# Jojo the gorilla has spent his life alone. Can he finally find a companion?

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/jojo-the-gorilla-has-spent-his-life-alone-can-he-finally-find-a-companion/
- Published: 2026-11-14T00:03:56+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T00:20:25+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Science (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwm2mn272nqlo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Science

## Key points

- Jojo has lived without gorilla companions since being taken from his family.
- His Gabon sanctuary hopes to find him a companion.
- Researchers say his long isolation may have caused chronic stress.

## Summary

Jojo, a gorilla taken from the wild as an infant and kept alone for years, now lives at a sanctuary in Gabon. His carers hope to find him a companion, but introducing another gorilla to a fully mature animal who has spent most of his life isolated presents unusual challenges.

Jojo was 11 when he first stepped on to grass in 2015, after years in a small cage; he is now more than two decades old. Researchers describe his isolation as extreme and say he shows signs of chronic stress, while his keeper says he seeks interaction with familiar people. The article says more than 6,000 African primates were estimated to have been bought or sold globally between 2000 and 2023.

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