Scientists captured rare footage of a week-old newborn western lowland gorilla in the Republic of the Congo. ➡ Subscribe: bit.ly/NatGeoWILDSubscribe About Nat Geo Wild: Welcome to a place so wild, anything can happen. Nat Geo Wild is the network all about animals from National Geographic, where every story is an adventure and your imagination is allowed to run wild. Get More Nat Geo Wild: Official Site: bit.ly/NatGeoWILD Facebook: bit.ly/NGWFacebook Twitter: bit.ly/NGWTwitter Instagram: bit.ly/NGWInstagram The gorillas avoid human interaction, and it's rare to see babies this young in the wild. Gorillas give birth about once every four years, and only one in three babies will make it to adulthood. They are critically endangered, but populations in this area of the Congo are relatively stable. Read more in "Wild Gorilla Cuddles Its Newborn Baby in Rare Video" news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/03/wild-mountain-gorilla-cuddles-newborn-baby-rare-video-spd/?beta=true See Rare Video of Wild Gorilla Newborn Clinging to Its Mom | Nat Geo Wild youtu.be/ne8qn114RM0 Nat Geo Wild www.youtube.com/user/NatGeoWild