Western lowland gorilla Hasani, who was born in August last year at Bristol Zoo Gardens, was cared for by keepers after his birth mother, Kala, struggled to look after him.
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Bristol Zoo s hand-reared baby gorilla finds surrogate mum
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image captionInfant gorilla Hasani hitches a lift from his surrogate mother Kera
An infant gorilla hand-reared at Bristol Zoo Gardens now has a surrogate mother following a successful introduction.
Western lowland gorilla Hasani was born at the zoo in August.
He was cared for by keepers because his birth mother, Kala, struggled to look after him, despite several attempts at reintroductions.
He has now settled with his new mother, Kera. Curator of mammals Lynsey Bugg said: It is an amazing achievement.
image copyrightJordan Jones/Bristol Zoo Gardens
image captionKeepers say Hasani is developing nicely; he’s very mobile and is eating well
Updated: May 20, 2021, 4:10 pm
Western lowland gorilla Hasani with his surrogate mother Kera at Bristol Zoo Gardens (Jordan Jones/Bristol Zoo Gardens/PA)
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An infant gorilla that has been hand-reared at a UK zoo now has a surrogate mother.
Western lowland gorilla Hasani, who was born in August last year at Bristol Zoo Gardens, was cared for by keepers after his birth mother, Kala, struggled to look after him.
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