Baby gorilla bitten to death by father at Basel Zoo

A four-day-old baby gorilla has died after being bitten by its silverback father at Basel Zoo. This is the second death in the Swiss zoo gorilla group within a few days. The infant was killed during a dispute between its mother and the 14-year-old silverback Yeba, the zoo announced on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Yeba took the newborn gorilla into his arms and would not allow its mother, Joas, near the infant, which led to scuffles between the two adults. The infant was killed by an accidental bite…