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Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Little Rock Zoo announces baby gorilla gender on The Today Show
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Little Rock Zoo announced the gender of its new baby gorilla is a boy on The Today Show and now viewers can help give him a name. A gender reveal video was shown on TODAY Friday morning showing two gorillas opening cardboard boxes filled with blue and green paper. Little Rock Zoo gorilla welcomes newborn Zoo officials said the mom and dad, Adelina and Kivu, were recommended for breeding by the Gorilla Species Survival Plan. The little one was born on March 1. In an update from the zoo, officials said the baby has been nursing and is in good health. Newborn baby gorilla meets Little Rock Zoo caretaker's newborn Zoo officials are calling for TODAY viewers to name the newest member. The choices are Ruzizi, Kizazi, Beni and Buzibu. To cast your vote, visit KARK 4 News will join zoo officials live Tuesday, April 8, as they announce the name chosen by viewers. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Little Rock Zoo gorilla welcomes newborn
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Little Rock Zoo is welcoming a newborn gorilla. Zoo officials announced that Adelina gave birth Saturday, March 1, to a healthy newborn gorilla. Staff said this is Adelina's first baby and the first gorilla born at the Little Rock Zoo to give birth. The gender has not been confirmed yet, but zoo officials said it is nursing well and is expected to continue to thrive. Little Rock Zoo African penguin chicks continue to thrive Zoo officials said Adelina and Kivu, the dad, were recommended for breeding by the Gorilla Species Survival Plan. Animal care staff at the zoo are monitoring the newborn's progress. To learn more about the Little Rock Zoo, visit Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
