The newest addition to the Oklahoma City Zoo is here!

She's a Western Lowland Gorilla. Born to the silverback Togo and female Ndjole. Unfortunately, Ndjole has rejected her baby.

The vet staff waited 24 hours to see if Ndjole would show interest in her baby girl, but after hours of disinterest, the vet staff decided to interfere in the interest of the baby. Further attempts to get the two to bond will take place in the next few weeks.

Until an ultimatum is reached, the vet staff will hand-raise the baby girl.

http://www.news9.com/story/26316760/okc-zoo-celebrates-birth-of-baby-gorilla

My name is Jamie West, I'm 23 years old. I work at the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden.

I'm a senior at the University of Central Oklahoma majoring in the Photographic Arts program; I've already completed my minor in Journalism. I've interned at Edmond Life and Leisure Newspaper and Magazine where I took part in photography and the journalism side.

I'll be using this blog to talk about the goings-on of the OKC zoo. These posts are going to cover past, current, and future plans for the ever-changing zoo. In the course of this year alone we've had several babies born at the zoo, and are still expecting more babies in the following months.

Pictures, descriptions, and more to come!