The Louisville Zoo will hold a birthday party today for Timmy the gorilla, who turns 50. Timmy moved to Louisville in 2004 from the Bronx Zoo. He is a silverback leader and has three females in his group. Cynthia Cole is a keep at the zoo’s Gorilla Forest. She says Timmy sometimes has to keep… Continue reading Timmy the Gorilla Turns 50
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Oldest Male Gorilla in N. America Turns 50
Timmy, the Louisville Zoo’s western lowland gorilla, has led a pretty good life, considering. He’s got a posse of females, a dependable food supply, adoring fans. And he doesn’t have to worry about hunters, loggers, or the ebola virus, all of which are endangering his brethren in central Africa.