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Virile Gorilla Leads to Baby Boom at Zoo
Associated Press ^
| March 14, 2007
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Posted on 03/14/2007 12:20:18 PM PDT by decimon
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - For some zookeepers in Amsterdam, Akili turned out to be the gorilla their dreams.
The Artis Zoo tried to mate their female gorillas with two other males, but wasn't having much luck in producing offspring.
So they turned to Akili, a gorilla from a German safari park. The result was the first birth at the zoo in 10 years.
Akili arrived in September 2005 and quickly impregnated Binti, who gave birth Tuesday, as well as two other females, Dafina and Shindy.
"We tried earlier with two other males but both of them couldn't do it, couldn't perform," said zoo spokesman Bart Kret. "Gorillas have a low sex drive, low sperm count, and often something goes wrong."
The baby has not yet been named. The zookeepers aren't sure of its gender yet because Binti "is keeping the baby very close to her and we don't want to disturb that," Kret said.
The baby appears to be "very heavy and hairy, with very thick arms," he said.
Dafina and Shindy are both due in late summer, he said.
Gorillas are an endangered species in Africa, but births in captivity are not rare: Binti was born in another Dutch zoo, while Akili was born in Frankfurt and lived at the safari park in Hodenhagen, Germany, before his move to the Netherlands.
TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: germany; gorilla; greatape
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He's the whole magilla.
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posted on
03/14/2007 12:20:21 PM PDT
by
decimon
To: decimon; Slings and Arrows
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posted on
03/14/2007 12:22:11 PM PDT
by
Fiddlstix
(Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
To: decimon
Okay, I'm ashamed to admit this, but that was me in a monkey suit.
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posted on
03/14/2007 12:22:33 PM PDT
by
domenad
(In all things, in all ways, at all times, let honor guide me.)
To: decimon
To: Fiddlstix; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; OSHA; martin_fierro; ...
Looks like Robin Williams is working under a stage name again.
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posted on
03/14/2007 12:28:16 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
("By the way... who is Ben Dayho?" --60Gunner)
To: domenad
Okay, I'm ashamed to admit this, but that was me in a monkey suit.Will you be wearing it during the paternity suit?
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posted on
03/14/2007 12:35:58 PM PDT
by
decimon
To: decimon; mikrofon; Charles Henrickson
So they turned to Akili, a gorilla from a German safari park. Ich bin ein furfather.
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posted on
03/14/2007 12:36:15 PM PDT
by
martin_fierro
(Makili Gorilly)
To: decimon
"We tried earlier with two other males..."
I think I see the problem...
Who writes this stuff?????
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posted on
03/14/2007 12:37:15 PM PDT
by
GoldCountryRedneck
("There are no stupid questions. There are, however, many inquisitive idiots." - unknown)
To: martin_fierro
Ich bin ein furfather.Put a flag on her head and do it for the fatherland.
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posted on
03/14/2007 12:39:35 PM PDT
by
decimon
To: decimon; EveningStar; teenyelliott; feinswinesuksass; Dashing Dasher; rattrap; BJClinton; ...
Akili released a statement, claiming to be the father of Anna Nicole Smith's baby...
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posted on
03/14/2007 12:40:01 PM PDT
by
JRios1968
(Tagline wanted...inquire within)
To: GoldCountryRedneck
I think I see the problem...So did Akili.
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posted on
03/14/2007 12:41:26 PM PDT
by
decimon
To: GoldCountryRedneck
>>>I think I see the problem...
ROFL!
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posted on
03/14/2007 12:49:38 PM PDT
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MarineBrat
(My wife and I took an AIDS vaccination that the Church offers.)
To: domenad
To: decimon
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posted on
03/14/2007 1:02:16 PM PDT
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Jedi Master Pikachu
( What is your take on Acts 15:20 (abstaining from blood) about eating meat? Could you freepmail?)
To: martin_fierro
You know something, the fact that you had that link handy really creeps me out.
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posted on
03/14/2007 1:05:51 PM PDT
by
domenad
(In all things, in all ways, at all times, let honor guide me.)
To: martin_fierro
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posted on
03/14/2007 1:13:21 PM PDT
by
Finger Monkey
(H.R. 25, Fair Tax Act - A consumption tax which replaces the income tax, SS tax, death tax, etc.)
To: martin_fierro
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posted on
03/14/2007 1:15:12 PM PDT
by
JRios1968
(Tagline wanted...inquire within)
To: decimon
Definitely a Republican. Certainly not a Edwards, Kerry or Kennedy.
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posted on
03/14/2007 1:15:24 PM PDT
by
Young Werther
( and Julius Ceasar said, "quae cum ita sunt.")
To: decimon
Definitely a Republican. Certainly not a Edwards, Kerry or Kennedy.
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posted on
03/14/2007 1:15:29 PM PDT
by
Young Werther
( and Julius Ceasar said, "quae cum ita sunt.")
To: decimon
Definitely a Republican. Certainly not a Edwards, Kerry or Kennedy.
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03/14/2007 1:15:38 PM PDT
by
Young Werther
( and Julius Ceasar said, "quae cum ita sunt.")
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