The new gorilla born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park is a boy zoo officials announced this week.
Crowds are enjoying the new baby, born June 18, and watching Kokoma cuddling the baby and rocking it.
The newborn gorilla male has yet to be named. According to Jenny Mehlow, a representative from the San Diego Zoo, keepers have not been able to examine or weigh the baby since they do not want to interfere.
”We don’t put our hands on the baby, ever,” Mehlow said.
It's the first gorilla born at the Safari Park in more than 10 years.
The baby’s mother, Kokamo, is 22 years old, and has previously given birth to four offspring. Kokamo has been at the Safari Park since March 2010.
The park now has six gorillas, which are considered critically endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
