The daughter of the gorilla Moji is heading to the Prague Zoo. I will miss Duna a lot, says the Spanish nurse
Midday lowland gorilla feeding begins in Cabárceno Park in Cantabria, Spain. Caregivers throw fruit and vegetables into the large outdoor enclosure. It doesn’t take long and the first resident here arrives. It’s Mine.
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Head gorilla keeper Lucía Gandarillas Chicote says Moja has grown a bit since she left the Czechia. “I know she’s famous. A lot of her fans come here and ask about Moja. That’s how I usually get to know visitors from the Czech Republic,” he laughs.
There is more fruit in the paddock and soon Duni is coming. “She looks quite similar to her mother. Duni is maybe a little bigger, she got that from her father. She likes to explore the world, always looking for new things to do. She is really nice,” adds Lucie.
For the past two months, the nurse has been teaching Duni to walk into the transport box, in which she will head to the Czech Republic on the CASA army plane.
Continuation of gorilla breeding
Lucía has been working at Cabárseno Park for 16 years and has known Duni since birth. “I will miss her a lot. As nurses, we have a great relationship with her. When I think about her leaving, I’m really sad,” she describes her feelings.
Duni moves to Prague so that she can have a baby herself. The breeding of gorillas is very coordinated so that the animals are not more and more related.
Martin Vojáček, chief primate breeder of the Prague Zoo, is looking forward to her arrival: “By having Duni come to us in Prague, we will be able to continue breeding gorillas as such. We will be able to have cubs, that is the function of zoos.’
They were to see Duni in the Prague Zoo for the first time on September 28 at the opening of the new Gorilla Pavilion.