As heavy rains engulfed Washington, D.C., last night, the city welcomed an eagerly awaited ape into the world. At 6:25 p.m., Moke—“little one” in Central Africa’s Lingala language—became the first ...

Moke, whose name means "junior" or "little one" in Lingala, a Bantu language spoken in northern parts of Congo, is the first western lowland gorilla born to the National Zoo in nine years There’s an ...

THIS is the tender moment a gorilla mum welcomes her new-born baby into the world – with a gentle kiss. Footage from the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington DC shows the sweet moment mum Calaya ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo celebrated the birth of a male baby western lowland gorilla on Sunday—the first time in nine years that staff at the zoo have managed to get the critically endangered ...

The incredible bond between a first-time mum and her newborn infant just seconds after birth has been captured on camera. Gorilla Calaya was filmed staring at her firstborn son and repeatedly kissing ...

Calaya holds her firstborn closely to her chest. Melba Brown / Smithsonian’s National Zoo Moke has shown himself to be very vocally assertive. Melba Brown / Smithsonian’s National Zoo From left to ...

It was sealed with a kiss - first-time mum Calaya cradles her new-born son gently in her arms before smothering Moke in kisses at Washington DC zoo THIS is the tender moment a gorilla mum welcomes her ...