article_snippet: The Western Lowland Gorilla gave birth in the Gorilla House night dens at around 6.05pm, marking the first gorilla birth in Australia since 2000.
article_snippet: The new bundle of joy is only the seventh gorilla to be born at Melbourne Zoo.
article_snippet: The Western Lowland Gorilla is not yet on display and the Gorilla Rainforest area will remain closed today to give both mother and baby the chance to rest and get to know each other.
article_snippet: The Western Lowland Gorilla's birth marks the first gorilla birth in Australia since 2000 and only the seventh at Melbourne Zoo .
highlights_snippet: The Western Lowland Gorilla was born at Melbourne Zoo on Saturday night .
  
highlights_snippet: The Western Lowland Gorilla's birth is the first in Australia since 2000 .
  
highlights_snippet: The Western Lowland Gorilla's birth is a result of efforts put in by an international breeding program .
  
highlights_snippet: The Western Lowland Gorilla's mother is from Melbourne Zoo and the father from Kent, England .
  