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HASANI'S PAGE

Latest Pictures

  

See more great pictures from our volunteer May Woon here!


Videos

 

 

Baby Hasani's First Steps

"Gorilla" Marketing

Naming Contest

Surrogate Training

Bottle Feeding

 

Birth Announcment 


And the winning name is...

HASANI (meaning "handsome")

Thanks to the participation of 40 countries (6 of 7 continents), 48 states, and ages 5-100, and with the help of the baby's father who picked the winner from 5 finalists via color-coded cantaloupes, our naming contest was a huge success with more than 5,300 entries! Congratulations to Amanda VerPloeg from Oskaloosa, Iowa for the winning entry. For more information and to see the finalists, click here.

Papa Picking the Winning Name

Hasani's Big Debut!


Keeper Notes

7/2/09: Hasani is now fully integrated with our entire gorilla troop and will be on exhibit all day, everyday, with his family! We are still considering this to be introduction time as they all figure out their new routine with their newest member of the family, but he's now in with everyone and doing great!

6/26/09 Keeper Note
6/23/09 Keeper Note
6/18/09 Keeper Note
6/5/09 Hasani Update: Good Morning America!
5/13/09 Keeper Note
4/29/09 Keeper Note
4/28/09 Keeper Note
4/27/09 Keeper Note
2/12/09 Press Release