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  • 11 months ago

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00:00We are looking at our just over one month old baby gorilla boy at Gorilla Tropics in San Diego Zoo.
00:23At a month old we are seeing mostly the way Jessica is holding him.
00:27She is holding him at the end of her arm.
00:30We call it the football hold and she is also starting to put him on her back so he is riding jockey.
00:35So we are really excited to see that.
00:41Well putting him on her back she can now move around the exhibit better.
00:45He is doing really well holding on both grip.
00:48Can look around a bit better so the other members of the troop can get a really good visual with him.
00:57It seems to be a bit earlier than we have seen with some other baby gorillas.
01:04But Jessica is a very high ranking female.
01:07So she is not really concerned in the group that something would happen to her son.
01:11And she is an experienced mom.
01:13So she has been pushing him probably a little bit more and so he is developing a bit quicker.
01:17If you come to the zoo and visit the gorillas when Paul dawns out with Jessica and the baby and Angea.
01:31They spend quite a lot of time right up at the front glass.
01:34Jessica gives everybody a really good view of the baby.
01:37We have heaters on if it is a little bit chilly.
01:39And I think that encourages them to hang out up front.

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