🦍Baby gorilla born prematurely undergoes C-section and is rejected by her mother.
🏥Efforts to reunite the baby gorilla with her mother are unsuccessful.
👨👩👧Zookeepers train other female gorillas to become surrogate moms.
💔Two potential surrogate moms also reject the baby gorilla.
❤️Baby gorilla is heading to Cleveland Zoo in search of a new surrogate mom.
Why was the baby gorilla rejected by her mother?
—The mother did not recognize the baby gorilla due to hormonal cues.
Were there any complications during the gorilla's birth?
—The mother recovered from the C-section without complications, but the baby had respiratory complications.
How did the zookeepers try to reunite the baby gorilla with her mother?
—They worked with the mother and used training techniques, but the attempts were unsuccessful.
Why did the potential surrogate moms also reject the baby gorilla?
—The surrogate moms did not show interest in babies that were not theirs.
Where is the baby gorilla going to find a new surrogate mom?
—The baby gorilla is heading to Cleveland Zoo.
00:00A baby gorilla is leaving her home in Texas in search of a surrogate mom at Cleveland Zoo.
00:22The baby gorilla was born prematurely by C-section and was rejected by her mother.
01:04Efforts to reunite the baby gorilla with her mother were unsuccessful.
01:22Zookeepers trained other female gorillas to become surrogate moms, but they also rejected the baby gorilla.
01:58The baby gorilla is now heading to Cleveland Zoo in search of a new surrogate mom.
