Test Tube Gorilla Has Yet To Form Motherly Bond.

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  • Source:
    Nutrition Health Review: The Consumer's Medical Journal. 2004, Issue 91, p16-16. 1/8p.
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    • Subject Terms:
      PARENTAL behavior in animals; GORILLA behavior; ANIMAL young; FAMILIAL behavior in animals; SURROGATE mothers; ZOOS
    • Abstract:
      The article reports on Timu, a nine-year-old test-tube gorilla, who, according to the officials at the San Diego Zoo, has not bonded with her new daughter. The Western lowland gorilla attended to the newborn for a few hours, but then she lost interest. Timu was hand-raised in captivity, which makes it hard for her to bond with her child, according to Lee Simmons, director of the Henry Doorly Zoo. The baby will be given to a surrogate gorilla in hopes that Timu will learn about the mother-daughter relationship in case she ever gives birth again.