"Our veterinary team had an advance plan in place that had us prepared for scenarios like this -- and in this case that plan, and the skill of our keeper team, enabled a safe delivery for both Kira and her baby," said Dr. Andy Baker the zoo's Chief Operating Officer. "The zoo often calls on the skil
"We are very excited to welcome Kira's new baby," Dr. Andy Baker, Philadelphia Zoo's Chief Operating Officer, said in a statement. "This important birth is an opportunity to engage the world in caring about the future of gorillas in the wild."