15 year old gorilla Calaya gives birth to her baby boy Moke and showers the newborn with kisses. Moke is the first male western lowland gorilla born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in nine years. http://abcn.ws/2Bu5D1M | ABC News

In this #gorilla family, living in #Uganda, there are 13 members and each plays an important role, especially the group’s elder Rukumu. Although by human standards, the age 30 is far from old, Rukumu oversees the group and is in his early 30s. He was presumably the dominant silverback back in his prime, but now enjoys his peaceful gorilla retirement by playing with the younger ones and teaching them the fundamentals of chest beating. 🦍 For more about this incredible species in #WildAfricaMonth,