The Story When Momoko, Monta & Goro Were at Chiba Zoo 1/₂

📷 202204    • Rola Once Lived with Kenta. Two Gorillas L...  ◀︎ Previous｜Next ▶︎   • The Story of When Monta, Momoko & Momotaro...   In this video, I will introduce you to some history of Monta and Momoko in Chiba Zoo while showing the recent footage of Monta. The information I was able to source on the gorillas was very limited. I basically referred to some back issues of the zoo's quarterly magazines kept in the zoo library. I thought many of you would be interested to know about the gorillas who lived and still live at Chiba Zoo, even though the information is in fragments. I hope this video will help you understand more about gorillas in Japan. References: 1️⃣ Chiba Zoological Park News No. 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 30, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 2️⃣ Osaka Tennoji Zoo "Nakigoe" 1991 No.9 https://www5.city.kyoto.jp/zoo/upload... About Western Lowland Gorilla Gorilla gorilla gorilla Habitat: The most widespread gorilla subspecies, and can be found across more than 700,000 km2 of central and West Africa. Lifespan: 35 yrs in the wild (upto 60 yrs in captivity) IUCN Red List : Critically Endangered It is the smallest of the four gorilla subspecies, which also include the Cross River gorillas, Grauer’s gorillas, and mountain gorillas. It has shorter black-brown hair, longer arms, and a more prominent ridge along their brow. The adult males called silverbacks have silvery-grey hair on their backs and thighs. Their heads are large and pointed, with a sagittal crest forming the back of the top head. Its population has been decreasing due to poaching and disease. The estimated population in 2013 was almost 362,000 individuals (IUCNredlist.org). Fewer than 150,000 western lowland gorillas remain in the wild (gorillas.org). *MONTA*♂ DOB:1984/09/25 in Spain or 1986 in Africa? Ownership: Chiba Zoo •1987: Monta and Momoko were transferred from Spain to Japan. (age 1 or 3?) They were kept at Aritake Chojuten Co. Ltd, the animal dealer until they moved to Chiba Zoo in 1990. •1990/03: He and Momoko were transferred to Chiba Zoological Park. NB: The credibility of his birth info is uncertain. Monta and Momoko grew up together. They were infants when they arrived in Japan. However, due to the allegation of illegal trade, they spent a few years at the animal dealer's place until the allegation was cleared. He desperately needs a companion to live as his kind. He's been living alone most of his adult life. From 2009 until 2010, the zoo tried pairing up Monta and Rola several times. It didn't go well. Since then, he has been all alone. The system of changing keepers at short intervals is problematic because it leads to a lack of technical training and hinders the management of the gorillas' physical and mental health. Although it has been more than 30 years since the zoo began keeping gorillas, unfortunately, both manpower and facilities are not in place to be able to manage gorillas in a group. 1️⃣ How Monta & Momoko came to Japan    • How Gorillas Nice (Monta) & Merry (Momoko)...   2️⃣ When Monta & Momoko were at Chiba Zoo    • The Story When Momoko, Monta & Goro Were a...   3️⃣ When Momoko & Momotaro were at Chiba Zoo    • The Story of When Monta, Momoko & Momotaro...   *ROLA*♀ DOB:1977/09/21 POB: Beppu Cable Rakutenchi, Japan Sire: Gonta｜Dam: Rirako Rearing: Hand-reared Ownership: Ueno Zoo •1977/09: Rola was born and was being hand reared in a vet's house. No trial was attempted to return her to Rirako. •1980/11: Transferred to Tobu Zoo Basically she was living alone but her keeper played with her so she wouldn't feel lonely. •1993/10: Transferred to Ueno Zoo, and lived with her mother, Rirako, and other gorillas. •2008/12: She and Kenta were transferred to Chiba Zoo and lived with him until he passed away in 2016. Rola has difficulty in communicating with other gorillas. Especially when she is put with a silverback, she becomes ill except with an individual like Kenta who had no interest in gorillas. She loves sunbathing. She occasionally exhibits abnormal behaviors such as coprophagy, licking urine, regurgitation and reingestion. Rola always searches for earthworms as her companions. But they have a short life-span, plus they disappear in cold weather. I hope the zoo will consider the option of Rola living with other small animals. It may help solve her abnormal behaviors and loneliness. When the zoo tried pairing up Monta with Rola    • Monta and Rola: A Pairing Story at Chiba Zoo   Video focusing on "Regurgitation and Reingestion" by Rola    • Regurgitation & Reingestion by female gori...   *GORO*♂ 1965/08? - 2009/10/10 POB: wildborn •1967/10: Goro was transferred to Osaka Tennoji Zoo when he was 2 yrs old. •1995/02: He was transferred to Chiba Zoo as part of BL program. (Pairing up with Momoko didn't go well.)   Goro at 2 years old on October 7, 1967. https://mainichi.jp/articles/20170925... Sounds  "Jonny Easton - Purpose" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) license Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: https://bit.ly/b-purpose #WildlifeConservation #ZoosForConservation #EndangeredSpecies