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Another New Gorilla Arrives at the Zoo.
Another New Gorilla Arrives at the Zoo.
02/08/2010
 Acacia,a 15-year-old female gorilla, arrived at the North
Carolina Zoo on evening of Saturday, February 6, from the Oklahoma City Zoo. She is the second new gorilla
to be transferred to the state Zoo in the past month.
Jamani, a 10-year-old female arrived in Asheboro January 14, from the San Diego Zoo.
Both gorillas came to the N.C. Zoo as part of the Gorilla Species
Survival Plan, a cooperative program of the Association of Zoos &
Aquariums.
The program brings the country's top gorilla experts together to find ways to improve the captive care and breeding of these highly
endangered great apes.
Acacia arrived via cargo jet at Piedmont Triad International Airport around 6 p.m. Saturday and road a
truck to Asheboro. Upon arrival, Acacia went to the Zoo's veterinary center, where she settled into
its quarantine facilities. Whenever a new animal arrives at the Zoo, it undergoes a lengthy quarantine to ensure that the new animal does not introduce a disease to the Zoo's existing collection.
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