Super Trump and a newborn gorilla take over Times Square in NY Manhattan

There was Super Donald Trump, and there was a Gorilla baby boom from Uganda. The scene: Times Square Billboard in New York Manhattan.

There was Super Donald Trump, and there was a Gorilla baby boom from Uganda. The scene: Times Square Billboard in New York Manhattan.

Along side a “Super Trump” billboard, a Gorilla baby boom took over the video display in Times Square, New York.

The endangered mountain gorillas have gone on a wild baby boom, as yet another mountain gorilla was born in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park located 414 km southwest of Uganda’s capital, Kampala.

Businza, an adult female in the Rushegura mountain gorilla family, gave birth on the morning of November 11, 2016. She and her baby were spotted by a Uganda Wildlife Authority tracker later in the day during daily routine monitoring of the habituated gorillas to ensure they are in good health and safe. Originally from the Habinyanza family, Businza moved to her present family, Rushegura, in 2000.


Speaking of the newest birth, Dr. Andrew Seguya has said the consistent and sustained conservation efforts to ensure the survival of the mountain gorillas is paying off. “Over the last 10 years, Uganda has been leading in conservation of the mountain gorilla. We believe that the pristine and safe habitant is the crucial link in the survival of the gorillas as well as their health and wellbeing,” Dr. Seguya said.

This is the third birth in as many months after news of the previous birth in September was recently beamed on Reuter’s billboard in New York City’s Times Square, also referred to as “The Center of the World.” It is a major commercial intersection and a world-famous converging landmark in midtown Manhattan, New York City, illuminated by striking digital billboards, most recently featuring a giant-sized 55-inch “Super Trump” ad.

It is too early to determine the sex of the bundle of joy, because the mother is very protective in the infant stages. Regarding the naming, no suggestions have been floated yet, but in keeping with tradition, depending on the season or occasion anything is possible, considering the birth coincided with the week of the US presidential elections.



It is hoped that with the fallout from the US elections, perhaps the beaming mother and child image in Times Square will strike a code of renewed unity and reconciliation in New Yorkers and Americans at large.

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Juergen Thomas Steinmetz has continuously worked in the travel and tourism industry since he was a teenager in Germany (1977).
He founded eTurboNews in 1999 as the first online newsletter for the global travel tourism industry.

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