Veterinary Doctors at the San Diego Zoo have
performed a rare caesarean section on an 18-year-old gorilla.
The Zoo spokeswoman Christina Simmons said the female
baby gorilla was in guarded condition Friday, having suffered complications
from the birth on Wednesday night at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.The
full-term baby gorilla weighed two kilograms.
Simmons said it was the first time vet. Doctors at
the zoo performed the procedure on a gorilla.
The mother gorilla, named Imani, had never given
birth and was in distress after going into labour.Veterinary Doctors were
joined by neonatal specialists from University of California San Diego Medical
Center.
The baby was the 17th gorilla born at San Diego Zoo
Safari Park, which is home to eight gorillas, including the new born Gorrilla
Baby.
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