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A baby gorilla born by emergency caesarean section has celebrated her first birthday with cake, presents and bunting.
Afia, whose name means Friday-born child in Ghanaian, shared her gifts with other Western lowland gorillas in her troop at Bristol Zoo.
The youngster, described by keepers as "excitable and playful", is always instigating play with the other gorillas.
She was hand-raised behind the scenes by keepers for the first eight months of her life, before being slowly reintroduced to the troop just before Christmas.
Her birth mother, Kera, was too poorly to care for Afia following the emergency c-section on February 12 last year.
Kera suffered with pre-eclampsia before the birth and had severe anaemia following it.
It is unknown whether Kera knows that Afia is her daughter but keepers have observed both mother and daughter enjoying spending time together.
Lynsey Bugg, curator of mammals at the zoo, said: "Afia is a lovely, confident little gorilla.
"We are all so proud of her and at how much she has achieved during her first year of life.
"Our main aim was to provide high quality care to Afia, without imprinting on her, before finally reintroducing her with the troop when we felt that she and the family were ready.
"Afia is extremely mobile and brave around the Gorilla House, climbing and swinging on everything she sees.
"She is really enjoyed by our four females, who all engage in play with her, and our males are also very welcoming - especially our youngest, Kuki, who is extremely playful."
Afia spends all her time with her surrogate mother, Romina.
They have always been close, with Romina showing lots of interest in Afia while she was being hand-reared by keepers.
"Romina would spend lots of time against the mesh watching Afia while she received her feeds and played with keepers," Ms Bugg said.
"Often Romina would ask to take Afia's blanket so she could smell it and even tried trading Afia with us for a stick or something she had found on Gorilla Island.
"The pair get on beautifully and their bond is wonderful to watch."
Afia is on target with her physical development for her age.
She receives three milk feeds from keepers and is brought to a separate den by Romina for each feed.
It is expected that Afia will remain with Romina for the next four years, learning and receiving care from her.
She will remain with the group until she is sexually mature, at around eight years old.
Anyone visiting the zoo on Afia's birthday is invited to bring a gift of a rose for her and the rest of the troop to eat.
Roses can be dropped off into a pot located inside the Gorilla House. They will be fed to the troop throughout the day.