CINCINNATI —

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Gladys, the zoo's 12-year-old gorilla, gave birth to a healthy baby boy Saturday morning.

The zoo says the baby was born at 8:32 a.m. and that both mom and baby are doing well. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.

Both Gladys and the baby's father — Mbeli, a 23-year-old silverback gorilla — are first-time parents.

According to the zoo, a 24/7 baby birth watch began four weeks prior to the birth, conducted by the Zoo Volunteer Observers, via remote camera.

"The ZVOs reported signs of labor throughout the early hours on Saturday morning, and she was in active labor when I arrived at 5

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