Great ape debuts at Lowry Park Zoo

Goyang: Lowrey Park Zoo

TAMPA – Say hello to Lowry Park Zoo's newest ape, Goyang (pronounced GO-young).

The 14-year-old Bornean orangutan arrived last month from Pittsburgh Zoo to be the dominant male of Tampa's orangutan group.

After a series of introductions to the zoo's female orangutans, zookeepers began the process of acclimating him to an outdoor habitat. In Pittsburgh, Goyang lived in a geodesic biodome (an ecosystem replica in a climate controlled environment), so he hadn't experienced elements like Florida's sun, rain, wind or thunder. He has adapted well, at his own pace, the zoo says.

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