COLUMBUS, Ohio — Staff members of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium were greeted by a surprise in the gorilla habitat on Thursday – the unexpected birth of a female gorilla!
According to the zoo’s Facebook, the new mother of the infant, Sully, was believed to be a male gorilla before this surprise birth.
Sully, who has lived at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium with her mother and fellow troop members since 2019, was discovered holding the baby gorilla early Thursday.