Western Lowland Gorilla Images
Category: Build and Access the Collection
Location: Smithsonian Institution Archives
Western lowland gorilla images from National Zoological Park Photographs, circa 1955–2005
Images from this collection document the National Zoological Park (NZP) zoo and its animals, veterinary care, staff, exhibits, facilities, events, and research. The majority of images were taken by staff such as Jessie Cohen, NZP's official staff photographer from 1979 through 2009. Materials include slides, negatives, contact sheets, prints, and transparencies. A small number of images are accompanied by textual information. This grouping of images shows the relationship between Mandara, an adult western lowland gorilla, and several of her six offspring, Kejana, Kigali, Ktembe, Kwame, Kojo and Kibibi. Affectionally nicknamed “Super Mom,” Mandara continues to form an integral part of the NZP gorilla troop today. She was born at the Lincoln Park Zoo in April 1982 and came to the Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park in October 1985.
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