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Photograph or image of Colo: The first in-Zoo born Gorilla, Colo at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, photographed March 5, 2009 by en:User:Adolphus79 .

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Colo

A Memory Realm virtual pet garden honoring Colo, remembered for First zoo-born gorilla, Columbus Zoo, Zoo history.

1956 - 2017Columbus, Ohio, United States
Photograph or image of Colo: Colo is the world's first western lowland gorilla born in a zoo and currently the oldest living in a zoo as well. This is probably
Colo is the world's first western lowland gorilla born in a zoo and currently the oldest living in a zoo as well. This is probably my best shot of Colo Becker1999 from Grove City, OH, Colo, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Why Colo Is Remembered

Colo is remembered for first zoo-born gorilla, columbus zoo, zoo history. This public page gives visitors a concise starting point for understanding why this gorilla remains part of animal, cultural, scientific, or public memory.

The page is designed as an accessible introduction rather than an exhaustive account, with source links and image credits kept visible for further reading.

A Virtual Pet Garden in Memory Realm

This Memory Realm pet garden turns a map reference into a virtual place for discovery. Visitors can move from the public page to the map and then into a 3D pet garden connected to Colo.

The place is part of Memory Realm's virtual layer. It is not a physical marker and does not claim rights, control, access, endorsement, or affiliation connected to a real-world site.

Place Context

Columbus, Ohio, United States is used as a broad spatial reference for this pet garden because it is connected to Colo's story, memory, or public legacy. The location is intentionally city-level or region-level so the page can provide orientation without implying a claim over a specific property or institution.

Historical Context

Colo may refer to:

Memory Realm presents this context for educational discovery and remembrance, with public source links and media attribution preserved alongside the page content.

Photos

Photograph or image of Colo: Gorilla near rock formations in a zoo environment at Columbus Zoo. The gorilla family: Bongo is the mate of Colo, father of Emmy ,

Gorilla near rock formations in a zoo environment at Columbus Zoo. The gorilla family: Bongo is the mate of Colo, father of Emmy , Oscar and Toni, and grandfather of Cora. (See the

David E. Lucas, This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by Columbus Metropolitan Library as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Public Library of America , via its partner Ohio Digital Network . Record in source ca

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Photograph or image of Colo: A gorilla examines his right hand. The Columbus Zoo gorilla family includes Bongo, mate of Colo, father of Emmy, Oscar, and Toni, g

A gorilla examines his right hand. The Columbus Zoo gorilla family includes Bongo, mate of Colo, father of Emmy, Oscar, and Toni, grandfather of Cora. (See The Columbus Dispatch 19

David E. Lucas, This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by Columbus Metropolitan Library as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Public Library of America , via its partner Ohio Digital Network . Record in source ca

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