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WAR-SAXAAFADEED / Maajo 26, 2026

Kooxda Umulisada ayaa qalliin naadir ah ku samaysay gorilla Olympia si ay u dhasho ilmo yar.

Hooyo cusub oo gorilla ah oo lagu magacaabo Jamani ayaa soo gashay si ay u daryeesho ilmaha Olympia.

Three medical professionals wearing masks, gowns, and hair covers attend to a newborn baby gorilla immediately after birth in a hospital setting. One person is caring for the baby, who is covered in blankets.
Neonatologist Dr. Andrew Beckstrom (left) and sonographer Dr. Sachita Shah (right) examine the newborn baby boy of western lowland gorilla Olympia at Woodland Park Zoo. (Nichole Hamilton/MFM Sonographer)

Gorilla Olympia oo uur leh oo ku taal Woodland Park Zoo, shan maalmood ka dib wakhtigii dhalmada, ayaa dhashay wiil miisaankiisu yahay 5.4 rodol Axaddii, Maajo 24, saacadda 1:44 duhurnimo (PDT) iyada oo qalliin degdeg ah oo ay sameeyeen koox caafimaad oo maxalli ah oo caadiyan ka shaqeeya aadanaha.

Kani waa ilmaha labaad ee gorillada hoose ee galbeed; muddada uurka ee gorillada waa siddeed bilood iyo badh. Celcelis ahaan, gorillada ilmaha ee muddada-buuxa ah waxay miisaankoodu yahay 4 rodol.

“Mahadsanid shaqada kooxeed ee dhakhaatiirta aadanaha, dhakhaatiirta xoolaha, iyo kooxda daryeelka gorillada, Olympia iyo ilmaheeda waxay ku jiraan caafimaad wanaagsan waxayna si fiican u shaqeynayaan. Marka la eego tilmaamaha wanaagsan ilaa hadda, waxaan weli rajo wanaagsan qabnaa laakiin sidoo kale waan taxaddarnaa sababtoo ah xaaladdu aad bay u deggan tahay oo jilicsan tahay,” ayuu yiri Martin Ramirez, Madaxa Naasleyda ee Beerta Xayawaanka Woodland Park.

Toddobaadkii hore, Beerta Xayawaanka ee Woodland Park ayaa ku dhawaaqday dhalashada gorilla kale, oo dhawaan la xaqiijiyay inuu wiil yahay , oo dhashay 18-kii Maajo Jamani (jah-MAW-nee). Nadaya (nuh-DIE-yuh) waa aabbaha markii ugu horreysay ee labada carruur ah ee dhasha. Sida Jamani oo kale, ilmaha dhashay wuxuu matalaa ilmaha labaad ee Olympia. Labada hooyo mid walba waxay dhashay wiil toddobaadyo kala fog sannadkii 2012 markii ay wada noolaayeen Beerta Xayawaanka ee North Carolina oo ay si guul leh u wada koreen.

17-ka gorilla ee ku dhashay Woodland Park Zoo, kani waa gorilla-gii ugu horreeyay ee ku dhasha qalliinka C-section taariikhdeeda 126-sano. Qalliinka C-section ee gorilla-yada aad ayey u naadir yihiin, iyadoo lagu sameeyo adduunka oo dhan wax ka yar darsin.

Baaritaan ultrasound ah oo lagu sameeyay Olympia dhammaadkii usbuuca ayaa muujiyay dhibaatooyin. “Taas awgeed, waxaan go’aan muhiim ah ka gaarnay inaan Olympia suuxinno oo aan u yeerno koox la-taliyayaal caafimaad ah si ay u qiimeeyaan uurjiifka una go’aamiyaan faragelinta ugu fiican,” ayuu sharraxay dhakhtarka xoolaha Dr. Tim Storms, Agaasimaha Caafimaadka Xoolaha ee Woodland Park Zoo.

