A week-old baby gorilla held onto his mother as she sat in the grassy area of the gorilla habitat at the San Diego Zoo on Friday afternoon. The male baby, who has yet to be named, was born in the early morning on Dec. 26 to mother, Jessica, 34 years old, and father, Paul Donn, 25 years old. This is Jessica’s first offspring with Paul Donn, who has previously sired three offspring. Jessica, an experienced mother, has had five previous offspring, all of whom were male as well.
Guests visiting the Zoo can see Jessica carrying her infant, who weighs just a few pounds, and holding him closely to her chest. The experienced mother has been bringing her baby to a glass viewing area where guests can observe as she spends time sleeping and nursing the youngster.
Photo taken Jan. 2, 2015, by Ken Bohn, San Diego Zoo.
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I didn’t see any tucan chicks in the video of parents w/food.
Blog Monitor’s note: The birds with the all yellow bills are the chicks. The adults have color on their beaks. Also, look closely at the adult’s beak and you’ll see the edges are serrated or jagged (the projections are referred to as “teeth” but they are not like our teeth). Look at the yellow bill of a chick and you won’t see that. The young birds won’t get their teeth or beak color until they are mature, usually around one year of age.