BOSTON - It’s a boy!The Franklin Park Zoo in Boston welcomed an adorable addition to its animal family: a baby gorilla.The bouncing baby boy was born on October 14 weighing 6-pounds and 3 ounces.“He’s a big baby, as gorilla infants typically weigh 3-5 pounds, and is the first male gorilla ever born at Franklin Park Zoo.”MORE NEWS: It's a girl!
Disney's Animal Kingdom welcomes baby giraffeThe baby gorilla was born to Kiki, a 39-year-old western lowland gorilla.
In the days leading up to the delivery, veterinarians at Zoo New England said that Kiki was diagnosed with placenta previa, a condition where the placenta lies over the entrance to the cervix, blocking the path for delivery of the baby.