After spending the past 15 years at the St. Louis Zoo, Bakari the gorilla is heading to Florida for an important new role: starting a family of his own.
The 21-year-old western lowland gorilla recently moved to a zoo in central Florida, where he will take part in a conservation breeding program that helps maintain a healthy and genetically diverse population of gorillas in accredited zoos across North America.
“We wish Bakari all the best as he steps into this next chapter,” the St. Louis Zoo said in a social media post announcing the move…