- Bobo (gorilla)
:"For the MST3k character, see
Professor Bobo ."Bobo (1951-1968) was a
western lowland gorilla who was a prominent feature ofWoodland Park Zoo inSeattle, Washington , USA, from 1953 until his death. As a publicly accessible gorilla in the wake of "King Kong ", Bobo was one of Seattle's most prominent attractions before the 1962 World's Fair and the introduction of professional sports to the city. Bobo is immortalized on display at Seattle'sMuseum of History and Industry .Life before captivity
Found barely two weeks after his birth by
William Said , Bobo had been orphaned by his mother in FrenchEquatorial Africa . Said took Bobo back toColumbus, Ohio , USA, where Said's mother looked after the infant ape.Life on Fidalgo Island
Bobo was brought to
Anacortes ,Washington , onFidalgo Island in 1952 byBill Lowman , who drove across country with the gorilla in his car. Bobo lived in the Lowman family home until his size and strength posed issues too serious to ignore. Arrangements were then made for Bobo to move to theWoodland Park Zoo in Seattle, where he eventually died. For a brief period of time a "preserved" Bobo was kept at theAnacortes Museum.References
* [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=1369 HistoryLink Essay: Bobo the Gorilla]
* [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/paynter/78747_paynter17.shtml "Though he's been dead 34 years, Bobo has a lot to live for] , "Seattle Post-Intelligencer",2002-07-17
* [http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=4922 The Life and Death and Life of Bobo] , "The Stranger",2000-09-14
* [http://www.seattleweekly.com/news/0118/ann-25mem.php 25 Memorable "Seattle Weekly" Stories] , "Seattle Weekly",2001-05-02
*Cosby, Bill. "Seattle". "I Started Out as a Child", 1964.
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