![]() ![]() Macombo, Columbus Zoo - Western Lowland Silverback Gorilla. Dam / Sire: Tabibu / Macombo II (Parent reared) Transfers: 28.September.2016 / now: Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. 1,456 views Macombo, Columbus Zoo - Western Lowland Silverback Gorilla. Date of birth: September 28 th 2016 Capture date: captive born Place of birth: Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. The zoo said her family would be allowed time with the body before it is cremated. Species: Gorilla gorilla gorilla Official register: Stud 2248 Sex: M. Colo, a Western lowland gorilla, became the first gorilla to be born in captivity. Columbus Zoo announced that Colo had died in her sleep on January 17, 2017, at the age of 60. On December 22, 1956, a very special gorilla was born at the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium. She was the grandmother of 16, great grandmother of 12, and great-great grandmother of three gorillas. She was succeeded as the word’s oldest living known gorilla by Fatou and Trudy. Thomas gave mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to revive the lifeless baby after finding it still in its amniotic sac shortly after birth.Ĭolo went on to have three offspring, creating an entire family at the zoo. after Columbus own Jungle Jack, the former director of the Columbus Zoo, as they share the same birthday. COLUMBUS, Ohio - Colo, the first gorilla born in a zoo and the matriarch of the Columbus Zoo’s famous gorilla family, died in her sleep overnight, according to the zoo. Colo also acted as a surrogate for her grandson, named J. ![]() Instead, over time the two gorillas conceived Colo. She officially became a surrogate mother in 1987 when she raised Macombo II and Mosuba, the first gorilla twins to be born in the western hemisphere. Jambo (17 April 1961 16 September 1992) was a gorilla housed at Durrell Wildlife Park in Jersey, Channel Islands. "She was an ambassador for gorillas and inspired people to learn more about the critically endangered species and motivated them to protect gorillas in their native habitat,” said Tom Stalf, the president of the zoo.Ĭolo was born when veterinary student Warren Thomas violated the then-zoo director's orders to keep her parents separate over concern they would harm each other. She was born at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium to Millie Christina (mother) and Baron Macombo. The world's oldest known gorilla and the first to be born in a zoo has died at the age of 60, the Columbus Zoo announced on Tuesday.Ĭolo, the matriarch of the Columbus, Ohio, zoo gorilla family, was born in 1956 at a time when much less was known about the western lowland gorilla and conservation. Her surprise birth at the time made headlines around the world and sparked greater interest in the endangered species. She is also the oldest gorilla in captivity in the world. ![]()
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