Baby Gorilla - Kayembe #1,

This is the first video in a series that features the new baby gorilla at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. His name is Kayembe, he is the first baby gorilla born at the Cleveland Zoo in their 139-year history. This video features the new baby gorilla and his surrogate mother Fredrika (or Freddie). Kayembe was born on 10/26/21 and weighed 3 pounds, he was born about 6 weeks premature. (Nneka's anticipated due date was 12/1/21).
These Western Lowland Gorillas are at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. The birth mother (Nneka) did not show proper maternal care after giving birth. Luckily, Fredrika, who raised 4 infants of her own, stepped in and has taken care of the baby ever since. The baby is bottle fed by zoo staff. He receives formula and orangutan milk. (His name was announced on February 17, 2022)
Kayembe was the first gorilla zoo born in Cleveland.
Birthdates: Mokolo 7/10/87, Fredrika 6/5/74, Nneka 9/23/98, Kebi 1/13/91/ Tusa 12/2/89, Kayembe 10/26/21
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[@kanokratuthairangsee1934]

The baby is so cute

[@larrysanimalsafari]

Watch for more updates!

[@rosiepena8917]

Freddy is such a good mama! She had raised 7 babies of her own before becoming foster mom to Kayembe. Now she is foster mom to Jameela. ❤

[@larrysanimalsafari]

👍👏👏👏😁

[@birgitamsler8372]

Das erklärt ihren professionellen Umgang mit Jameela! Danke für diese Info!

[@jeannielindquist3952]

I just saw him on a Kunda video. I'm so thankful Freddie adopted him

[@larrysanimalsafari]

Freddie has done a great job! 👋😁

[@marydempsey6414]

I wish I lived in Cleveland.. I would visit these awesome beings every day !🤗💖🤗💖🦍🦍🦍

[@larrysanimalsafari]

👏👏👏😁

[@Sammy-kn2nb]

Such a cutie pie? The best part is that i can watch him grow up in person bc i am in Cleveland too 😁

[@larrysanimalsafari]

Great!

[@justanopinionsincerelynoof3860]

Lucky! So jealous☺️

[@KentettaJarrell]

I love garrillas i love all your video thank you for sharing am from Brooklyn New York

[@larrysanimalsafari]

Thank you, it’s nice to hear where my viewers are from. 👋😁

[@justanopinionsincerelynoof3860]

Awww….so tiny and cute!❤️ I wish human children would hold on to our backs or hands so the mothers could walk around freely☺️

[@larrysanimalsafari]

That would be nice, lol . Thanks for watching! 👋😁

[@birgitamsler8372]

Meine Babys sassen im Tragtuch auf dem Rücken. Auch später noch, als sie älter waren.

[@lexistapleton687]

U can tell she’s a good Mama, hoping she has enough milk

[@larrysanimalsafari]

Thanks for watching!

[@MissaPality]

I am sure with how fragile Kayembe was at birth and the zoo having to take him, they will monitor that very closely. I believe the may still supplement him. At least they had been. So happy to see he has such a great mother, even if she is a surrogate. Freddie is amazing.

[@lexistapleton687]

@@MissaPality yes I agree can’t wait too visit them. I’m so excited a new baby Gorilla, not far from me so looking forward to seeing them

[@Sexcredd1026]

❤

[@shakim3765]

What an adorable baby

[@larrysanimalsafari]

Sure is. Watch for more updates. 😁

[@sybilholmes3968]

I love them oh my god I love garrella

[@larrysanimalsafari]

Great!

[@stephenhatt742]

I'm in love , precious wee one :) Zoe , Ca

[@larrysanimalsafari]

👏Watch for more updates.

[@marcelaroberts5555]

Adoro ese bebé 💖

[@larrysanimalsafari]

sí, el bebé es fácil de amar

[@ramonaschwarzlose5909]

Ist das süß das Baby! 🥰🥰🥰♥

[@larrysanimalsafari]

Ja, ist er. Ich sehe, dass du dir viele Videos ansiehst. Ich hoffe, sie gefallen euch alle. Danke

[@inezandrade106]

A Fredricka está de parabéns teve 7 filhos e ainda cria 2, o Kayembe e a Jameela...

