A baby gorilla was delivered early via an emergency cesarean section at the Forth Worth Zoo last month after her mother faced “life-threatening complications,” the zoo announced.
The baby — named Jameela, which means “beautiful” in Swahili — weighed just 3 pounds and 1 ounce when she was born four to six weeks, the Fort Worth Zoo said in a series of social media updates.
Her mom has made a full recovery.
The zoo said the animal’s mom, Sekani, was showing signs of preeclampsia, which it described as “a serious blood-pressure condition that can occur during pregnancy in both humans and primates.”
