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."

As days passed, Kira seemed even more sluggish. She'd lounge in the shade without her usual spark. Normally, she'd play or engage, but now she just dozed. This wasn't the Kira we knew. Jane, another keeper, mentioned, "Maybe she's just having an off week." But my instincts screamed that something deeper was at play, making my concern grow ever more pressing.