Going Wild for a Little Miracle ; Baby Gorilla Komale Was Born at Bristol Zoo Last Year After His Mother Underwent Ground-Breaking Fertility Treatment. David Clensy Catches Up with the Tiny Ape As He Celebrates His First Birthday. Pictures by Shaun Thompson

Evening Post (Bristol, UK) › December 16, 2007

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Baby gorilla Komale was born at Bristol Zoo last year after his mother underwent ground-breaking fertility treatment. David Clensy catches up with the tiny ape as he celebrates his first birthday. Pictures by Shaun Thompson

As the dominant silverback, Jock holds the attention of Bristol Zoo's visitors as much as he commands the respect of his fellow great apes.

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Going Wild for a Little Miracle ; Baby Gorilla Komale Was Born at Bristol Zoo Last Year After His Mother Underwent Ground-Breaking Fertility Treatment. David Clensy Catches Up with the Tiny Ape As He Celebrates His First Birthday. Pictures by Shaun Thompson

With his muscular, King Kong-like physique, he struts around Gorilla Island looking grumpy, but basks in the attention of the hordes of excitable humans on the other side of the moat.

In comparison, tiny Komale, Jock's second son, is all too easy to overlook.

The infant, who celebrates his first birthday to...

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