Celebrating Baby Gorillas at Kwita Izina in Rwanda

A record number of baby gorillas will be named this Saturday in Rwanda at the 11th annual Kwita Izina.

The event will bestow monikers to 24 gorillas, the newest of which was born after last year’s ceremony. Themed ‘Conserving now and for the future’, this flagship tourism event aims to attract thousands of Rwandans, as well as visitors from around the globe. The ceremony will take place in the foothills of the Virunga Mountains, where the country’s many gorillas reside in Volcanoes National Park.