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.

The Smithsonian National Zoo had a similar response: "The birth of this western lowland gorilla is very special and significant, not only to our Zoo family but also to this critically endangered species as a whole. The primate team's goal was to set Calaya up for success as best we could, given that she is a first-time mother. Doing so required great patience and dedication on the part of my team, and I am very proud of them and Calaya." "We all saw everything. We saw the birth. We saw the five hours of labor … We were all kind of shaking a little with happiness. It was an amazing moment to share with the team. We were all really close to tears."