I saw this on discovery or TLC I think.  When the gorilla had her first baby, 
she kept lifting the baby up to her face when it would fuss, and the baby 
would try to latch onto her lip.  They gave her as much time as was safe, then 
took the baby to raise on the bottle before it was in danger.  During the second 
pregancy they showed the mom gorilla videos of other gorillas nursing their 
babies.  She was able to nurse the second baby within the specified time.  I 
think it was 24 hours that they allowed.  I don't know if LLLI had anything to 
do with it.

Jennifer Stevens, RN

In a message dated 3/28/2006 8:16:01 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
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have heard this urban legend about the mom gorilla that was raised in 
captivity and didn't know how to BF her baby.  W/ her second pregnancy, LLLI was 
brought in to BF in front of mother to assist her in learning the "womanly art of 
BF".  Anyone have a creatable reference to this?

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