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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/tiny-the-gorilla-takes-first-steps.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="A baby gorilla dubbed Tiny has taken his first steps at his home in London Zoo" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/min-tiny-the-gorilla-takes-first-steps.jpg" alt="A baby gorilla dubbed Tiny has taken his first steps at his home in London Zoo"/></a></p>
<p>A baby gorilla dubbed Tiny has been taking his first steps at his home in London Zoo.</p>
<p>Delighted keepers captured the moment the three-month-old left his mother&#8217;s side for the first time to explore the zoo&#8217;s Gorilla Kingdom.</p>
<p>The youngster had been clinging to his mother, 12-year-old Mjukuu, since his birth on October 26, last year, but was urged on by her as he stumbled and crawled around the enclosure.</p>
<p>Under the watchful eyes of &#8216;aunty&#8217; gorillas Zaire, 36, and Effie, 17, Tiny made his way back to his mum, only to be gently pushed away and encouraged to wander.</p>
<p>Gorilla keeper Daniel Simmonds said: &#8220;All of Tiny&#8217;s keepers were there to see and to photograph his first steps &#8211; it was a very special moment for all of us here in Gorilla Kingdom.</p>
<p>&#8220;Tiny is also getting his first teeth through at the moment; however he still has a long way to go before he becomes a 25-stone silverback gorilla.&#8221;</p>
<p>Keepers are yet to decide on a permanent name for one-foot tall Tiny, who will eventually grow to become an adult Western lowland gorilla.</p>
<p>Western lowland gorillas are classified as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and are threatened by illegal hunting, disease, habitat loss and degradation.</p>
<p>The gorillas are found in the tropical rainforests of Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. They are herbivores and feed on leaves, nuts and branches.</p>
<p>The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) was founded in 1826 to aid the conservation of animals and their habitats.</p>
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