The zoo said if Zahra's mother, Calaya is not on view when the Great Ape House reopens, visitors may see the Zoo’s other gorillas—Baraka, Mandara, Kibibi and Moke—and meet an animal keeper ...

Baraka, the 400-pound silverback gorilla, lay on his back with a tube down his throat, red-and-orange booties on his feet, and his insides beamed in color on a video screen. It was an inelegant ...

Calaya and Baraka bred in September 2022 following a recommendation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Species Survival Plan ...