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SEATTLE — Uzumma, an 11-year-old Gorilla at Woodland Park Zoo, has just finished the first trimester of her pregnancy and is due in mid-January, the Zoo announced Tuesday.
Zoo officials said the father is 18-year-old Kwame.
Officials said Kwame was introduced to Uzumma one year ago when he moved from Smithsonian's National Zoo.
The last birth of a Gorilla at Woodland Park Zoo was Yola, a female born in November of 2015.
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"Because her own mother, Amanda, was very attentive, nurturing and protective of her babies, we're confident Uzumma will pick up her mom's maternal style, which, like humans, are often learned behaviors," officials said of the choice to select Uzumma to breed.
Officials said Woodland Park Zoo is renowned for its successful gorilla breeding program.
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