[@larrysanimalsafari]

👍😁

[@carmenl.martinez5076]

WOW, BEBÉ HERMOSO👶Y BELLA FAMILIA!❤🌝

[@larrysanimalsafari]

sí, son hermosos

[@yvonnejones9940]

Is this the new baby now named Makembi from Cleveland Zoo? Did his mother ever bond with him, or is Freddy his surrogate mom still raising him? He looks well fed and loved. The cuteness factor is of course 10+.😍😍😍😍😍

[@larrysanimalsafari]

Press releases say it’s Kayembe. Also that Freddie/Freddy/Fredrika is now the one in the troop taking care of baby. It is now April 2024 , His birth mom Nneka became a favorite playmate. I was told Nneka did nurse him some, but I never saw that. Fredrika is his mom for all he knows. Nneka had 2 babies one years ago in San Francisco and then this Kayembe .

[@rosiepena8917]

His birth mother does bond with him sometimes now. She had another baby and is ok with the idea of motherhood now.

[@user-me1mb9xs7v]

Высоко сижу, далеко гляжу 😘😘😘💓💓💓💓

[@larrysanimalsafari]

more videos to come.

[@katewaterbaby]

Just wondering if any studies have been done comparing the rate of development of babies whose mom’s early on ride them high on their shoulders to those carried on the belly? I always think the wee ones up top have such a great view of their world and actually seem to look around in wonder, while the belly-clingers are seeing everything in shadow and upside down.

[@larrysanimalsafari]

Glad you enjoyed the video. Your question would be best answered by an animal keeper. I was just a visitor to the zoo.

[@larrysanimalsafari]

You can watch for more updates.

[@juancarlosgomezlozano7129]

Bello.retoño.

[@larrysanimalsafari]

Gracie 😁

[@donataj2213]

Goryl wspaniałe stworzenia, dziecko cudowne❤🦍🦍❤

[@larrysanimalsafari]

Tak, piekny malt girly. Dzicki za ogladanie! 😁👋

[@donataj2213]

@@larrysanimalsafari 🙂👋

[@birgitamsler8372]

Dann gab Frederika das Baby der Mutter zum Stillen? Oder wie wurde der Kleine ernährt? Auch Jameela nuckelt jetzt bei Fredrika. Hat diese denn Milch gebildet oder gehts es nur um die Beruhigung des Nuckelns?

[@larrysanimalsafari]

Kayembe was fed with bottles by humans then Freddie began to lactate- hormonal changes brought that on. Humans continued to give bottles to supplement what Kayembe was getting .

[@birgitamsler8372]

@@larrysanimalsafari Herzlichen Dank für die Antwort!

[@jstajoy]

Do you know if baby nurses from surrogate or if it is fed by zookeepers?

[@larrysanimalsafari]

Fed by zoo keepers . It does nurse from surrogate , but believe it is more of a comfort thing. Like human babies with pacifiers.

[@jstajoy]

@@larrysanimalsafari thank you.

[@madalena2023]

Mais gente, essas mães gorilas amam muito seus filhotes, é impressionante o cuidado que elas tem com eles..🥰🥰❤️🙏

[@larrysanimalsafari]

😀

[@trumpialighting1241]

He is so cute! Reminds me of Charlie Brown a bit...LOL

[@larrysanimalsafari]

👏, and more to come.

[@trumpialighting1241]

@@larrysanimalsafari Love it!!!

[@larrysanimalsafari]

Great. More videos to come.

[@madalena2023]

A bebe jameela esta nesse zoológico junto com kayembe é isso?? Se for estou tao feliz....😅😊 Pois viu acompanhar eles no seu canal .💪🤗🍼🍼🍼

[@larrysanimalsafari]

Sim, a bebê Jameela está no mesmo zoológico que Kayembe.

[@Robinek2011]

Süße Baby und süße Mama. Viel Glück ! 🦍👶♥️👍🙏 🙋from Spain Island Mallorca 🏝️🌅⛱️

[@larrysanimalsafari]

😜. Thanks for watching … gracias por ver

[@MissaPality]

Larry-has Kayembe's birth mother shown any more interest in him? I know the one video showed her approach him, but Fredrika was having none of it and snatched him up.

[@larrysanimalsafari]

No more interest than any of the other females. Have no idea if that will ever change. I'll keep updating with more videos and anything I learn. watch for more videos.

[@alziratoledo8284]

Essa foto é muito linda,esse bebê nas costas da mãe 😂 😂😂

[@larrysanimalsafari]

gracias me alegro de que te guste

[@consuelogm4838]

💖💖💖🤗🤗

[@larrysanimalsafari]

Thanks for watching more videos to come.

