Great Gorillas Going Ape at Brookfield Zoo

Enjoy some great video of our great apes at Brookfield Zoo, featuring Binti Jua, Bakari and Nadaya. You may have seen some media coverage on gorillas receiving physicals this week...our vet team performs these physical exams to make sure these magnificent primates are in good health, and, since we are a teaching institution, we also n...eed to share what we find so that it can benefit the entire North American zoo gorilla population.

By collecting and studying information on many individuals, and to improve our ability to diagnose, treat and prevent illness, these exams include everything from routine blood chemistry tests to cardiac ultrasound exams and special scientific studies.

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Pets & Animals

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• Binti Jua
• gorilla
• great ape
• Nadaya
• Bakari
• Brookfield Zoo
• Tropic World

[fishandchipsandpeas1]

those poor apes look bored to me

[Kangel02fly]

Just came here after watching Rise of the planet of the apes

[Sibster45678]

Makes me wanna go back to Brookfield Zoo soon.

[DeadRisingDude98]

@darlingsapphire1 you do realize those gorillas have a good amount of fur on them, right? And, people are laughing and staring at them because the gorillas do want attention. Clapping their hands and jumping/climbing around is a sign that they are happy.

[darlingsapphire1]

This indoor exhibit for gorillas is not very nice, no earth, people watching them all

the time and laughing at them, acting stupid. A lot of their hair is missing. Why

doesn't Brookfield zoo do something to make their indoor home much more

natural and comfortable for them and places to get away from the noise and

stares. BinJua is an amazing gorilla in that she had the good sense tocarry

the human child to a human keeper- her inate reasoning, nothing to do with

training her.