COLUMBUS, Ohio — One of the gorillas at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is expecting a baby this summer!
Sue the gorilla is due mid-summer, the zoo announced on its Facebook page Wednesday. The father is Ktembe.
The zoo says her health and care teams are checking her progress and well-being regularly.
While gorillas do gain weight during pregnancy, the zoo says they don’t visibly show like humans do, so visitors may not notice a physical difference when they see her.
Just last year, the zoo welcomed an unexpected baby gorilla named Kwame. Kwame was born on July 14 to her mother Sully.
Sully, who has lived at the Columbus Zoo with her mother and fellow troop members since 2019, was discovered holding baby Kwame right after her birth. The zoo originally thought Sully to be a male until the surprise birth.
In December 1956, Columbus Zoo was the first in the world to welcome the birth of a baby gorilla.
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