12-year-old mountain gorilla Ndala was spotted with her newborn during routine monitoring of the Humba family on October 6, 2026. // A 12-year-old mountain gorilla has become a first-time mother after giving birth to a male infant in Virunga National Park, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ndala was spotted with her newborn during routine monitoring of the Humba family on October 6, when community trackers reported the presence of a newborn within the group. This is the second birth recorded in the family in 2026 and the 16th among mountain gorillas monitored in the Mikeno sector since January.
12-year-old mountain gorilla Ndala was spotted with her newborn during routine monitoring of the Humba family in October 2026. (Virunga National Park via SWNS)
12-year-old mountain gorilla Ndala was spotted with her newborn during routine monitoring of the Humba family on October 6, 2026. // A 12-year-old mountain gorilla has become a first-time mother after giving birth to a male infant in Virunga National Park, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ndala was spotted with her newborn during routine monitoring of the Humba family on October 6, when community trackers reported the presence of a newborn within the group. This is the second birth recorded in the family in 2026 and the 16th among mountain gorillas monitored in the Mikeno sector since January.
12-year-old mountain gorilla Ndala was spotted with her newborn during routine monitoring of the Humba family in October 2026. (Virunga National Park via SWNS)
