The Detroit Zoo announced that the baby gorilla born on Aug. 8 – the first in the Zoo’s 96-year history – is a female.

Motema, the baby gorilla at the Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak is turning one and a host of birthday activities on Aug. 8 for zoo guests to witness and ways to help celebrate the milestone.

(WBIR) Two baby gorillas can now call the Knoxville Zoo home. The zoo announced Tuesday afternoon that Machi the gorilla gave birth around 11:40 a.m. Up until last week it had been years since a ...