Gorilla Refuses To Give Birth. Zookeeper Screams, "Stand Back!" When He Sees This On Ultrasound

I’d been watching Kira, our pregnant gorilla, closely, she was weeks overdue, and something wasn’t right. She barely moved, kept to herself, and showed no signs of labor. I couldn’t shake the feeling that we were missing something. Finally, I called in a wildlife specialist. When she examined Kira, what she found made me say, “This can’t be true…”

I kept moving through my daily rounds, feeding Kira her usual mix of fruits and veggies. But each time I tossed an apple or rummaged for carrots, that knot of worry tightened. I tried chatting with her, though she'd just stare, a little too uninterested. Terry, my co-worker, noticed. "Something gnawing at you, Mike?" he asked, to which I replied, "Just a feeling, that’s all."