A Baby Gorilla Named Bobo

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Synopsis: Only 5 months old and a whopping 18 pounds Bobo the Gorilla is pampered and cared for in the private home of Raymond and Jean Lowman where he wears diapers and uses a baby bottle...(read more)

Date: 1951
Duration: 00:01:02
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Type: Public Domain
Language: English
Location: United States

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A Baby Gorilla Named Bobo

Bobo, a 5-month-old, 18-pound gorilla, whose parents were killed when he was captured in Africa, is being raised as one of the family by Will Lowman.

Note: Bobo was later sold to the the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle WA where the beloved animal became a major tourist attraction and International super-star in his own right and remained there until passing away in 1968.