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14 October 2026
🦍 14 Oct
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Tam Tam
Western Lowland Gorilla
Western Lowland Gorilla at Espace Zoologique St. Martin La Plaine, born 1983.
42 years old
♂ Male
✓ Alive
📍 Espace Zoologique St. Martin La Plaine
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