Mjukuu, a female western lowland gorilla, with her newborn baby - pics

[Kadie]

This may not be GD material, but these pictures are so cute! You can see the love between mother and child.


Mjukuu, a female western lowland gorilla, plays with her newborn baby at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) London Zoo in this undated handout photo. First-time mother Mjukuu gave birth on the afternoon of October 26, 2010 to the healthy male gorilla, according to a media release by the ZSL.


Mjukuu, a female western lowland gorilla, rests with her newborn baby at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) London Zoo in this undated handout photo. First-time mother Mjukuu gave birth on the afternoon of October 26, 2010 to the healthy male gorilla, according to a media release by the ZSL.


A male baby western lowland gorilla is held by its mother, Mjukuu, after she gave birth at the ZSL London Zoo in London October 26, 2010. The zoo said that keepers are yet to name the tiny male, who will grow up to become a 350 pound (159 kg) silverback gorilla. Picture taken October 26, 2010.

[Taverner]

1. Awww too cute

Better keep Palin away...she'd love a Gorilla-and-child rug to hang on her wall...

[Hell Hath No Fury]

2. No, we're not related to them.

Can't see the resemblance at all. :D That last one is incredible.

[BrklynLiberal]

14. Isn't it? amazing....

[joeybee12]

3. Those are adorable!

[BlueIris]

4. Awwwww. nt

[tabatha]

5. Here is a slideshow with more

http://www.10tv.com/live/foundation/slideshow.jsp?file=/local/stories/2010/10/28/slideshow-baby-gorilla.html&image=1&adsec=local&tot=4&sid=102

[Kadie]

20. Adorable.

Thanks for posting.

:)

[seabeyond]

6. ahhhhhhhhhh. lol. been in all those position with my babies.....

ah.

hubby does the middle picture with boys the best, when they were babies. not so much now, at 13 and 15

[Kadie]

21. Yep.

That middle one reminds me when my son would take a nap with his daddy.

:)

[JNelson6563]

7. Beautiful.

Mommas and babies, precious stuff.

[xchrom]

8. lovely. nt

[damntexdem]

9. Now that's some real gorilla theater.

;-)

[NV Whino]

10. Thanks for the tour, JeffR

So nice to see something pleasant for a change. I think this is exactly what GD needs.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

23. I think the gorilla is a PUMA

[NV Whino]

26. Damn that auto fill

You're not JeffR. But thanks anyway.

[Kadie]

27. LOL!

:hi:

[uncommon]

11. That is one of the happiest looking babies I have ever seen :)

[Robb]

13. Agreed. Happy looking mom, too.

Although that's probably because she hasn't seen the same damn Elmo video 3,000 times.

...Who's more evolved, again? :D

[uncommon]

16. Hahahahaha :)

Ain't it the truth.

[BrklynLiberal]

12. This is what Dian Fossey lost her life trying to protect...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dian_Fossey





http://gorillafund.org/

[ismnotwasm]

15. That is the coolest

So wonderful, thank you

[uponit7771]

17. Please sound cute alarm...

[nolabear]

18. What a beautiful baby. You can see the love and security.

Bittersweet, that lovely mother and child in a very tough world.

[EnlightenedOne]

19. Animals are evolving faster than humans now

It was on the Colbert Report last year or year before, and he read it in a science magazine. Why won't we humans ever learn.

[Dreamer Tatum]

25. Learn what? To kiss babies? We have that one down, thanks. nt

[Scurrilous]

22. Thanks.

K & R :thumbsup:

[DearAbby]

24. What a handsome young male

beautiful pictures.

[CrispyQ]

28. Thanks for posting these touching photos!

k&r

[Uncle Joe]

29. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Kadie.:thumbsup: