Wish List
New Gorillas in Our Midst
Regenstein Center for African Apes will welcome two new gorillas this summer—part of the zoo's exciting first bachelor troop for the species. These young males need a bachelor pad fit for kings. Give them a gift from this month’s Wish List as a welcome!
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Afternoon Applesauce Applesauce is a perfect snack for growing gorillas. Surprise the gorillas with tasty applesauce—just like when Mom brought you and your friends this sweet afternoon treat. Of course, the gorillas prefer theirs smeared all over their toys. Boys will be boys.
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Broccoli Bros Even gorillas have to eat their vegetables—and they love them! Broccoli is one of their favorite dinners. Give the gang some good greens for a family meal.
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Diggin’ It Kids dig in the dirt. They like to get messy. Give the gorilla guys chopped-up veggies to get them digging. Keepers will hide the tasty morsels around the exhibit for the gorillas to dig out of the mulch and practice their foraging skills.
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Friendship Fruit Avocado is a favorite snack for current residents Azizi and Amare. Help them connect with their new roommates by giving them avocados to share.
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Frisbee This summer everyone will be playing frisbee at the beach. Include the gorillas in the fun by giving them their own giant frisbee to play with. While it’s too big for them to toss across the habitat, they’ll roll it around and play gorilla games.
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Go Nuts! Beer nuts and corn nuts might be snacks at your pre-game party, but gorillas crave the creamy crunch of macadamia nuts. Give them nuts as a special treat.
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Juicy Seed Snacks Gorillas love the tangy taste of pomegranate seeds. Give them these juicy treats to nibble between games of chase.
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Keep the Beat With your help the bachelors can start a band—or a drum circle anyway. Give the gift of music with a large plastic cylinder to hang in the exhibit that the gorillas can pound on.
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Looky Lou Help the bachelors keep their suave looks with a mirror for their pad. Sure, they’ll use it for play rather than grooming, but either way they’ll have fun.
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Party Supplies For this bachelor party, the guys need some decorations. Piñatas are not only festive and fun for gorillas to play with—they also they provide scrumptious treats. Buy the boys some colorful piñatas to tear open.
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Play with Your Food Get the gorillas a large plastic feeder that keepers will fill with food and hang in the gorillas’ habitat. The bachelors will have to work for their meals and have fun in the process.
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Pumpkin Games Keepers put canned pumpkin inside toys to give the gorillas a challenge at finding a snack. Provide the pumpkin so the games can begin!
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Stars of the Zoo To welcome the new stars of the zoo, get them a juicy star fruit. Gorillas enjoy fruit like we enjoy candy. Give them a treat today.
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Video Games Teenage boys, gorillas included, love video games. The zoo’s gorillas participate in cognitive research by working puzzles on touch-screen computers. When they solve a puzzle, they receive a treat. Provide blueberries for the boys as a reward for exercising their minds.
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Welcome Luau Pineapples are “must-have” items for any Hawaiian-themed welcome party. Purchase a pineapple to welcome new gorillas Mosi and Umande to Lincoln Park Zoo.
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