DETROIT (Michigan News Source) – Congratulations are in order at The Detroit Zoo! Officials said its 26-year-old gorilla, Bandia, is the mother of an infant born late last week.

This is the first birth of a gorilla at the zoo in its 96-year-history. Zoo officials say the family of primates, including the 36-year-old silverback gorilla father, are doing fine.

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The baby gorilla is reportedly strong and is vocalizing with its mother. The infant joins his parents and two other gorillas and 12 chimpanzees in the zoo’s four-acre habitat.