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ABQ BioPark names baby gorilla ‘Gila’

By Jordan Honeycutt,

2024-07-17

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The new baby gorilla at the ABQ BioPark officially has a name and it pays tribute to her roots here in the Land of Enchantment. Zookeepers named the animal “Gila” in honor of the Gila Wilderness in southern New Mexico which is famously known for being the first designated wilderness area in the United States.

The BioPark said Gila continues to grow and thrive in her family troop alongside her mother Nia Lewa, her father Kojo, and her half-sister Mashika.

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Glorie

07-18

awww,is she already out nobody would answer at the zoo number 😡

Pita LaFarge

07-17

Beautiful name.

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