Anything you can do... Baby Kukena finds his (very wobbly) feet for the first time

By Jill Reilly

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粘着するing on to his mother as he 星／主役にするs fixedly ahead, Baby Kukena looks nervous moments before he takes his first steps.

He has not left his mother’s 味方する in the seven months since he was born at Bristol Zoo, but now the time has come for him to start to 調査する.

Although still very wobbly, the western lowland gorilla managed to pull himself up on to his 支援する 脚s and can walked on all fours, under the watchful 注目する，もくろむ of his mother, Salome.

Growing up: Although still very wobbly, the western lowland gorilla pulled himself up on to his back legs and walked on all fours, under the watchful eye of his mother, Salome

Growing up: Although still very wobbly, the western lowland gorilla pulled himself up on to his 支援する 脚s and walked on all fours, under the watchful 注目する，もくろむ of his mother, Salome

Tentative steps: Little Kukena is still tiny and has not left his mother?s side in the seven months since he was born at Bristol Zoo so his first steps were a big achievement

試験的な steps: Little Kukena is still tiny and has not left his mother's 味方する in the seven months since he was born at Bristol Zoo so his first steps were a big 業績／成就

哺乳動物 keeper Alan Toyne said: 'Kukena is making fantastic 進歩 and is developing 井戸／弁護士席.

'It’s 広大な／多数の／重要な to see him starting to walk and becoming more 独立した・無所属, although he will be reliant on mum for a long while yet.

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