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The Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C. welcomed a new baby on Sunday: a Western Lowland gorilla! Moke which means little one in Lingala, is the zoo’s first newborn gorilla in 9 years. The Great Ape House will be closed for a while to give Moke and his mother, Calaya, some privacy.
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In honor of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, students at Lincoln Elementary School in Louisville Kentucky set a new world record. 556 people donned stovepipe hats and black paper beards to become the largest group to dress as Abe Lincoln. What a nice 209th birthday present for Honest Abe!
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Often insect names represent the location where they were discovered, but Turkish scientist Erol Yıldırım has named a new insect Tiphia Bahattini after his father. There have been insects named after Barack Obama and Abraham Lincoln. Recently a wasp in New Zealand was named after the Harry Potter character Lucius Malfoy!
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