Julie Larsen Maher/Wildlife Conservation SocietyA month-old western lowland gorilla with her mother at the Bronx Zoo. The Bronx Zoo’s gorilla forest was the site of not one but two blessed events recently: Julia, a 33-year-old western lowland gorilla, had a baby on March 10. Her colleague Tuti, 19, gave birth just last Thursday.
Little is known about the babies so far â€" not even their gender. But both appear to be in good health. They are the first babies born in the Congo Gorilla Forest at the zoo since 2006.
Julie Larsen Maher/Wildlife Conservation SocietyTuti and her five-day-old baby. Whether you’ll be able to see the babies by going to the zoo will depend on several factors, including weather and temperature, the zoo said.
For now, you can get your fill here. Welcome to the world, little gorillas.
This post has been revised to reflect the following correction:
Correction: April 24, 2014
An earlier version of this post misspelled the name of one of the gorillas. She is Tuti, not Tutti.
