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Pittsburgh Zoo acquires 33-year-old Little Joe in gorilla trade with Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo

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Pittsburgh and Boston are making a trade. But instead of negotiating with athletes, they’re swapping gorillas.  The Pittsburgh Zoo announced on Thursday that it’s saying goodbye to Frankie, a 7-year-old male western lowland gorilla who was born to mom Moka in 2018, and welcoming 33-year-old silverback Little Joe from Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo.  The Pittsburgh Zoo says the move is part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ gorilla species survival plan, which ensures that critically endangered gorillas in human care maintain a healthy and genetically diverse population.

Source: Pittsburgh Zoo acquires 33-year-old Little Joe in gorilla trade with Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo – CBS Pittsburgh

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Little Joe, gorilla that once escaped Franklin Park Zoo, is on the move again and is leaving Boston

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Little Joe is leaving Boston after decades at the Franklin Park Zoo. The zoo did not say exactly where the 33-year-old gorilla is going, but said he’ll move to an accredited institution, “where it is hoped that he will be successful in starting his own family.” In 2003, Little Joe made national headlines when he escaped his enclosure and ran into the city, injuring a 2-year-old girl. The zoo made safety upgrades in the years that followed. Little Joe is a western lowland gorilla, which is a critically endangered species that is threatened in the wild by disease and poaching, as well as logging and mining practices, the zoo said.

“This news is bittersweet to share as we will all miss Little Joe, but we are also excited for this opportunity for him to lead his own troop and start a family, which is important for the preservation of the species,” Zoo New England president and CEO Stephanie Brinley said in a statement.  Little Joe will leave Boston sometime in the coming months. As part of the breeding program, he will be replaced by two young gorillas in the spring. One of them is an 8-year-old named Moke that is currently at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Later in the year, a male silverback gorilla will come to Boston from another zoo. The two young gorillas will join a 5-year-old at Franklin Park Zoo named Pablo to form a “bachelor group,” the zoo said. “Pablo is reaching the age where he will be testing his family and pushing boundaries more,” assistant curator Erica Farrell said. “We hope that Pablo will bond with his new bachelor troop members while they are still young and develop relationships that will help them grow together through their teenage years, and beyond.”

Source: Little Joe, gorilla that once escaped Franklin Park Zoo, is leaving Boston – CBS Boston

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