London zoo welcomes birth of critically endangered gorilla

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London Zoo welcomed a new arrival to its gorilla troop on Thursday (January 17), boosting numbers for a critically endangered subspecies.The newborn western lowland gorilla, which the zoo has not yet named nor sexed, joins the zoo&#x27;s Gorilla Kingdom enclosure after a quick delivery by mother Mjukuu.“After a very quick labor – just 17 minutes – Mjukuu was spotted on camera tenderly holding her newborn and demonstrating her wonderful mothering instincts – cleaning her infant and checking it over,&quot; the zoo said in a press release.Video released by the zoo showed Mjukuu holding the newborn in her arms while other gorillas approached to investigate the new arrival.Western lowland gorilla numbers have declined by 60% in the last 25 years, with exact numbers of those in the wild unknown, according to the zoo.

London Zoo welcomed a new arrival to its gorilla troop on Thursday (January 17), boosting numbers for a critically endangered subspecies.

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London zoo welcomes birth of critically endangered gorilla

London zoo welcomes birth of critically endangered gorilla

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Published Jan 18, 2024 11:44 PM PHT

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