Kokomo is a female

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that lives in the

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. She was moved from the

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to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. The western lowland gorilla is a Critically Endangered species.

Life

Kokomo weighs .

Offspring

She has given birth six times, having given birth to twins at the Oklahoma City Zoo in 1999. Zookeepers noted that she is a very protective mother, even refusing letting them touch the baby which was named Leslie. The baby is the second baby born to Kokomo and Winston, a male Western lowland gorilla. The baby was born on October 18, 2016 and weighed 3.5-4.5 pounds. The baby will be part of the troop of eight gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. The troop is on display at Gorilla Forest daily. The troop consists of one adult male, three adult females, 5-year-old Monroe, 2-year-old Joanne, and 8-year-old Frank. This birth is an important step in saving the critically endangered species.

References

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