Texas-born gorilla Jameela bonds with surrogate at Cleveland zoo

Jameela, a gorilla who was born prematurely via emergency cesarean section at the Fort Worth Zoo, is pictured at several weeks old on February 12, 2024. Jameela is bonding with a surrogate at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.Within moments of meeting baby Jameela, Fredrika, Freddy for short, picked up Jameela from a nest made by zoo staff and cuddled her. A, which showed the gorillas cuddling, joined by Mokolo, a silverback gorilla and troop leader, and Freddy’s surrogate son, Kayembe.

When Freddy immediately picked Jameela up, “it was the biggest sigh of relief,” associate animal curator Laura Klutts said. The two-hour introduction ended when 2-year-old Kayembe got “a little too rambunctious,” Klutts said.Jameela’s story has captured the attention — and heartache — of many in Fort Worth and beyond.

Sekani showed little interest in caring for Jameela, which zoo staff said could be because she did not experience the hormonal cues that come with natural and full-term births. Staff tried to train two other troop members, Gracie and Winifred, as surrogates but did not observe the progress needed.Freddy, who at 49 is the oldest gorilla in her troop, had already raised four infants when she took over care of Kayembe. He was born in October 2021 at least six weeks premature.

Premature baby gorilla, Jameela, who was born via emergency cesarean section at the Fort Worth Zoo is pictured several weeks old, February 12, 2024.Fort Worth Zoo to move baby gorilla Jameela to Cleveland after unsuccessful surrogacy, Staff writer. Sarah Bahari is a trending news reporter. She previously worked as a writer for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, where she covered a bit of everything.

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