BBC報道，加蓬Lekedi基金會照護的大猩猩Jojo幼年遭偷獵後長期被單獨囚養，2015年才遷入庇護所。照護者希望爲它尋找適合的另一隻大猩猩，幫助恢復同類社交，但尚未找到可落實的轉移安排。
研究人員以熱成像等方式觀察其壓力反應，認爲早期隔離可能造成長期創傷。照護者報告它頻繁尋求人類互動，但這些行爲觀察並不能保證它會接受任何一隻同類。
動物轉移須考慮健康、遺傳背景、性格及兼容性，介紹過程可能先交換帶有氣味的物件，再逐步見面。現有國際圈養動物轉移程序多爲繁殖計劃設計，不一定適合爲獲救成年動物尋找夥伴。
專家意見亦有分歧：有人認爲社交關係是康復及未來野放的重要條件，也有人擔心它已成年，新同伴反而增加壓力。報道沒有宣佈配對或放歸已經成功。
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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
