Ndume "En-doo-may" was born on October 10,1981 and is a male western lowland gorilla known for having learned a number of signs adapted from American Sign Language and for being at the center of lawsuit over his custody between the Cincinnati Zoo and the Gorilla Foundation.
13 Facts About Ndume
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Ndume has lived most of his life at the Gorilla Foundation in Woodside, California, but has lived at the Cincinnati Zoo and the Brookfield Zoo.
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Ndume was born at the Cincinnati Zoo in 1981 to his father, Ramses and mother, Rosie.
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Ndume has an aunt Samantha who lived to be 50 and an aunt Gigi who lived to be 47.
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At the age of 3, Ndume began to be cared for by Ron Evans, who was 17 at the time, and is currently the Curator of Primates at the Cincinnati Zoo.
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Ndume was transferred to the Brookfield Zoo when he was seven.
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At the age of 10, Ndume was transferred to the Gorilla Foundation to live with Michael and to serve as a potential mate to Koko.
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At the Gorilla Foundation, Koko and Ndume failed to mate.
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Ndume arrived at the Cincinnati Zoo in the morning of June 14,2019, after being flown in from the Gorilla Foundation.
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Ndume was not tranquilized when being moved, but was given food and water along the way.
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Once Ndume was acclimated to the zoo environment, he was put on exhibit and introduced to zoo guests.
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Ndume has been introduced to a troop with two female gorillas, Chewie and Mara.
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On February 1,2019, Judge Richard Seeborg announced that Ndume will be transferred back to the Cincinnati Zoo.