Mother Gorilla Kissing And Cradling Her Newborn Baby Is Adorable (Video)

There’s an old saying, “The best medicine in the world is a mother’s kiss.” Moke, a newborn gorilla learned this in his earliest life experience. Moke’s mother, Calaya, in an endangered western lowland gorilla from the Smithsonian National Zoo and despite not being experienced with children, her maternal instinct kicked in, and she handled it like a natural.

"As soon as a gorilla is born, the mother's instincts kick in and she will begin to groom the baby," Jack Hannam Director Emeritus of the Columbus Zoo told PEOPLE. "It can look a lot like human kissing! But, it looks like she is actually using her lips to groom the baby and likely did it over the baby's whole body." "Gorillas can be amazing, attentive parents and watching these babies grow has been a highlight of my career."