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Amos Stevens
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I thought it took time before they could tell what the sex of an gorilla was?
It's a female, Heather, and her name is Kimya--Swahili for "quiet". Nice little story--thanks!ORANGATUANG said:
Zoo welcomes surprise package
By Kate Murray
January 14, 2005
WITH a carrot in place of a cigar, proud father Kibabu watched as the newest addition to Taronga Zoo's band of gorillas was introduced to the public yesterday.
Tiny baby Kimya was born last week, weighing just 1.5kg. Clinging to her mother Kriba, she took a tour of her new home under the caring eye of her 11 family members.
"She's been really good," keeper Louise Grossfeldt said. "From the very first moment she's been suckling really well and she's very strong. "Kriba is understandably protective and she's a really good mother. There's a degree of inquisitiveness from the young ones."
Kimya's arrival came as a pleasant surprise to the keepers of Taronga Zoo's western lowland gorillas. Keeper Melissa Beavan discovered the new arrival when she handed out their breakfasts on Friday. "We call them over in the morning and hand-feed them and (Kriba) came over with the baby," Ms Beavan said. "We thought it would be this week so she was a few days early."
As the first one to spot Kimya, Ms Beavan got to name her and chose a Swahili word meaning "quiet". "We picked it out of the Swahili dictionary. We try to go with the African theme."
Kimya is the fifth baby gorilla to be born at Taronga and Kriba's fourth - her third in Australia. Her first was born in the Netherlands, where Kriba came from. "She's in her prime," Ms Grossfeldt said. "She's 19 and was about nine or 10 when she had her first baby. "They can breed until they're about 40 years old."
The gorilla band is structured the same way as it would be in the wild. Kibabu is head of the pack and the three adult females and seven youngsters follow his lead. Two "teenage" boys are in their own bachelor pad, as they would be in the wild, to adjust to life outside the band and will eventually be sent to other zoos to become lead males.
Proud mum ... Kriba holds baby Kimya at Taronga Zoo.
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Wildfire
Thanks Serena...such an beautiful animal aint she...and mum is proud as punch...
Amos Stevens
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Hmm wonder which animal it is that they say they have to wait to find out the sex
Nothing like babies, eh? 
1) One month old Baby White Rhino stands next to his mother Monday Dec. 13, 2004 in Singapore. Conservationists said that five wild northern white rhinos will be flown from Democratic Republic of Congo to prevent poachers wiping them out
2) A four-month-old Caraya Monkey is fed at the Buenos Aires Zoo, January 13, 2005. The baby monkey, named Ivyra, was found on the road in northern Argentina next to the dead body of its mother and brought to the Zoo.
3) A two-month old meerkat is fed a live bug by a caretaker at Buenos Aires' Zoo, January 13, 2005. Meerkats can live in the wild for up to ten years and in captivity for 15, reaching a height of 12 inches (30 centimeters) and weighing two pounds (900 grams). Considered intelligent and communicative animals, they flourish in their environment and are not endangered
4) Makake monkeys comfort each other in the chilling wind at the Berlin zoo, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2005. Weather forecasters predict lowers temperatures for the coming days.
5) Two lion cubs play with a tiger cub in the Jinan Wildlife World in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2005. Three lion cubs have been put in the same cage with four tiger cubs with an aim of fostering intimacy among them.
1) One month old Baby White Rhino stands next to his mother Monday Dec. 13, 2004 in Singapore. Conservationists said that five wild northern white rhinos will be flown from Democratic Republic of Congo to prevent poachers wiping them out
2) A four-month-old Caraya Monkey is fed at the Buenos Aires Zoo, January 13, 2005. The baby monkey, named Ivyra, was found on the road in northern Argentina next to the dead body of its mother and brought to the Zoo.
3) A two-month old meerkat is fed a live bug by a caretaker at Buenos Aires' Zoo, January 13, 2005. Meerkats can live in the wild for up to ten years and in captivity for 15, reaching a height of 12 inches (30 centimeters) and weighing two pounds (900 grams). Considered intelligent and communicative animals, they flourish in their environment and are not endangered
4) Makake monkeys comfort each other in the chilling wind at the Berlin zoo, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2005. Weather forecasters predict lowers temperatures for the coming days.
5) Two lion cubs play with a tiger cub in the Jinan Wildlife World in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2005. Three lion cubs have been put in the same cage with four tiger cubs with an aim of fostering intimacy among them.
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I want a meerkat!
