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Remember this little beauty? She's the baby gorilla that came down with pneumonia after
being born by emergency c-section at San Diego Zoo.
It was a big day for the cutie as zookeepers felt she was strong enough to go and meet
greet with the other Gorillas in her troop.
It's a very exciting day here at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Veterinary staffs felt confident
in the baby's health to release her from the hospital, and this morning we brought her
back to the house where she's starting visual introductions to the troop.
And the rest of the zoo's gorilla residents seemed interested in the new arrival, coming
right to the front of their enclosures to get a better look.
She's an endangered Western Gorilla and only weighed 4.6 pounds when she was born. Male
Western Gorillas can grow to stand six feet and weigh 400 pounds.
The unnamed baby was delivered by c-section at the zoo when her mum Imani couldn't complete
her labour. But don't worry. Mum has recovered and has joined the park's other adult gorillas
and once the baby's healthy enough, the zoo hope to reunite the pair.