[@Liz_678]

🥰

[@larrysanimalsafari]

Yes. more videos to come.

[@inezandrade106]

O Larry falou que além do leite da Fredie os tratadores dão mamadeira...

[@larrysanimalsafari]

Thanks, yes they do

[@bigboytoyz541]

How is she feeding the baby, she doesn't seem to have any milk

[@larrysanimalsafari]

She was producing milk (spontaneously started to lactate at 47 years old). She doesn’t look like she had a lot. Staff was also supplementing with bottle feeding. At first it was 12 (small) bottles a day, then went down …8, then 4 until supplements were not needed.

[@bigboytoyz541]

@@larrysanimalsafari thank you.

[@jstajoy]

What zoo is it at?

[@larrysanimalsafari]

Cleveland, Ohio

[@mzmbabies]

Love the gorillas..despise the music.. had to turn sound off. ..

[@larrysanimalsafari]

Glad you had an on/off switch. But, thanks for watching

[@larrysanimalsafari]

And I have changed the music on the videos after that. 👍

[@mortalclown3812]

​@@larrysanimalsafari Fwiw, I like the music and in videos I don't, grateful I know how to use a volume control. (But God bless those who whine about it anyway. )

[@kschallert3569]

Definitely something wrong with this if the baby was born October 2021 and it's posted February 2021! You should correct the text in this video. Silly mistake but it makes it seem fake.

[@larrysanimalsafari]

Was there a typo in the video? Yes. My mistake. I chose not to take video down - correcting that would cause other issues I did not/do not plan on working with. And.....Since I would be creating more videos, I figured that the first one was my learning experience. As for the rest of the timeline....Kayembe was born, 10/26/21. He was not on exhibit right away. He was born 5 weeks before the expected due date of Dec. 1. Then, after about a month, he got pneumonia and there was limited visibility to ensure he got the best care. After he recovered, I didn't start creating the videos until the second week of February (the first had the typo). Hopefully, that provides a better timeline for you. Thanks for watching. More videos to come.

[@user-jx1nm4hh9t]

Кто его кормит?

[@larrysanimalsafari]

Сначала сотрудники зоопарка кормили его из бутылочки молоком орангутанга. Затем у Фредрики началась лактация, и она смогла его кормить грудью. Тогда Ннека тоже стала его кормить.

[@mentayflor]

Ese zoologico es el que tiene el peor recinto para gorilas

[@larrysanimalsafari]

Usted tiene derecho a su opinión. Simplemente no estoy de acuerdo. Ten un buen dia.

[@Proud2BBlue]

Horrible enclosure for gorillas who do not live in trees!

[@birgitlaks9754]

Even though they don't naturally live in trees, they LOVE to climb them and other structures. They are incredibly agile.

[@Proud2BBlue]

@@birgitlaks9754 yes but they don't appear to have any room that is flat with no trees. Like it's too cluttered.

[@larrysanimalsafari]

A better habitat for gorillas is a goal at this zoo.

[@birgitlaks9754]

@@larrysanimalsafari I'm very happy to hear that!

[@mortalclown3812]

​@@Proud2BBlue There are three different enclosures that are connected via doors- actually a lot more space than visible in this video.

[@EmmaDee]

Music👎🏽

[@larrysanimalsafari]

Sorry you didn’t like the music.

[@mortalclown3812]

Emma ...ask a friend how to work the volume control on your device... It's a life-changer.

[@jolantakall8656]

dziękuję za przetłumaczenie, oglądając Kajembe w następnych odcinkach w 2023 i 2024 r. zastanawiam się dlaczego trzyma się gorylicy z małym a ona go lekko odtrąca🤗🤗🤗😘😘😘😘

[@larrysanimalsafari]

W tym filmie, pierwszym, który pokazuje Kayembe, pokazuję go tylko z jego zastępczą mamą - Fredriką. Myślę, że jego biologiczna mama nie wiedziała/nie chciała się nim opiekować. Czasami matki zwierząt tak robią - na szczęście istnieją inne samice, które opiekują się niemowlętami. Przeglądałem moje stare filmy o Kayembe i dodawałem tłumaczenia. Jestem w Kayembe #13. Mam nadzieję, że będziesz mógł cieszyć się z nich częściej.