The newest member of San Francisco’s Zoo gorilla troop made his official public debut on Wednesday.
Cecil, a 26-year-old silverback western lowland gorilla, comes to San Francisco from the Louisville Zoo in Kentucky.
Zoo keepers describe Cecil as even-tempered, sweet and laid back.
This is the first time he will be leading a family troop and he is getting use to being around females.
Zoologists hope Cecil will be a good mate to the zoo’s three female gorillas.
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“We feel like this is a new day for the zoo. And Cecil is kinda the beginning of the new day for the zoo, and such like that. So, we’re really excited to see him get along with the females and hopefully we’ll get some baby gorillas in the next few years,” said zoologist Robbie Graham.
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Cecil will be a welcome addition after the San Francisco Zoo’s only male gorilla, Oscar, died unexpectedly in February.
The gorilla exhibit reopens to the public this weekend.
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