BATEKE: A gorilla cradles its baby at a wildlife reserve in Gabon. AFP
PARIS: A baby gorilla has been born in the wild in Gabon from two parents who grew up in captivity in Europe, in a world-first that was hailed by conservationists of the endangered species on Tuesday.
The baby gorilla is thought to have been delivered on the night of June 13 in the Bateke Plateau National Park in the southeast of Gabon in central Africa.
Its 13-year-old mother Mayombe was born in the ZooParc de Beauval in France, while 15-year-old father Djongo was raised in the Port Lympne Safari Park in southeast England.
Captive-bred gorillas give birth in the wild, in a world first
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Captive-bred gorillas give birth in the wild
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Captive-bred gorillas make history with new baby born in wild
Mayombe and her new baby (Aspinall Foundation/PA)
Two gorillas are thought to have made history after becoming the first captive-born couple to give birth in the wild.
The baby western lowland gorilla was born to 13-year-old mother Mayombe and 15-year-old father Djongo on Monday in the Bateke Plateau National Park in Gabon.
Djongo was born at Port Lympne Reserve in Kent and released in Gabon in 2013.
He returned to Gabon with his father Djala, a wild-born orphan who lost his family to poachers and was later abused by his captors.