A new silverback has arrived at a zoo to take charge of its western lowland pack, following the death of the UK's oldest gorilla.
Nkoumou was brought to Bristol Zoo Project from Port Lympne Hotel and Reserve in Kent and is expected to lead the zoo's troop of six western lowland gorillas.
He succeeds Jock, who died earlier this year aged 42.
Brian Zimmerman, director of conservation and science at Bristol Zoological Society, said: "Nkoumou's arrival is significant not only for Bristol Zoo Project, but for the future of a species under threat in the wild."
Jock was the oldest male gorilla in the UK and led Bristol's gorilla troop for more than two decades.
Nkoumou was brought to Bristol Zoo Project from Port Lympne Hotel and Reserve in Kent and is expected to lead the zoo's troop of six western lowland gorillas.
He succeeds Jock, who died earlier this year aged 42.
Brian Zimmerman, director of conservation and science at Bristol Zoological Society, said: "Nkoumou's arrival is significant not only for Bristol Zoo Project, but for the future of a species under threat in the wild."
Jock was the oldest male gorilla in the UK and led Bristol's gorilla troop for more than two decades.
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