Gorilla, Lincoln Park Zoo, Canon 70-200 mm IS

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One of Chicago's biggest stories of the summer of 1996 involved a... gorilla?

Episode 516 - Chicago Zoo Stories: Binti Jua Saves A Child

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Baby Binti Jua, labeled "curious and cute" in California papers in 1988.

Episode 516 - Chicago Zoo Stories: Binti Jua Saves A Child
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Baby Binti had plenty of human contact from an early age, including with this wee one in a picture from 1988.

Episode 516 - Chicago Zoo Stories: Binti Jua Saves A Child

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Binti Jua was loaned to the Brookfield Zoo in February 1991 as part of their breeding program. She gave birth to daughter Koola in February of 1995.

Episode 516 - Chicago Zoo Stories: Binti Jua Saves A Child

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