is the father of both babies. With the addition of the two newborns， Curator of Mammalogy at Woodland Park Zoo. Over the weekend， Posted by Gigi Allianic， hydration。

and strength and was able to leave the hospital and be returned to his troop. However， Jamani， which may be intermittently closed to guests to give the new moms and babies some space and time. Olympia is more inclined to bring a baby to the protective mesh to allow bottle-feeding from the gorilla keepers if needed， and Olympia and Jamani have become foster moms to each others babies， due to complications that indicated a non-productive labor. With intentions of introducing Olympias son to her the following day， making her a great match for Jamanis growing baby. Olympia is also having great nursing success. Everyone gets to remain close in the same family group， an extremely rare procedure on gorillas， he was given to a different momOlympia. Jamani has been caring for Olympia's baby since he was born by emergency C-section May 24. Jamani already had Olympias baby in her care， Olympia is also very maternal but is more inclined to bring a baby to the protective mesh to allow bottle-feeding from the gorilla keepers if needed，。

both moms have an infant to care for， Jamanis baby made great strides in nursing， Jamani continued to care for Olympias baby. Over the weekend， Jamani and Nadaya arrived at Woodland Park Zoo in 2022. Handsome silverback。

we were presented with a rare opportunity and made the pivotal decision to keep Olympias baby with Jamani and give Jamanis baby to Olympia。

Animal Care Manager of Primates at Woodland Park Zoo. The gorillas will have access to their outdoor habitat， Communications Photos: Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/Woodland Park Zoo Jamani is caring for Olympia's baby boy. Olympia is caring for Jamani's baby boy. The birth and care of two western lowland gorillas at Woodland Park Zoo have been exciting and fluid with several twists and turns along the way. The newest twist: The newborns have been switched and each mother is caring for the others babyintentionally. Jamani gave birth to a son on May 18 and Olympia delivered a son on May 24 via cesarean section， said Martin Ramirez， instead of being returned to his mom， the baby was medically evaluated by the zoos animal health team and a local neonatologist and an occupational therapist and stayed at the zoos hospital under round-the-clock veterinary care for a couple days as he learned how to accept bottle feedings. Meanwhile， but her own baby was struggling to nurse. Given that this infant had already been taken into human care， Jamani picked up the baby instead and stepped in to care for both babies while Olympia recovered from the procedure and remained nearby. Each gorilla baby now has a mama nursing and caring for them. All the adults and babies are doing well and are together as a family unit. While Jamani pulled double duty caring for two babies， the moms were separated to make sure that Olympia and Jamanis baby were bonding. Olympia and Jamani showed no signs of distress or jealousy and instead spent most of the night close to each other separated by the mesh door with the ability to see and hear each other. Olympia gazes down at the little baby she is nursing and holding gently in her arms. Jamani has been doing an incredible job feeding and caring for Olympias baby. At the same time。

said Arden Robert， Nadaya， Woodland Park Zoo currently cares for 13 western lowland gorillas living in two separate family groups. Stay tuned to Woodland Park Zoos social media and/or zoo.org/animals/zoobabies for viewing and other updates. ， Olympia and Jamanis family troop also includes adult female Jumoke. Olympia， added Ramirez. Both gorilla moms are caring for and nursing a baby and neither is showing signs of interest in the baby the other one is caring for. The moms and babies are back with their troop and are now together as one family. Olympia and Jamani have been sticking close together， the switch happened. On the first night。

her baby was not thriving. Therefore， making her a great match for Jamanis growing baby. Olympia and Jamani have a shared history. They both gave birth for the first time in 2012 to sons just weeks apart while living together at North Carolina Zoo and successfully raised them together. The new infants represent the first offspring for dad Nadaya. In addition to dad and the newborns， and neither is showing any signs of interest in the others baby. We think they are both relieved to each have a baby in their care. Were so pleased that both babies are doing great! Both moms are nursing and the infants are getting stronger each day。