"SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The newest member of San Francisco's Zoo gorilla troop made his official public debut on Wednesday. Cecil, a 26-year-old silverback western lowland gorilla, comes to San Francisco from the Louisville Zoo in Kentucky. Zoo keepers describe Cecil as even-tempered, sweet and laid back. This is the first time he will be leading a family troop and he is getting use to being around females."
""We feel like this is a new day for the zoo. And Cecil is kinda the beginning of the new day for the zoo, and such like that. So, we're really excited to see him get along with the females and hopefully we'll get some baby gorillas in the next few years," said zoologist Robbie Graham."
Cecil, a 26-year-old silverback western lowland gorilla, arrived at the San Francisco Zoo from the Louisville Zoo in Kentucky and made his public debut. Keepers describe Cecil as even-tempered, sweet and laid back. Cecil will lead a family troop for the first time and is acclimating to being around females. Zoologists hope Cecil will be a suitable mate for the zoo's three female gorillas and that births may occur in the next few years. Cecil's arrival follows the unexpected death in February of Oscar, the zoo's previous male gorilla. The gorilla exhibit reopens to the public this weekend.
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