A baby western lowland gorilla was born on May 27 at the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D.C., leaving zoo personnel "overjoyed," a press release announced.

Moke, whose name means "junior" or "little one" in Lingala, a Bantu language spoken in northern parts of Congo, is the first western lowland gorilla born to the National Zoo in nine years There’s an ...

THIS is the tender moment a gorilla mum welcomes her new-born baby into the world – with a gentle kiss. Footage from the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington DC shows the sweet moment mum Calaya ...

The stork stopped by the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute recently, and this time, the baby it dropped off is a critically endangered western lowland gorilla – a first in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The National Zoo in Washington welcomed an adorable baby gorilla on Saturday morning, and visitors may be able to catch a glimpse ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo celebrated the birth of a male baby western lowland gorilla on Sunday—the first time in nine years that staff at the zoo have managed to get the critically endangered ...

The incredible bond between a first-time mum and her newborn infant just seconds after birth has been captured on camera. Gorilla Calaya was filmed staring at her firstborn son and repeatedly kissing ...

It was sealed with a kiss - first-time mum Calaya cradles her new-born son gently in her arms before smothering Moke in kisses at Washington DC zoo THIS is the tender moment a gorilla mum welcomes her ...