2 new-mom gorillas at Woodland Park Zoo intentionally swap newborns to care for

“You are not… the mother!”

The births of two western lowland gorillas at Woodland Park Zoo (WPZ) have been filled with twists and turns — including a baby swap among the new mothers.

Gorilla Jamani gave birth to a son on May 18, and gorilla Olympia delivered a son on May 24 via cesarean section, an extremely rare procedure on gorillas, due to complications that indicated a non-productive labor, according to WPZ…

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