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This photo provided by the San Diego Zoo Safari Park shows the animal care staff tending to a one-day-old baby girl gorilla who was born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park after an emergency c-section procedure Wednesday March, 12, 2014. Safari Park keeper Jennifer Minichino carefully holds the new baby while Dr. Jack Allen, examines the newborn gorilla. Imani is recovering from surgery in the familiar surroundings of the gorilla bedroom area. This is the first baby for Imani and the 17th gorilla to be born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. (AP Photo/San Diego Zoo Safari Park)

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Animal Keepers Eric Smith, left, and Brian Cannon, right, head back to the commissary with freshly cut bamboo, grown on the property for the giant pandas at the Smithsonian National Zoo, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 13, 2013. The commissary staff is responsible for storing, preparing, and delivering food to all the animals at the zoo. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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