Baby gorilla cuddled by mother at London Zoo remains nameless

Baby gorilla cuddled by mother at London Zoo remains nameless

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The newest endangered baby gorilla at the London Zoo is more than six weeks old but doesn’t yet have a name. Zookeepers aren’t even sure if it’s male or female because they haven’t been able to get close enough to examine it. A photo taken Monday by The Associated Press shows why. Its mother Effie has had the baby in her loving embrace. A zoo spokesperson says it's hard to determine the sex of a baby gorilla without an examination and this one is still held closely by its mother. The tiny ape that arrived Feb. 8 is one of two baby western lowland gorillas born at the zoo this winter.

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