A gorilla has been born at Dublin Zoo.
Kafi gave birth to the baby western lowland on April 1st, but staff still don't know if it's a boy or girl.
They haven't been able to get a look as its mother has been holding it so close to her.
The newborn's dad is Bangui, who only moved to Dublin Zoo last year.
Helen Clarke-Bennett, Team Leader of the African Plains at Dublin Zoo commented that, “Kafi is doing a fantastic job so far as a first-time mother, keeping the young baby physically close in these crucial early stages.
"Bangui is proving to be an attentive father and at night has been sleeping close to Kafi and the baby", she said.
"Since she arrived with us back in 2012, Kafi has witnessed other female gorillas give birth and raise their young which has been a huge help in teaching Kafi how to look after her own baby".
Bangui moved to Dublin Zoo following the death of long-time alpha male ‘silverback’ Harry.
He was quickly accepted as the new alpha-male of the troop and has begun his transformation into a silverback gorilla.
