Delight as baby gorilla is born in wild

In what is thought to be a world first, a baby gorilla has been born in the wild to parents who were themselves both born in captivity. The new baby – a western lowland gorilla – was born in Batéké Plateau National Park, in south-east Gabon, a country in west Africa. Djongo, the new baby’s 15-year-old father, was raised in the Port Lympne Safari Park in south-east England. His own father, Djala, was rescued in 1986 as an orphaned baby. His whole family had been killed by human hunters but he was found playing with a group of children. A local French woman took Djala in. She contacted the Aspinall Foundation, a UK animal charity, for help when he got too big to handle. At Port Lympne Safari Park, Djala…

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