Binti Jua
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Offspring | Koola, Bakari |
Binti Jua (born March 17, 1988) is a female
Binti Jua (whose name means "Daughter of Sunshine" in Swahili) is the niece of Koko, a gorilla whose linguistic accomplishments have been the subject of several scientific studies. Her mother, Lulu, was originally from the Bronx Zoo and died on January 24, 2011, after residing at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. Her father is Sunshine, from the San Francisco Zoo.
Family
Binti Jua has a daughter named Koola with a wild-born silverback called Abe. She also has a son named Bakari with another wild-born silverback, Ramar, who was purchased by Jack Badal as a baby and was trained to do circus stunts. Ramar inspired a book called Jungle to Stage. Bakari resides at the Saint Louis Zoo with his half-brother, Nadaya. Binti has three granddaughters: Kamba, born to her daughter Koola and silverback Ramar, Nora, born to Koola and silverback JoJo, and Ali, also born to Koola and JoJo. She also has a great-grandson named Zachary through Kamba.[1]
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Zoo enclosure rescue
On August 16, 1996, when Binti Jua was eight years old, a three-year-old boy climbed the wall around the gorilla exhibit and fell 24 feet (7.3 m) into the gorilla enclosure below, suffering a broken hand and a large gash on the side of his face.[2]
Binti walked towards the unconscious boy while spectators screamed. Binti cradled the child and laid him down when she heard her shift door open to her downstairs enclosure. Her 17-month-old baby, Koola, clutched her back throughout the incident. The boy spent four days in the hospital and recovered fully.[3] Binti received international media attention from this incident, and, for many months afterwards, received special treats and food from zoo personnel, and much attention from visitors.[4]
Aftermath
After the incident, experts debated whether Binti's actions were a result of training by the zoo or of
There are many other examples of animals (especially
See also
References
- ^ "Zooborns". Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ^ "15 Years Ago Today: Gorilla Rescues Boy Who Fell In Ape Pit". cbslocal.com. CBS News. May 19, 1996. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
- ^ Hero Gorilla Gives Birth
- ^ "20 years ago today: Brookfield Zoo gorilla helps boy who fell into habitat". Chicago Tribune. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
- ISBN 1-57322-312-3.
- ^ de Waal, Frans (2006). Primates and Philosophers. How morality evolved. Princeton University Press. p. 63.