 A custody dispute began between the two zoos , with the Bronx Zoo arguing that she would be better cared for in their facilities . Time magazine noted that it was the " custody battle of the decade " in the " <unk> world " , comparing Patty Cake 's popularity and fame to that of child star Shirley Temple . <unk> biologist Ronald <unk> of the <unk> National <unk> Research Center was brought in to <unk> the dispute and published a report that favored returning Pattycake to her mother and the Central Park Zoo . In his report <unk> noted that " the recommendation is based on the judgment that an infant gorilla is more likely to develop into a socially competent and <unk> adequate animal if it is raised in the company of its parents as opposed to being raised with a group of peers . " 
