This may be the smallest gorilla you’re ever going to see. The newborn, arriving Feb. 19, 2010, is the latest addition to Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The baby was born to first-time mother Kashata and remains naturally clingy. So much so that Disney officials aren’t sure of the baby’s gender yet. You might spot Kashata and child (name to be determined) along the Pangani Forest Exploration Trail at Animal Kingdom.
Kashata is reportedly taking to motherhood.
“Kashata has been a model mother from the moment the baby was born,” says Matt Hohne, animal operations director for Disney’s Animal Programs. “She immediately knew how to properly hold the baby, and her nursing skills have been exemplary.”
The baby is the third gorilla born at Animal Kingomd as part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Species Survival Plan.
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