A Critically Endangered Baby Gorilla Died Six Days After Being Born at Audubon Zoo

The infant was the first gorilla to be born at the zoo in 24 years.

Courtesy of Audubon Nature Institute

Just days after a New Orleans zoo celebrated the first gorilla to be born there in 24 years, the infant has passed away.

The 6-day-old baby gorilla born to 13-year-old Tumani at Audubon Zoo died on Sept. 10. The cause of death is undetermined, but zoo officials plan to perform a necropsy to determine why the baby died.