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The Gorilla family

There are six (plus one) gorillas in the San Francisco Zoo.

  1. Mkubwa, male, born in 1975 in the San Francisco Zoo, father of Shango, Barney, Nneka
  2. Bawang, female, born in 1980 in the Cincinatti Zoo, arrived to the San Francisco Zoo in 1981, mother of Shango, Barney, Nneka
  3. Shango, male, born in 1989 in the San Francisco Zoo, as young teenager male he was separated and moved to a "bachelor pad", not in the visible habitat
  4. Barney, male, born in 1993 in the San Francisco Zoo
  5. Nneka, female, born in 1998 in the San Francisco Zoo
  6. Pogo, female born in 1958 in the wild in the French Camerons
  7. Zura, female, born in 1981 in the Columbus Zoo, arrived to San Francisco Zoo in 1981

Bawang Shango Barney Nneka Pogo Zura

Family Tree