Safari Park director of wildlife care Kristi Burtis. - Ana Ramirez/The San Diego Union-Tribune/TNS
SAN DIEGO -- With all families, there comes a time when children reach a certain age and have to move out on their own. Frank and Monroe were at that age, and things were getting a little uncomfortable at home. They moved out Dec. 6 and are sharing a bachelor pad not far from their family. The pair are western lowland gorillas, and they seem to feel at home in their new habitat at the San Diego Zoo's Safari Park in Escondido, said senior wildlife care specialist Breanne Murray. "You see them kind of battling, but in a very positive way," she said. "And we're seeing a lot of play out of them." ...
