Hey I got a question for the gorilla's I know we can't breed Ngozi with Charles again cause he is too old to breed but can't we breed Ngozi with Sadiki cause they are not related so technically doesn't that mean we can breed them.
So gorilla social structures do not work that way. They live in family groups with a dominant male, the silverback, females and their offspring. Other males live in bachelor troops which is what has been replicated at the Zoo.
What will happen at Toronto, is when Charles dies, a new unrelated male will be brought in from another zoo (my guess would be Jawara from Granby) and they would take over as the Silverback and then breeding would occur. Until that time, there will be no breeding at the Toronto Zoo.
In order for your idea of Sadiki and Ngozi to breed they would need to break off into a new group, which wouldn't happen for a number of reasons:
1. Separating Ngozi from the rest of her family would not be ideal, she is the matriarch of the group.
2. Sadiki would then not be with Nassir, which would leave Nassir alone with no companion which is not the standard of care for Gorillas, males are not to be kept alone, this would be against AZA accreditation standards as well
3. The zoo would have to manage 3 separate troops which is increasing complex, of which they do not have the space.
As much as a new baby gorilla would be great, we need to let Charles live out the rest of his life, then go through the process of bringing a new male to the zoo, introduction of the male and stabilization of the group, then breeding can occur. So it will be some time until we see another baby at the Zoo.
