Zoo Miami Mourns Loss Of Iconic Silverback Gorilla
/ CBS News
J.J. was a 34 year old silverback lowland gorilla. (Source: Zoo Miami)
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He had become an iconic favorite to millions of zoo visitors for over three decades. (Source: Zoo Miami)
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Sadly, J.J. died Friday Oct. 3, 2014. (Source: Zoo Miami)
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J.J. J.J. had a history of cardiac related problems (Source: Zoo Miami)
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“J.J.,” the 34 year old silverback lowland gorilla at Zoo Miami (Source: Zoo Miami)
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J.J. was born in New Orleans at the National Institute of Health on July 8, 1979. (Source: Zoo Miami)
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He arrived at Zoo Miami in in March of 1983 as part of a group that included his father, Jimmy, who he is named after (Jimmy Junior), and became the patriarch of the gorilla troop in 1996 following the death of Jimmy in August of that year. (Source: Zoo Miami)
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He fathered two girls - Moka, in December of 1996, and Alice, in June of 2002. (Source: Zoo Miami)
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J.J. personified the term, “gentle giant.” (Source: Zoo Miami)