Pogo was born in 1958, in the rainforests of French Cameroon,  where she was part of a gorilla troop that included Bwana, a gorilla who would eventually find his way to the Zoo in 1959.
pˈoʊɡoʊ wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt, ɪnðə ɹˈeɪnfˌɔːɹɪsts ʌv fɹˈɛntʃ kˌæmɚɹˈuːn,  wˌɛɹ ʃiː wʌz pˈɑːɹt əvə ɡɚɹˈɪlə tɹˈuːp ðæt ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd bˈiːwˈɑːnə, ɐ ɡɚɹˈɪlə hˌuː wʊd ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli fˈaɪnd hɪz wˈeɪ tə ðə zˈuː ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn.