San Diego Zoo Gorillas — Love at First Smite
By C. MacDonald
Congratulations to the San Diego Zoo on its 100th Birthday. For nearly a decade I covered California’s most famous Zoo as a reporter for The San Diego Union. I want to share one of my favorite stories in honor of the Zoo.
ABE BOPS BOUBA — LOVE AT FIRST SMITE
After two months of frustrating delays due to quarantines, stomach ailments and dental problems, San Diego’s famed gorilla couple finally got together for a chest-pounding, leg-slapping introduction yesterday.
When they first stood in front of each other–eyeball to eyeball at 9am in the San Diego Zoo’s gorilla grotto–Bouba bashfully glanced away. Then Abe walked up to Bouba and smacked her on the head. She countered with a left jab to the nose. Abe jumped up and down, pounding his chest and showing off his 5-foot-7, 375-pound frame.
Bouba sauntered off, but only after scoring a love slap to Abe’s right arm. Abe went after her. Read more…>
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