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A male western lowland gorilla was born in Smithsonian’s National Zoo, which let the stuff to celebrate as he is the first in 9 years! They called him Moke, which means ‘’little one’’.
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The mama was taken on video kissing her baby on the lips after just giving birth to him. The mama gorilla, Calaya, 15, coupled up with Baraka, 26-year-old 450-pound gorilla, immediately before 3 years when she arrived at the zoo.
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What makes this giving birth special is that the wild western lowland gorillas are endangered through the last 20-25 years. What a great moment! Watch the video below.
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