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Around Utah: Gorilla is expecting at Utah's Hogle Zoo
Utah’s Hogle Zoo is proud to announce that Mary, a 38-year-old western lowland gorilla, is expecting a baby, with a birth window through mid-March. As Mary nears the end of her eight-and-a-half-month pregnancy, animal care and health teams are closely monitoring her progress. In 2022, Mary and her daughter, Pele, arrived at Hogle Zoo following a breeding recommendation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Species Survival Plan (SSP). The infant’s father and troop silverback, Husani (34), has been a Hogle Zoo resident since 2010. This will be Husani's third offspring, ...