The same day we went to the zoo and saw Jacques the Peacock, we also saw Frank the baby gorilla's first public appearance. All the news cameras were there to record the event. We went into the zoo right behind the Channel 8 news cameras so we asked what was going on and went over to the big event. Apparently Frank the gorilla is 4 months old and is about 13 pounds. Despite being 13 pounds, he seemed about the size of Kyle and Emily height wise, should he stand on two legs. His mother wouldn't / couldn't nurse him so they had to keep him with the zookeepers for care and this was his first time for the public to see. He's a cute little guy, crawling around and climbing a little bit and exploring with his eyes open wide. Kyle and Emily knew we were going to see a baby gorilla, but were more interested in climbing the benches and fence behind us than checking out the monkey. They would have blended in with the gorillas on the other side of the glass climbing around. Anyhow, here is some video of Frank, the little baby gorilla at the San Diego Zoo. It's pretty stunning to see the size differences between the gorillas, yet the similarity in size to a toddler!
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