Tiny critically endangered gorilla baby born in New Orleans

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By JANET McCONNAUGHEY
yesterday



NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A tiny baby gorilla has been born at the zoo in New Orleans.

Keepers don’t yet know the sex of the critically endangered western lowland gorilla born Friday to 13-year-old Tumani and father Okpara, Audubon Zoo spokeswoman Katie Smith said in an email.

“Tumani is demonstrating excellent mothering behaviors and the entire troop is doing exceptionally well,” Smith said. She said keepers first saw the baby during their morning check Friday.

Gorilla babies weigh about 4 pounds (1.8 kilograms) at birth, and photos and video from the zoo show 13-year-old mom Tumani cuddling her tiny newborn.

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[North Shore Chicago]

1. After reading

that two thirds of world's wildlife plummeted in the last 50 years, this is GREAT and hopeful news.

Global warming is real, humans! Destroying habitat for human desire and pocketbook is real, humans!