Franklin Park Zoo is getting two new gorillas as Little Joe heads to Pittsburgh

Frankie, a 7-year-old gorilla from Pittsburgh, and Moke, an 8-year-old from Washington, D.C., are expected to arrive later this year.

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Franklin Park Zoo is saying goodbye to one of its best-known residents — and preparing for two new arrivals.

Little Joe, the 33-year-old western lowland gorilla who has lived at the zoo for decades, will move to the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium as part of a breeding recommendation. In return, Pittsburgh’s 7-year-old gorilla Frankie will come to Boston…

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