was a male until they found the primate cradling a baby gorilla on July 20 Columbus zoo/Facebook It's a girl! And it's also another girl! In a shocking but nonetheless joyous turn of events ...

The baby gorilla girl will stick close to mom for the next few months Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously appeared on MTV ...