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Silverback Killed Two Gorillas in the Zoo, Now He's Father Again

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At the end of September, a gorilla woman gave birth to offspring at the Basel Zoo. The young animal is called Xola. The birth follows a stroke of fate.
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Before that, there had been two deaths in the great apes at the Basel Zoo. In the early morning hours of September 24th, on World Gorilla Day, the Gorilla female Makala (eleven years old) gave birth to her first boy. The father is the silverback Yeba (14). The young animal, a male, is called Xola. The birth follows a difficult time for the gorilla group: in July 2026, the male Mobali and the a few days old young animal of Joas (37) had died. Yeb…

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At the end of September, a gorilla woman gave birth to offspring at the Basel Zoo. The young animal is called Xola. The birth follows a stroke of fate.

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swr.online broke the news on Monday, October 12, 2026.
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