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Proud Mama! Baby gorilla born at Brookfield Zoo

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Thursday, September 24, 2015
A western lowland gorilla born on September 23 with its 11-year-old mom Kamba, can be seen in Brookfield Zoo's Tropic World: Africa habitat.
This birth marks four generations of western lowland gorillas currently in the group at Brookfield Zoo.
A western lowland gorilla born on September 23 at Brookfield Zoo can be seen in the Tropic World: Africa habitat.
A western lowland gorilla born on September 23 at Brookfield Zoo is cradled by its mom Kamba as nearly 2-year-old Nora, the infant's aunt, wants to get a closer peak.
Western lowland gorillas are critically endangered primarily due to commercial hunting for the bushmeat trade and disease such as the Ebola virus as well as illegal pet trade and
Proud Mama! Baby gorilla born at Brookfield ZooA western lowland gorilla born on September 23 with its 11-year-old mom Kamba, can be seen in Brookfield Zoo's Tropic World: Africa habitat.
Jim Schulz/Chicago Zoological Society

BROOKFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- A western lowland gorilla was born at Brookfield Zoo on September 23, 2015, in Tropic World: Africa.

Mom, Kamba, 11, is caring for her baby, whose sex has not been determined. The baby marks the fourth generation of western lowland gorillas at the zoo.

Western lowland gorillas are critically endangered, primarily due to illegal pet and bushmeat trade, as well as disease, in the wild. Habitat destruction due to logging is also a problem.

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