The birth of the first gorilla calf is a historic event for the city and consolidates Bioparc as a world reference among zoos.
Tuesday, October 30st 2012. The baby gorilla was born last Friday and both the mother, Ali, and the baby are in perfect condition.. For the moment they are kept in the indoor facilities where Bioparc's technical team is continually monitoring their evolution.
This birth is a event of great importance for the city. Bioparc Valencia is part of a select group of zoos worldwide that have the appropriate characteristics to house a reproductive group of this charismatic species of primates that are in serious danger of extinction. Mambie is the male that lives with the females Fossey and Ali.
Forwards It arrived at Bioparc Valencia at the end of March 2011 from the Ramat-Gan Zoological Center (Tel Aviv) in Israel. This female was born on April 29, 2000 and its incorporation into Bioparc It was a recommendation of the European Captive Breeding Program of Endangered Species (EEP).
The male Mambie, the “silverback” of the Bioparc Valencia breeding group, He is 21 years old. He was one of the first animals to arrive at Bioparc in December 2007 from the French zoo, La Boissiere Du Dore.
