"The Los Angeles Zoo welcomed the birth of a baby gorilla, the fifth and latest addition in a recent baby boom of adorable great apes that includes three chimpanzees and an orangutan. The infant was born on Nov. 22 to a family troop of critically endangered western lowland gorillas. It has yet to be named and its gender has not been identified, but the new baby has been introduced to the public and visitors can now get a look."
"The newborn primates are classified as endangered or critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature because of dangers the animals face in the wild, including poaching, habitat loss and degradation, as well as disease. "Seeing the new offspring around the Zoo will hopefully deepen these connections and foster a conservation mindset for our guests to care more about these critically endangered species," Misha Body, a deputy director at the zoo, said in a news release."
"Two weeks later, Vindi, an 18-year-old first-time mom, delivered a healthy female infant. Chimpanzee Zoe, another experienced mom, gave birth to a male infant in November. Zoo officials say the infants will play a beneficial role in the well-being and dynamics of the entire chimpanzee troop, which is one of the largest of any zoo in the country with 17 individuals."
On Nov. 22 a western lowland gorilla infant was born to 31-year-old N'djia and silverback Kelly, 38, marking their second offspring and expanding the family troop. The arrival follows three chimpanzee births this year and an October Bornean orangutan birth, giving the zoo five new endangered great apes within four months. The chimpanzee troop now benefits from infants born to experienced mothers Yoshi and Zoe and first-time mother Vindi, aiding troop dynamics. The newborns are classified as endangered or critically endangered due to poaching, habitat loss, degradation and disease, and are expected to foster conservation awareness among visitors.
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