By Brendan O'Brien
Sat Dec 27, 2014 12:13pm EST
(Reuters) - Zookeepers sporting gorilla suits have assisted rear an endangered abandoned infant gorilla in Ohio so she can join an grownup group.
The sixteen human surrogates have invested three months feeding, nurturing and gently introducing the child, Kamina, to adult female gorillas, Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Backyard stated on Saturday.
Kamina, a Western lowland gorilla, came to Cincinnati for "gorillafication" immediately after her mother, Ndjole, stopped caring for her shortly just after she was born in August in Oklahoma City Zoo.
And now, at 4-months-old, she is ready to be moved to Columbus Zoo, in which 14 surrogate gorilla infants have been effectively introduced to adult female gorillas.
Cincinnati had experimented with Kamina with two of its own grownup females, together with 1 known as Samantha, but with no luck.
"For what ever purpose, Samantha merely did not wish to select her up and even pushed Kamina away at instances," said Ron Evans, curator of primates at Cincinnati Zoo.
Zoo officials mentioned they had not finalized specifics for her move to Columbus, the place she is anticipated to be introduced to a gorilla group.
Western lowland gorillas residing in Africa are an endangered species due to logging, mining and agricultural growth, according to the Cincinnati Zoo.
(Editing by Alison Williams)
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