The Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium is set to trade gorillas with Boston's Franklin Park Zoo.
Frankie, the 7-year-old Pittsburgh gorilla, is heading to Boston, and in exchange, Boston will send 33-year-old Little Joe, a silverback back to Pittsburgh.
Once Little Joe is acquainted with his new gorilla family, Pittsburgh Zoo visitors will be able to see him in the Tropical Forest Complex.
The Zoo says the swap is part of the American Association of Zoos & Aquarium’s Gorilla Species Survival Plan.
“Both moves were designed to provide a healthy, genetically diverse population of critically endangered gorillas in human care,” the Zoo said in a release.
Read more about the trade here.
