Gana, Claudio, Claudia

Gana is a gorilla living in a zoo in Germany. I am sure many of you remember her, last year, from papers, magazines, TV and all other media about the tragedy death of her 3 month old baby, Claudio, who died of an acute intestinal infection. For a whole week afterwards she would not put the dead baby down, but carried him every moment day and night. She caressed the baby, shaking him gently as if to try to reanimate it, cleaned and pampered it, touched and stroke it continuously. The scene was so heart wrenching and many tears were shed, by people with sympathy and compassion. It was anything but easy to eventually get her part with the decaying body. She gave birth later to a new baby Claudia, perfectly healthy and normal. Gana was once again happy, looking proud and content with the baby in her arms. A new birth of a gorilla is always good news, as these animals are of the groups of protected species in danger of extinction. In the case of Gana the public joy has surpassed the frontier of a normal birth of a new life, but a very special symbol of hope and happiness, for Gana, and for that species and, for all the people who are now sharing this joy and blessing. Tags:gorilla,gana,claudio,claudia

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