The western lowland gorilla was given the name after mother Touni and father Jock following a poll of staff and volunteers at Bristol Zoo. He is the second baby to be born to Touni following his sister Ayana in April , who still lives at the zoo.
Due to hunting for their meat, western lowland gorillas are critically endangered in the wild. The zoo's curator of mammals Lynsey Bugg said Juni, who was born on 22 December , will be learning to eat, walk and climb from four to six months old.
He is also beginning to try solid food," Ms Bugg said. Juni may well be the last gorilla to be born at the zoo after it announced in November it would be leaving its Clifton site after years. Zookeepers also took some animals, including orangutans, to the BBC studios in Whiteladies Road to be featured on the show. Animal Magic ended in but when Johnny visited the Zoo in the s he was instantly recognised. Lots of celebrities have visited Bristol Zoo Gardens over the years. The Zoo today is very different from generations ago although the award-winning gardens have always been a focal point.
A new lion house was opened in and the famous monkey temple in A few years later an aquarium was added. The s and s saw the opening of new exhibits including the Reptile House, the Monkey House in and the re-designed Aquarium three years later.
Bristol Zoo Gardens is at the heart of many breeding and conservation programmes to help save animals threatened with extinction. Some species, such as Socorro doves, are now extinct in the wild and are totally reliant on zoos to survive, which is why the success of captive breeding programmes is so important.
Another vital breeding programme is for western lowland gorillas whose numbers in the wild have fallen dramatically because of hunting and loss of habitat. They include two infant gorillas, Hasani and Juni, born last September and December. We have noticed that there is an issue with your subscription billing details.
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Young Juni is one of a troop of eight gorillas here at Bristol Zoo. All are part of an international breeding programme to help safeguard the future of western lowland gorillas, a Critically Endangered species. Gorillas have long been an important part of Bristol Zoo and, as well as breeding them, conservationists from Bristol Zoological Society work to help protect them and their habitat in the wild. For more than 20 years Bristol Zoological Society also has supported a sanctuary in Cameroon which helps look after orphaned gorillas and chimpanzees.
Bristol Zoological Society is a conservation and education charity and relies on the generous support of the public not only to fund its important work at Bristol Zoo and Wild Place, but also its vital education and community outreach programme.
As school groups can now be welcomed back donations from the appeal fund will support the Education Bursary Fund to ensure schools and youth groups in disadvantaged areas are able to benefit from visiting Bristol Zoo Gardens and Wild Place Project. Click here to find out more about the appeal or to make a donation.
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