AK Gorilla troop, update on Lily?

donutday

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I can't find any threads about her in the posts from the past two years. Can anyone tell me if Lily, the baby gorilla born in February 2010, is still with the troop at AK? I remember asking when she was born, how long they might keep her, and was told probably no more than 6 - 8 years. If she has been moved, does anyone know where? Would Disney announce this or just do it quietly?

She was born on my birthday and I saw her when she was just a few weeks old, before her mother would even put her down, had several trips to the World that year and the following, so I really loved watching her grow, but haven't been able to check in for a little over a year now. We have a darling video of a rabbit "punching" her in the nose when she got a little too curious when she was about 18 months!
 
We were there july 2015. She was still with her family. She has 2 new brothers born around that time. We were able to get a few pictures of her before she ran off to play. Looking forward to seeing her this august
 
I just looked through my photos. I had named this one "Gorilla Lily & Mom & Bro." It's from March 2015. Lily's dad had a baby with Lily's mom and a baby with another female gorilla at about the same time, so I was trying to keep them straight in my photos. That's Lily facing the camera.

 
I had trouble getting a picture of Lily's half brother and his Mom. This is the best one I got (also March 2015)

 

Cory was 08/07/2014 to mother Azizi and father Gino

Flint was born 09/03/2014 to mother Kashata and father Gino (these are Lily's parents)

Lily was born 02/19/2010.

The other adult female in the group is Benga.

One of the cast members told me that Benga is Gino's favorite.
 












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