Last week, Zwalani began exploring the gorilla dayroom for the first time while the female troop members were in the outdoor habitat, separated from Zwalani by a mesh door. After a week of seeing each other across a hallway, this mesh-to-mesh interaction was the next step of the introduction plan. Nneka has been spending a lot of time sitting calmly at the mesh, often with Zwalani on the other side. Charlie has been curious, while Ngozi has been the slowest to warm up to him, initially keeping her distance. A number of positive behaviours have been noted between the two groups, including vocalizations described by the Wildlife Care team as “love grumbles.” Throughout this introduction process, the Wildlife Care team are carefully observing the gorilla bachelor troop, made up of half-brothers Sadiki and Nassir. Weeks before Zwalani’s arrival, the boys had some major changes to their routine, including spending their days and nights together in new spaces. Like brothers do, they cont...