“Historic” birth in the zoo: baby gorilla is born by caesarean section. In the Fort Worth Zoo's 115-year history, there have only been two births of baby gorillas.
Since the mother, Sekani, was diagnosed with preeclampsia (blood pressure problems during pregnancy), the baby had to be delivered by C-section. After the birth, mother Sekani apparently shows no interest in the gorilla girl Jameela. It is assumed that the mother never received the necessary hormonal signals that would have occurred during a natural birth.