The annual naming ceremony is a Rwandan tradition. Umurimos's baby gorilla is pictured. Rwanda named 24 new baby gorillas during the 11th Annual Gorilla Naming Ceremony, Kwita Izina, at the foothills ...

The zoo shared on social media that the baby gorilla that was born to first-time mom Gladys on September 20 will be named Mboka Jo. The name was chosen by the primate team at the zoo. Mboka means ...

Thousands of residents from across Rwanda and guests from around the world gathered in Kinigi, Musanze District, on Friday, September 5 for the 20th Kwita Izina Ceremony, in which baby gorillas were ...

Meet Sully! The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo's 3-month-old Western lowland gorilla officially has a name following an online vote. (Photo courtesy of the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo) The votes are in, and the ...

The moniker "means community/village in Lingala, one of the languages spoken in the region where western lowland gorillas live," according to the animal establishment Zoo attendees celebrated the ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is celebrating the arrival of a rare new baby gorilla and inviting the public to help name him, all while supporting a major habitat ...

The yet-to-be-named newborn gorilla residing at the Little Rock Zoo. Credit: Little Rock Zoo The Little Rock Zoo is teaming up with NBC’s TODAY to determine the name of a baby gorilla born March 1. On ...

The adorable western lowland gorilla born at the Los Angeles Zoo last month (the first in 20 years!) now has a name: Angela. “The L.A. Zoo is very fortunate to have had a longtime donor name the ...

The new baby gorilla at the Little Rock Zoo in Little Rock, Arkansas, now has a name thanks to TODAY viewers. Beni's name, which was revealed April 8 on the show, comes from the name of territory in ...

The Cincinnati Zoo's baby gorilla has a name!The zoo announced they have decided on a name for their newest zoo family member after receiving suggestions from the public.The zoo said they have ...