In Bokito’s attempt to escape, a woman he dragged was seriously injured. A vet eventually shot the gorilla with a tranquilizer dart.
Is Bokito still such a Houdini? No, he has not attempted any escape since then. In fact, over the years Bokito has managed to profile himself as a neat family man, albeit that Bokito’s family consists of three females and four young, because gorillas live in a harem structure.
Bokito has a total of six descendants. He also accepted a foster child, which is very unusual with gorillas. According to Diergaarde Blijdorp alfaman Bokito “ensures peace in the group and a safe climate for all family members”.
With his action, Bokito also left a mark on the Dutch language. Not long after his escape, Bokito became common as a prefix. Bokito proof became Word of the Year and bokito in combination with a noun is an accepted synonym for aggressive behavior, such as bokito behavior or bokito capitalism.
Images of Blijdorp of the year-old Bokito:
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