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June 16, 2017 4:36 PM
Photo gallery: Gorilla brothers make their Zoo Miami debut | Fri., June 16, 2017
Shango, 28, back, and his brother Barney, 23, avoid each other during their debut Friday, June 16, 2017, at Zoo Miami. Avoiding each other is a normal behavior that could last weeks.
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Shango, 28, sits quietly as he and his brother Barney, 23, not shown, get to be together for the first time after arriving at Zoo Miami from the Sedgwick County Zoo, (both were born at the San Francisco Zoo). They made their debut after several months of the gorilla exhibit been vacant due to a series of renovations and modifications made by the staff.
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Barney, 23, moves around as his new exhibit Friday, June 16, 2017, at Zoo Miami.
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From left: Kristina Saliers with her daughter, Taylor, and Jodie Marquez with her daughter, Jordyn, look on as gorillas Shango and his brother Barney make their debut Friday, June 16, 2017, at Zoo Miami.
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Shango, 28, relaxes on the grass as he and his brother Barney, 23, not shown, get to be together for the first time after arriving at Zoo Miami from the Sedgwick County Zoo.
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Shango, 28, back, and his brother Barney, 23, avoid each other during their debut Friday, June 16, 2017, at Zoo Miami. Avoiding each other is a normal behavior that could last weeks.
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Shango, 28, takes a look at his new home at Zoo Miami Friday, June 16, 2017.
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Barney, 23, sits quietly as he and his brother Shango, not shown, get to be together for the first time after arriving at Zoo Miami
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Shango, 28, who can't bend his finger due to an injury during a fight with another gorilla, relaxes on the grass at Zoo Miami Friday, June 16, 2017.
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Shango, 28, sits quietly as he and his brother Barney, 23, not shown, get to be together for the first time after arriving at Zoo Miami from the Sedgwick County Zoo.
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