SEATTLE — A gorilla born at Woodland Park Zoo in June will need to be relocated to another zoo, according to staff. The first-time mother, Akenji, rejected the infant gorilla, who has not yet ...

SEATTLE — Woodland Park Zoo will move its baby gorilla to a different facility with a new family after he had difficulties bonding with his mother, the zoo announced.

Woodland Park Zoo staff is mourning the loss of a cherished baby animal. The zoo announced Thursday that orangutan Batu lost her baby after carrying the fetus nearly to term.

The gorilla keepers didn't see the fight between the western lowland gorillas, but security cameras show it happened just before 8 a.m. in the animals' sleeping den. The zoo keepers noticed the ...

This is not the first time a gorilla mom has rejected her baby at the Woodland Park Zoo, or at other zoos for that matter. Because of this, “hand-rearing” – putting an animal baby in human ...

Following a flurry of excitement around our pregnant Gorilla, Woodland Park Zoo is proud to announce that Akenji gave birth on June 28, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. (PT) to her first baby," the zoo shared.

SEATTLE — Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo has announced the birth of a new baby boy gorilla. The birth watch began two weeks ago and is finally over after 22-year-old Akenji gave birth on June 28 at ...