# @detroitzoo on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Db-tNOwmLIh
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68956664-detroitzoo-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/85b930d999.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-08-13T12:15:52.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Detroit Zoo (@DetroitZoo) — https://gondola.cc/DetroitZoo

## Caption

🌿 The votes are in, and the Zoo’s newest baby gorilla has a name: Usala! 

The winning name received more than 1,300 votes, with just under 3,000 people voting across all three name options last week. Usala (Oo-sa-la) means “forest” in the Kikumu language and is also the name of a conservation corridor in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that helps connect important gorilla habitats.

As only the second baby gorilla born in the Zoo’s 98-year history, this is a moment worth celebrating — and it means even more knowing how many members of the community wanted to be part of choosing her name. Thank you to every visitor who stopped by, cast a vote and helped select a name rooted in conservation. 

Didn’t get a chance to meet the baby last week? Stop by soon to visit the gorilla troop and say hello to little Usala! 🦍

#DetroitZoo #Gorillas #Baby #Usala

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- **Likes:** 2,289
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## Tags

usala, baby, detroitzoo, gorillas

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