Baby gorillas need their moms for quite a long while.
At the North Carolina Zoo, Apollo and Bomassa were both nursing when I visited recently. Nursing seems to be particularly comforting to them on a chilly rainy day, and they will most likely continue to nurse until they are a good two years of age. They may not give it up until they get close to three years old. |
| Bomassa takes a nice long drink at the age of 16 months |
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| Jamani looks around as her son snuggles close |
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