{"id":9781,"date":"2024-08-14T14:40:53","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T14:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/?p=9781"},"modified":"2024-08-14T14:40:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T14:40:53","slug":"baby-gorilla-is-born-at-detroit-zoo-the-first-in-its-96-year-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/14\/baby-gorilla-is-born-at-detroit-zoo-the-first-in-its-96-year-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby gorilla is born at Detroit Zoo, the first in its 96-year history"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_9782\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9782\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/gorilla-Photo-courtesy-of-Detroit-Zoo-via-AP.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9782\" src=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/gorilla-Photo-courtesy-of-Detroit-Zoo-via-AP-300x208.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/gorilla-Photo-courtesy-of-Detroit-Zoo-via-AP-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/gorilla-Photo-courtesy-of-Detroit-Zoo-via-AP-150x105.jpg 150w, https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/gorilla-Photo-courtesy-of-Detroit-Zoo-via-AP.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9782\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This photo made available by the Detroit Zoo, shows an unnamed baby gorilla is the first to be born at the Detroit Zoo, arriving Thursday, August 8, 2024 and joining a troop of four including mother Bandia and father Mshindi. (Detroit Zoo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>ROYAL OAK, Mich., Aug 9, 2024 (AP): It&#8217;s a baby \u2014 gorilla.<\/p>\n<p>The Detroit Zoo in suburban Detroit said the birth Thursday was the first in its 96-year history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBandia had a very smooth pregnancy, which is so important for a first-time mom,\u201d said Tami Brightrall, the zoo&#8217;s associate curator of mammals.<\/p>\n<p>The baby gorilla doesn&#8217;t have a name yet, and the sex has not been determined. The newcomer now four other gorillas at the zoo, including Bandia and father Mshindi, all of which arrived a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>Staff worked for months to prepare the troop, even carrying a stuffed gorilla around the habitat to demonstrate how to carry the baby, Brightrall said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur teams also taught the gorillas how to gently touch the stuffed animal, pick it up off the ground and bring it to a member of the team over at the mesh barrier,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The public won&#8217;t immediately see the gorillas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe area will reopen once the animal care team determines mom and baby have had enough time to bond and become comfortable in their habitat,\u201d said Melissa Thueme, a mammal supervisor.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ROYAL OAK, Mich., Aug 9, 2024 (AP): It&#8217;s a baby \u2014 gorilla. The Detroit Zoo in suburban Detroit said the birth Thursday was the first in its 96-year history. \u201cBandia had a very smooth pregnancy, which is so important for a first-time mom,\u201d said Tami Brightrall, the zoo&#8217;s associate curator of mammals. 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The Detroit Zoo in suburban Detroit said the birth Thursday was the first in its 96-year history. \u201cBandia had a very smooth pregnancy, which is so important for a first-time mom,\u201d said Tami Brightrall, the zoo&#8217;s associate curator of mammals. 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