Photographs and video from the National Zoo shows the first interaction between a mother gorilla and her newborn baby. First-time mother Calaya gave birth to her son, Moke - a western lowland gorilla, on Sunday at the Smithsonian National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D.C. The gorilla birth was the first in nine years to take place at the zoo. Zoo officials captured the special moment, which was shared to the zoo's website as well as social media yesterday morning.
'We're thrilled to share western lowland gorilla Calaya gave birth to a male at 6:25 p.m. 4/15. His name, Moke, means "junior" or "little one" in the Lingala language,' the National Zoo wrote to their Twitter page.
Zoo officials gushed about the wonderful moment for both the mother gorilla and the zoo family. they wrote on their website: 'the birth of this western lowland gorilla is very special and significant, not only to the zoo family but also to this critically endangered species as a whole.' Calaya is said to be a first time mum
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