He will not go outdoors again for nearly 30 years | Ivan is good friends with the other animals in the circus, especially Stella the elephant and Bob, a stray dog |
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It takes some time, but he finally remembers how to act like a silverback | Protestors come and then an inspector |
Ivan is placed in a strange cage that he finds to be cleaner, but smaller than his last one.
She is with a new elephant family somewhere in the zoo and she looks happy | Ivan spent twenty-seven years of his life alone in a cage |
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Ivan makes his debut with females Molly and Kuchi, and he later meets Shamba, Kashata and Kinyani | Sunlight, trees, grass and fresh air are sensory enrichment he has not experienced since 1967 |
Soon a woman from the zoo begins visiting.
Then a cameraman sees the claw-stick and shows that on television as well | |
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Ivan was a cherished member of the Zoo Atlanta population from 1994 until his passing on August 20, 2012, at the age of 50 | Ivan learns she has taken in Ivan's dog friend, Bob |
Bean Award for Significant Achievement from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums AZA for its long-term commitment to western lowland gorillas.