Two dozen baby mountain gorillas are being named to celebrate World Gorilla Day amid ongoing efforts by conservationists to protect them from the coronavirus pandemic.
The infants were named as part of Kwita Izina, the annual mountain gorilla naming ceremony in Rwanda, where they were born.
The event is taking place virtually for the first time in its 16-year history due to the pandemic.
Clare Akamanzi, the Chief Executive Officer of the Rwanda Development Board, said: “This year’s Kwita Izina is special in that we have chosen to go back to our history and tradition to name our baby gorillas as it was done in the past, which is the people that spend a lot of time caring for these babies are the ones that are given the honour and privilege to name them."
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