 months old! Although he still sticks close to mom, Batang, and she keeps a watchful eye on him, he is very active and seems to enjoy exploring his surroundings.
Although he tries to climb the fire hose, his hands are too small to get a good grasp
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Western lowland gorilla Calaya recently entered her second trimester of pregnancy. Just like other members of the great ape family—including humans—gorillas experience weight gain, and some experience bouts of morning sickness.
These days, she eats all of the food she can get her hands on, even if it is someone
Our 7-month-old Western lowland gorilla Zahra is becoming quite the independent little lady… as long as she’s not too busy stealing food from her mother!
Nothing around Zahra is safe from her little hands!
Emperor tamarins are small monkeys native to the southwest Amazon Basin. They are easily identified by their long, white whiskers that look like a mustache.
Like all tamarins, emperor tamarins have narrow hands with non-opposable thumbs.
Kavi could not have been in better hands.
Since her birth last May, our baby western lowland gorilla, Zahra, has grown and changed so much. Read the latest #GorillaStory update from keeper Carly Hornberger.
She is very curious and will inspect and taste everything she can get her hands on
Western lowland gorilla infant Moke is becoming bolder, and with his growing confidence, we are beginning to see traces of his mom’s personality, says assistant curator Becky Malinsky.
When Moke got his hands on one, he ran around the enclosure and did a display.
Prairie dogs are a keystone species that provides disturbance in North American grasslands through grazing, burrowing, and clipping. This behavior shapes the habitat of countless prairie residents, including grassland birds.
ensure we don’t lead predators back to the nest, like covering the scent on our hands
