Mumba the gorilla shows off her five-day old baby


	Mumba the gorilla shows off her five-day old baby

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5-5-2009 6:27 AM

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She already has two male offspring - Djumbah, aged 13 and Ja Ja, aged 10.
Father of all three is 27 year old Djala, who was rescued from the Congo and has sired 26 babies to date.

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