The Zoo: Fifi: Si! Bobo? No!

All of Seattle is distressed about Bobo. He is the 560-lb. star of Woodland Park zoo, just turned 13, in the prime of life. He is one of the handsomest, healthiest gorillas in captivity. But Bobo has a problem: he doesn't like girl gorillas.

Eight years ago, Seattle was so proud of Bobo that everyone from schoolchildren to tycoons chipped in to raise $4,000 to buy him a suitable bride. They settled for a dainty (350 lbs.), nubile (aged 11) enchantress, whose main aim in life is to reproduce. Bobo will hardly look...

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