Baby gorilla rejected by his mother arrives safely at new home

The baby gorilla, named Abeo (ah-beh-OH), will be socialized with a foster gorilla mom and a multigenerational family of gorillas.

SEATTLE — The baby gorilla rejected by his mother at the Woodland Park Zoo arrived safely at his new home in Kentucky, the zoo said in a release Tuesday.

The baby gorilla, named Abeo (ah-beh-OH) which means “bringer of happiness” in a language spoken in West Africa, will be socialized with a foster gorilla mom and a multigenerational family of gorillas at the Louisville Zoo. 

Kweli (kway-lee), a 40-year-old experienced mother and foster, has been chosen to be Abeo’s foster mom, according to the

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