BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Zoo is rolling out the red carpet Friday for the official public debut of its new silverback gorilla, Babatunde.
He got to the zoo back on Sept. 4, and since then, he has been settling into his new home and meeting other female gorillas. Babatunde will make his debut from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday.
"Babatunde has been undergoing a gradual acclimation process behind the scenes, supervised by the zoo's experienced animal care staff," the zoo said Thursday in a statement.
"The integration of Babatunde with the Zoo's female gorillas, Lily and Sidney, is progressing steadily, but it may be some time before the troop is fully integrated and out together full time."