ON THIS DAY: In 1956, the first gorilla born in captivity came into the world at the Columbus, Ohio, zoo -- Colo weighed 3 1/4 pounds at birth. The importance of zoo programs for gorillas is indirectly addressed in the 1998 drama GORILLAS IN THE MIST, starring Sigourney Weaver as gorilla research Dian Fossey, who was killed by the same poachers who threaten the gorillas themselves. [today's movie at IMDb]

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