BBC报道，加蓬Lekedi基金会照护的大猩猩Jojo幼年遭偷猎后长期被单独囚养，2015年才迁入庇护所。照护者希望为它寻找适合的另一只大猩猩，帮助恢复同类社交，但尚未找到可落实的转移安排。
研究人员以热成像等方式观察其压力反应，认为早期隔离可能造成长期创伤。照护者报告它频繁寻求人类互动，但这些行为观察并不能保证它会接受任何一只同类。
动物转移须考虑健康、遗传背景、性格及兼容性，介绍过程可能先交换带有气味的物件，再逐步见面。现有国际圈养动物转移程序多为繁殖计划设计，不一定适合为获救成年动物寻找伙伴。
专家意见亦有分歧：有人认为社交关系是康复及未来野放的重要条件，也有人担心它已成年，新同伴反而增加压力。报道没有宣布配对或放归已经成功。
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When Jojo first arrived at the sanctuary after spending years in a small iron cage, he didn't look directly at people
Sinead Lynch/The Aspinall Foundation Sisters Likendze and Matoko clutch each other after they were brought in a wooden crate to the Project Protection des Gorilles sanctuary in the Congo
G Forrester Thermal imaging of Jojo's face reveals signs of chronic stress, with a persistently cold nose indicating a potentially disrupted stress response
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Encounters between two or more separate gorilla groups are complex social events
G Forrester Prof Forrester studies Jojo as part of research to understand how our understanding of human mental health - particularly stress and trauma - can be applied to our great ape relatives
