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Colo Love
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Colo Love

Saw this amazing photo on my cousin's FB. Colo lived in the Colombus, OH, zoo. She recently died. Colo was the oldest known gorilla in the world and the first gorilla to be born in captivity. Rejected at birth by her mother, zookeepers had to hand-raise Colo. They raised her much like a human child, by dressing her in clothes and giving her bottles of formula. Colo was introduced to a 19-month-old male from Africa called Bongo with whom she mated. Colo and Bongo had three offspring. She was the grandmother of 16, the great-grandmother of 12 and the great-great grandmother of three.

Thousands of Columbus residents and Americans nationwide grieved the news of the death, recounting childhood memories of the beloved gorilla. On FB mothers shared photos of Colo looking into the eyes of their children through the glass in her enclosure, holding up her hands to touch theirs. To those who met Colo, the gorilla displayed a tenacious personality, a sense of humor and a capacity to connect with visitors in remarkable ways.

Used APP Glacial too.

Thanks for looking. And for the record, I don't condone any animal living in a zoo.
And all that you said is so true.... she had the most amazing personality and when you looked into her eyes,there was an instant connection. Beautiful tribute!!
 
Beautifully expressive creatures. We used to spend many a day at the zoo riding the train around the park over and over and over again until the day my son realized that the animals were not free to come and go as they pleased. We never went back. Lovely page.
 

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