Calgary Zoo welcomes first new baby gorilla in eight years
By Bill Kaufmann, Calgary Sun
First posted: Thursday, March 10, 2016 01:25 PM EST | Updated: Thursday, March 10, 2016 04:07 PM EST
The Calgary Zoo has added a baby gorilla to its ranks.
On Wednesday evening, 15-year-old Western lowland gorilla mom Kioja gave birth to an offspring, whose gender has yet to be disclosed.
Staff are closely observing signs of bonding and nursing, says the zoo.
Sired by dad Kakinga, 37, the baby is the zoo’s first gorilla birth in eight years.
The arrival has temporarily closed the TransAlta Rainforest building.
In the months leading up to the birth, Kioja underwent a mom boot camp where she was schooled in holding a baby and undergoing ultrasounds.
Fifteen-year-old gorilla Kioja gave birth to a baby on Wednesday night. The gender hasn't been disclosed. (Photo courtesy of the Calgary Zoo)
Calgary Zoo welcomes first new baby gorilla in eight years | Canada | News | Tor
By Bill Kaufmann, Calgary Sun
First posted: Thursday, March 10, 2016 01:25 PM EST | Updated: Thursday, March 10, 2016 04:07 PM EST
The Calgary Zoo has added a baby gorilla to its ranks.
On Wednesday evening, 15-year-old Western lowland gorilla mom Kioja gave birth to an offspring, whose gender has yet to be disclosed.
Staff are closely observing signs of bonding and nursing, says the zoo.
Sired by dad Kakinga, 37, the baby is the zoo’s first gorilla birth in eight years.
The arrival has temporarily closed the TransAlta Rainforest building.
In the months leading up to the birth, Kioja underwent a mom boot camp where she was schooled in holding a baby and undergoing ultrasounds.
Fifteen-year-old gorilla Kioja gave birth to a baby on Wednesday night. The gender hasn't been disclosed. (Photo courtesy of the Calgary Zoo)
Calgary Zoo welcomes first new baby gorilla in eight years | Canada | News | Tor