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Wildfire
Amos Stevens said:
Mmmmm maybe it was you Amos....
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Wildfire
No way i aint touching any meerkat give me those lion cubs any day ..just love big pussy cats..
Amos Stevens
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well since this is a family forum I won't comment Heather
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Wildfire
An very wise decisison..but i already know what you were going to say ..you bad boy you.....
What's new, pussycat?
1) A Jordanian keeps his kitten warm as his displays him for sale in Amman, January 14, 2005. The kittens, which are imported from Europe, are a favorite among wealthy Jordanians who pay around $120 per kitten, way above meagre salaries of ordinary Jordanians.
2) (creepy kitty
) Feline Snow Maiden: A peterbald cat dressed as a Snow Maiden is seen during the annual International Cats Exhibition in Moscow.
3) Kittens look out from their enclosure at a pet shop in Amman, Jordan.
4) A pair of Abyssinian cats sit at the International Cats Exhibition in Moscow, December 18, 2004.
5) A Jordanian keeps a kitten warm as he displayed it for sale in downtown Amman, January 14, 2005. The kittens, which are imported from Europe, are a favorite among wealthy Jordanians who pay around $120 per kitten, way above meagre salaries of ordinary Jordanians.
1) A Jordanian keeps his kitten warm as his displays him for sale in Amman, January 14, 2005. The kittens, which are imported from Europe, are a favorite among wealthy Jordanians who pay around $120 per kitten, way above meagre salaries of ordinary Jordanians.
2) (creepy kitty
) Feline Snow Maiden: A peterbald cat dressed as a Snow Maiden is seen during the annual International Cats Exhibition in Moscow.3) Kittens look out from their enclosure at a pet shop in Amman, Jordan.
4) A pair of Abyssinian cats sit at the International Cats Exhibition in Moscow, December 18, 2004.
5) A Jordanian keeps a kitten warm as he displayed it for sale in downtown Amman, January 14, 2005. The kittens, which are imported from Europe, are a favorite among wealthy Jordanians who pay around $120 per kitten, way above meagre salaries of ordinary Jordanians.
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Arent they sooooooooo cute...but i love my pussy best though..thanks Serena you are the best..
Thanks, Heather and Pantera.
Looks like it's time for more animals in the news.
1) Two lion cubs play with a tiger cub in the Jinan Wildlife World in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2005. Three lion cubs have been put in the same cage with four tiger cubs with an aim of fostering intimacy among them.
2) (Apparently the father slept around.) White babies : Baron(L) and Emperor, two three-week-old white lion cubs from the same father but two different mothers rest at Prein's circus near Agen, south western France. January 21, 2005.
3) In this photograph released by the Wildlife Conservation Society, a baby ebony langur rests with its mother in JungleWorld, the Bronx Zoo's warm and lush tropical Asian rain forest Friday, Jan. 21, 2005 in New York. The baby was born Jan. 12. The ebony langur is native to Indones.
4) An African lion yawns in a zoo in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2005. Temperature soar in the area to around 20 degrees Celsius or 68 degrees Fahrenheit in Kunming, bringing a taste of spring to the animals here.
5) (So ugly he's cute?) Pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis) swims under water beside his 8-year-old mother Debby at the Berlin Zoo, January 21, 2005. The male calf, which has no name so far, is nearly eight weeks old and weighs some 20kg.
Looks like it's time for more animals in the news.
1) Two lion cubs play with a tiger cub in the Jinan Wildlife World in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2005. Three lion cubs have been put in the same cage with four tiger cubs with an aim of fostering intimacy among them.
2) (Apparently the father slept around.
) White babies : Baron(L) and Emperor, two three-week-old white lion cubs from the same father but two different mothers rest at Prein's circus near Agen, south western France. January 21, 2005. 3) In this photograph released by the Wildlife Conservation Society, a baby ebony langur rests with its mother in JungleWorld, the Bronx Zoo's warm and lush tropical Asian rain forest Friday, Jan. 21, 2005 in New York. The baby was born Jan. 12. The ebony langur is native to Indones.
4) An African lion yawns in a zoo in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2005. Temperature soar in the area to around 20 degrees Celsius or 68 degrees Fahrenheit in Kunming, bringing a taste of spring to the animals here.
5) (So ugly he's cute?
) Pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis) swims under water beside his 8-year-old mother Debby at the Berlin Zoo, January 21, 2005. The male calf, which has no name so far, is nearly eight weeks old and weighs some 20kg.Attachments
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