This baby gorilla has been born at a UK zoo. Mother Kala, 9, gave birth a year after she lost her first born. The tiny western lowland gorilla arrived last week at Bristol Zoo's Gorilla House. Kala, who arrived from Germany in 2018, gave birth naturally with the baby's father, Jock, nearby. In September last year, Kala lost her first baby after undergoing an emergency caesarean. Lynsey Bugg, the zoo's curator of mammals, said: "We knew we were having a baby gorilla due and we've been on baby watch for a little while. "Last year she did have a pregnancy and birth but it didn't go as planned and unfortunately the baby didn't survive. "We were a bit on tenterhooks this time round and it is so lovely that she was able to give birth naturally and baby and mum are really well." Ms Bugg said it would take some time before the sex of the baby gorilla is known. In the clip Kala can be seen hugging her baby and walking around protectively with the infant. The western lowland is the most numerous and widespread of all gorilla subspecies, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Please credit Courtesy of Bristol Zoo / MEGA. 25 Aug 2020 Pictured: Newborn baby gorilla with mum Kala at Bristol Zoo. Photo credit: Courtesy of Bristol/MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342

This baby gorilla has been born at a UK zoo. Mother Kala, 9, gave birth a year after she lost her first born. The tiny western lowland gorilla arrived last week at Bristol Zoo's Gorilla House. Kala, who arrived from Germany in 2018, gave birth naturally with the baby's father, Jock, nearby. In September last year, Kala lost her first baby after undergoing an emergency caesarean. Lynsey Bugg, the zoo's curator of mammals, said: "We knew we were having a baby gorilla due and we've been on baby watch for a little while. "Last year she did have a pregnancy and birth but it didn't go as planned and unfortunately the baby didn't survive. "We were a bit on tenterhooks this time round and it is so lovely that she was able to give birth naturally and baby and mum are really well." Ms Bugg said it would take some time before the sex of the baby gorilla is known. In the clip Kala can be seen hugging her baby and walking around protectively with the infant. The western lowland is the most numerous and widespread of all gorilla subspecies, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Please credit Courtesy of Bristol Zoo / MEGA. 25 Aug 2020 Pictured: Mum Kala cuddles new born baby gorilla at Bristol Zoo. Photo credit: Courtesy of Bristol/MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342