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A baby gorilla born at the Cincinnati Zoo on Sept. 20 has finally been given a name

The moniker "means community/village in Lingala, one of the languages spoken in the region where western lowland gorillas live," according to the animal establishment

Zoo attendees celebrated the newborn gorilla's name for having "so much meaning and history"

The Cincinnati Zoo has finally given one of its newest additions a name.

The animal establishment announced in a Facebook post on Oct. 13 that a baby gorilla born on Sept. 20 has been named Mboka Jo.

Mboka, the Cincinnati Zoo said, "means community/village in Lingala, one of the languages spoken in the region where western lowland gorillas live."

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