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Pregnant Gorilla Shows Off Baby Bump as Zoo Prepares for First Infant in 13 Years

Visitors to Cheyenne Mountain Zoo got to witness a very special sight as a pregnant western lowland gorilla showed off her baby bump, as the zoo awaits its first first birth of a gorilla infant in over a decade. Footage by Meagan Schrecengost shows the expectant mother, 32-year-old gorilla Asha, in her enclosure at the zoo. According to https://www.cmzoo.org/news/archive/happy-mothers-day-cmzoo-announces-gorilla-asha-is-pregnant/ Cheyenne Mountain Zoo this will be Asha's third infant, but it is the first time a gorilla will be born at the zoo in almost 13 years. While it is not Asha's first foray into parenthood, it is for the father, 34-year-old father Goma, who moved to the zoo in 2016 after living with a bachelor troop. (Footage by Meagan Schrecengost/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
Visitors to Cheyenne Mountain Zoo got to witness a very special sight as a pregnant western lowland gorilla showed off her baby bump, as the zoo awaits its first first birth of a gorilla infant in over a decade. Footage by Meagan Schrecengost shows the expectant mother, 32-year-old gorilla Asha, in her enclosure at the zoo. According to https://www.cmzoo.org/news/archive/happy-mothers-day-cmzoo-announces-gorilla-asha-is-pregnant/ Cheyenne Mountain Zoo this will be Asha's third infant, but it is the first time a gorilla will be born at the zoo in almost 13 years. While it is not Asha's first foray into parenthood, it is for the father, 34-year-old father Goma, who moved to the zoo in 2016 after living with a bachelor troop. (Footage by Meagan Schrecengost/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
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July 12, 2025
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