Thursday, December 21

Awww... *
(photo at link)

The newborn, which has not been named, has started suckling and is doing well, the zoo's senior primate expert Mel Gage said. Its sex has yet to be determined. It is the second baby for the 30-year-old mother, Salome, who first gave birth almost 20 years ago.

"The new baby is incredibly cute and Salome is being a very attentive mom and her father Jock is being very protective of his family troop - we couldn't have hoped for more," Gage said.
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*referring to the back of the youngster in the photo. Not endorsing using fertility drugs to breed captive older gorillas, necessarily.