It's a Girl-illa! Gorilla born at San Diego Zoo

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Kokomo the gorilla holds her 2-day-old baby at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Photo: San Diego Zoo Safari Park

The San Diego Zoo Safari Park is welcoming a baby gorilla.

The little girl was born on Wednesday and weighs approximately 4 pounds.

When gorilla keepers discovered her, she was already bonding and nursing with her mother, Kokomo.

Animal care staff says that Kokomo is a very protective and attentive mother.

This is the second baby gorilla for Kokomo and father Winston. 

Western lowland gorillas are listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.