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Colorado Zoo Is Welcoming Their First Baby Gorilla in 13 Years

Staff at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs were thrilled to announce the birth of their first baby gorilla in 13 years.


According to the zoo this was mom Asha’s third infant.


While it is not 32-year-old Asha’s first foray into parenthood, it is for the 34-year-old father, Goma, who moved to the zoo in 2016 after living with a bachelor troop.


“Asha is sitting and lying down with the baby and gently patting its back, which is really adorable,” Ashton Asbury, Primate World animal keeper, said. “The baby hangs onto Asha while she’s moving around and she supports it with one hand. They’re bonding really well, and we have seen her licking the baby’s head and grooming it.”


Asbury said Goma is showing interest in the baby as well. “I heard him making happy gorilla grumbles at them, and Asha is doing a good job of showing him the baby while keeping a comfortable distance,” he said.

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