Gorilla Lope has delighted visitors to Twycross Zoo for over a decade
He has now matured growing big and strong and his next chapter in life begins
In this video he had just moved away from his family group into his own enclosure / Bachelor Pad and was in quarantine in preparation for his planned move to another Zoo.
This video was recorded in October 2023 he had been put in quarantine ready for the move and and so the doors were locked and he was not allowed outdoors as part of the quarantine process. Visitors were informed via Twycross Zoo social media that the weekend of 11th / 12th November 2023 would be the last opportunity to see him at Twycross Zoo before he moved on to the next chapter of his life
Lope moved to Zoo du Bassin d'Arcachon in France on 14th November 2023 were he joined a bachelor Gorilla group.
He arrived with another gorilla Aybo from the Netherlands to form a group with Silverback male Dishi who was born in Howletts Wild Animal
The introduction of the gorillas was done gradually and calmly and all 3 gorillas are now all together and interacting positively with each other
The zoo have posted many updates on social media showing that he has settled in well with his new family and continues to look big strong and incredibly handsome!
He will be greatly missed by us and all staff and visitors of the Zoo but we wish him well and him a happy future with his new Gorilla family
The keepers explained to us that his move away from his family at Twycross was to avoid tension growing between himself and his father Oumbi as he had matured dominant male Oumbi would have seen him as a threat / competitor and his future had been planned out as part of the breeding programme from his birth
His move to another zoo was organised and planned as part of the European breeding program
#Gorilla Family, the other members of his Twycross family Gorilla Troop are:
Dad Silverback - Oumbi
Mum - Ozala
Grandmother - Biddy
Aunt - Asante
Brother - Shufai
His Gorilla group at Zoo du Bassin d'Arcachon are:
Dishi - Silverback male - Born 30th March 2000 Howletts Wild Animal Park, UK
Lope - male - Born 3rd January 2013 Twycross Zoo, UK
Aybo - male - Born 9th December 2014 Royal Rotterdam Zoological Gardens, Netherlands
Twycross Zoo is the only Zoo in the UK where you can see The 4 Great Apes Chimpanzees, Gorillas, Bonobos and Orangutans
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Gorilla Lope Last Days At Twycross Zoo
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