Bristol Zoo Gorillas Afia And Baby Sister Ayana

Finally back at the Bristol Zoo to bring you lots of new videos from the Bristol Gorillas every Thursday! ( This series was filmed before the coronavirus took over. )
It was a request for me to return there, to have an update on the family, especially from my subscriber swamp5050 who hopefully be happy to see the return of these popular gorillas.
I had a few rainy, miserable days, so most of the footage like this video is from the inside. Bristol zoo gorillas are very challenging to film inside as you can't get close enough to the glass to minimize the reflection. If you would like to see more on how the enclosure looks like and what Jock the silverback daily menu is, please have a look at my other channel : https://youtu.be/ncP8j1hTQ9s , don't forget to subscribe for future travel/zoo videos)
I did have a lucky break in the weather when the females were outside squabbling, you will see these videos later in the series.
In the first video, you'll see the gorilla youngster Afia and her baby half-sister Ayana.
They are having a wrestle and it becomes clear Gorilla Ayana likes to bite her big sister. First the leg and then the arm. Afia gets her revenge and holds Ayana's hand in her mouth. All very playful. Ayana, in turn, decides to sit on her sister. They continue their wrestling match and a really sweet moment when they fall into each other's arms.
Afia was born on the 12. February 2016 and her baby half-sister Ayana on the 22. April 2017. Both were born at the Bristol Zoo.
This series was filmed in January.
Some info on the Bristol Zoo you might like:
The first Gorilla arrived at Bristol zoo in 8th September 1930 named Alfred. The Zoo itself opened in July 11th 1836! The first gorilla birth was on the March 6th 1971.
Currently, there are 7 gorillas at the Bristol Zoo.
Starting of with Jock the Silverback, he was born on the May 31st 1983 at Zoo La Palmyre. He got moved to the Bristol Zoo on the 25.June.2003. His offspring are: Namoki, Komale, Kukena, Afia, Ayana.
Kera was born on the August 26th 2004 at the Parc Zoológic de Barcelona. She moved to the Bristol zoo on the 08.September.2008. Her offspring is Afia.
Afia was born by emergency cesarean section at Bristol Zoo on the 12th of February 2016 after her mother, Kera, showed symptoms of potentially life-threatening pre-eclampsia. She had to be hand-raised. Gorilla Romina took an interest in Afia when the keepers walked past her with Afia on their arm. So Afia was slowly introduced to Romina and in October started bonding with her surrogate mother. Kera did recover after being ill for a while but didn't recognize Afia as her daughter. Romina took over to raise her, but sadly they had to put her to sleep in Aug 2018 because she had an advanced large cancerous mass in her abdomen. Afia by then was part of the group and dad Jock and the other females looked after her.
Touni was born on the 12th of December 2007 at the La Vallée des Singes and got moved to the Bristol Zoo on the 28.September 2015. Her daughter is Ayana who was born on the 22nd of April 2017. Jock is the dad of Afia and Ayana.
Kala was born on the 11th of December 2010 in Hannover. She's the newest member of the group as she joined on the 16.October.2018. She was pregnant in Sep 2019, but sadly lost the baby. The cause of death is unknown.
Kukena was born on the 27th of September 2011 at Bristol Zoo and the further is Jock. She hasn't got any offspring yet and is soon to be moved.





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