Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
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The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is a non-profit zoo located near Powell in Liberty Township, Delaware County, Ohio, United States, north of the city of Columbus. The land lies along the eastern banks of
Central plaza and Celebration of Giving Fountain
Columbus Zoo aerial photograph, c. 1940
Zoo director Jack Hanna offers food to a giraffe, c. 1992
Polar bear Nora
Colo (gorilla)
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Colo was a western gorilla widely known as the first gorilla to be born in captivity anywhere in the world and the oldest known gorilla in the world in 2017. Colo was born at the Columbus Zoo and Aqua
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
…many birds housed in an aviary. The highlight of the region is the primate area featuring three generations of western lowland gorillas, the progeny of Colo, the first gorilla to be born in captivity in the world. The Columbus Zoo has a rapidly expanding group of bonobos. Bonobos are the closest living…
Colo, photographed March 5, 2009