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Perspective

he new year has been incredibly eventful
for the Zoo’s western lowland gorilla family.
T In January, they left behind Tropic World,
their home for the past 40 years, and moved
into Brookfield Zoo Chicago’s new state-of-the-
art Tropical Forests. The troop has quickly settled
into their new bedrooms, dayrooms, and habitats
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