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Orana Park is now home to three gorillas (they are brothers). They are magnificent. It was a cold day today (it actually snowed while I was at the park), so I wasn’t sure they would come out of their nice warm enclosure, but as you see they did. They shot back inside just before the snow started.

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3 responses to “Gorillas at Orana Wildlife Park”

  1. Robert avatar
    Robert

    I’m guessing the one with the straw in her fur must be Frala whilst her sons are having a go at their new jungle gym, and all three — they do have a lot of muscle mass, indeed!

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    1. Michelle avatar

      They’re all boys and brothers 🙂

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    William Kendall

    Quite impressive animals!

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