Beta
Taken through glass. Beta has her own day room where she goes away from the other gorillas. She can see her friends and family through the glass, can watch people come and go. If she wanted to, she could join the others. I saw two small monkeys in the enclosure so she does have company sometimes.
In 1981 Beta was the first gorilla in North America to give birth to an infant after being artificially inseminated. In 1986, at age 25, Beta had bilateral hip-replacement surgery due to severe osteoarthritis. In 2007, at age 46, Beta underwent a "uterine fibroid embolization" to reduce the size of a fibroid tumor.
Beta
Taken through glass. Beta has her own day room where she goes away from the other gorillas. She can see her friends and family through the glass, can watch people come and go. If she wanted to, she could join the others. I saw two small monkeys in the enclosure so she does have company sometimes.
In 1981 Beta was the first gorilla in North America to give birth to an infant after being artificially inseminated. In 1986, at age 25, Beta had bilateral hip-replacement surgery due to severe osteoarthritis. In 2007, at age 46, Beta underwent a "uterine fibroid embolization" to reduce the size of a fibroid tumor.