Tumani’s infant will be the first gorilla born in the zoo in 24 years. The 13-year-old Tumani came to the Audubon Zoo from the Cheyenne Mountain Park Zoo in Colorado in 2017.

Tumani, a critically endangered gorilla at New Orleans Audubon Zoo is pregnant with her first baby! The 13-year-old western lowland gorilla is preparing for motherhood by practicing with a doll.