According to the zoo, it has been almost 13 years since a gorilla was born at the facility, and this is Asha’s third baby and Goma’s first.

Megan, a gorilla at the Dallas Zoo, holds her baby born Friday, July 18, 2025. The Dallas Zoo has a new baby, a gorilla born in the early hours of Friday, July 18, to 20-year-old mom Megan.

National 32-year-old gorilla gives birth to ‘bundle of joy’ at CO zoo. See it cling to mom By Paloma Chavez July 23, 2025 3:03 PM ...

The baby’s father, Goma, is also showing interest in his newborn. “Asha is sitting and lying down with the baby and gently patting its back, which is really adorable,” Ashton Asbury, animal keeper, ...