N’djia, a gorilla at the Los Angeles Zoo, is showing off her new baby
Just in time for the crowds visiting the Los Angeles Zoo during the holidays, a western lowland gorilla has birthed an infant who has not yet given a name, and zoo officials say they don’t know if it’s a girl or a boy. In a statement by the zoo, “The new gorilla makes the fifth great ape birth at the Zoo, with three chimpanzees and one orangutan also born this year.”
The infant was born to mother 31-year-old N’djia, and father 38-year-old Kelly. N’djia and her baby are now on exhibit at Campo Gorilla Reserve, a zoo exhibit that simulates a rainforest habitat. This is N’djia’s and Kelly’s second offspring. Their first offspring, Angela, was born at the L.A. Zoo in 2020.
While collecting food, female western lowland gorilla N’djia carefully carries her baby, born on Nov. 22, 2025, with her at Campo Gorilla Reserve at the Los Angeles Zoo. (Photo by Carl Myers, Los Angeles Zoo)
Female western lowland gorilla N’djia rests with her newborn infant, born on Nov. 22, 2025 at Campo Gorilla Reserve at the Los Angeles Zoo. (Photo by Carl Myers, Los Angeles Zoo)
Female western lowland gorilla Angela visits her mother, N’djia, and new sibling born on Nov. 22, 2025 at Campo Gorilla Reserve at the Los Angeles Zoo. (Photo by Carl Myers, Los Angeles Zoo)
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While collecting food, female western lowland gorilla N’djia carefully carries her baby, born on Nov. 22, 2025, with her at Campo Gorilla Reserve at the Los Angeles Zoo. (Photo by Carl Myers, Los Angeles Zoo)
“This is an exciting year for the L.A. Zoo with all of the new great ape infants,” said Misha Body, deputy Zoo Director of Animals & Experiences in a statement. “Our guests already love Angela and have such a bond with her. Seeing the new offspring around the Zoo will hopefully deepen these connections and foster a conservation mindset for our guests to care more about these critically endangered species.”
Western lowland gorillas are classified as “critically endangered” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, due to illegal hunting, diseases such as the Ebola virus, and habitat degradation and destruction.
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