Ka dib markii Olympia la suuxiyay oo ambalaas lagu geeyay isbitaalka xoolaha ee beerta xayawaanka, kooxda dhalmada ayaa sameeyay baaritaan. Iyadoo ay weheliyaan Dr. Sachita Shah, oo ah sawir-qaade ka tirsan Shabakadda Butterfly Network, waxay sameeyeen baaritaan ultrasound ah waxayna ogaadeen in dheecaanka amniotic uu yaraaday oo ay weheliso ilmo-galeenka oo aan si buuxda u fidin, taasoo muujinaysa foosha aan wax soo saar lahayn. “Taasi waxay la macno tahay in Olympia aysan awoodin inay umusho ilmaheeda iyada oo aan naga caawin, sidaa darteed waxaan sameynay go’aan muhiim ah si aan ilmaha ugu dhalino qalliinka qalliinka. Waxaan lahayn koox umulisooyin ah oo xirfad sare leh oo naxariis badan oo ku biiray kooxdayada xoolaha si ay u sameeyaan qalliinka una dhaliyaan ilmo caafimaad qaba,” ayuu yiri Storms.

Kooxda qalliinka ee ka socotay Xarunta Caafimaadka ee Swedish waxaa ka mid ahaa Dr. Emily Norland, Madaxa OBGYN; Dr, Suzanne Peterson, Agaasimaha Barnaamijka ee Barnaamijka Degenaanshaha OBGYN; iyo Lily Pang, RN. Markii la dhalay, ilmaha waxaa baaray oo xasiliyay Dr. Andrew Beckstrom, oo ah dhakhtar ku takhasusay dhallaanka iyo Agaasimaha Caafimaadka ee Xarunta Caafimaadka ee Swedish NICU, Dr. Shah iyo kooxda xoolaha ee beerta xayawaanka iyadoo taageero laga helayo King County Medical One.

“Haysashada macluumaadka ultrasound-ka ee ka imanaya Balanbaalis si loo raaco isbeddellada ku yimaada dareeraha amniotic-ga, booska iyo garaaca wadnaha uurjiifka oo tilmaamaya baahida loo qabo faragelin muhiim ah ayaa noo ogolaatay inaan wadaagno macluumaadka oo aan si dhakhso ah u abaabulno,” ayay tiri Dr. Sachita Shah, oo ka tirsan Balanbaalis iyo Daawada Degdegga ah ee UW. “Markii ilmuhu dhasho, waxaan u adeegsannay baaritaanka si aan u hagno daryeelka muhiimka ah ee dhallaanka iyo soo nooleynta. Si cajiib ah ayay isuduwid u ahayd in qof walba uu arko macluumaad isku mid ah oo shaashadda ku yaal si uu u hago go’aan qaadashada la wadaago ee kooxaha daryeelka xayawaanka iyo gorillada ee Woodland Park Zoo.”

Drs. Norland, Peterson, iyo Shah, oo ay weheliyaan Nichole Hamilton, oo ah sawir-qaade ka tirsan MFM Specialists of Puget Sound, ayaa la socday horumarka ilmaha uurka ku jira, oo ay ku jiraan baaritaannada ultrasound-ka labadii toddobaadba mar, taas oo muhiim u ahayd awoodda lagu ogaan karo isbeddellada xun iyo in si dhakhso ah looga jawaabo. “Aad ayaan ugu mahadcelineynaa in kooxdan caafimaadku ay khibradooda siisay Olympia iyo ilmaheeda oo ay sameeyeen qalliinkan naadirka ah,” ayay raacisay Storms. “Waxaan sidoo kale dareemayaa nasiib aad u weyn inaan la shaqeeyo daryeelayaasha gorilla-ga ee dadaalka badan oo hibada leh kuwaas oo si xirfad leh u tababaray Olympia si ay si ikhtiyaari ah uga qaybqaataan baaritaannada ultrasound-ka. Midna daryeelkan horumarsan ma suurtogal noqon lahayn iyaga la’aantood.”

“La shaqaynta kooxda Woodland Park Zoo si loo daryeelo Olympia iyo Jamani waa mudnaan iyo sharaf dhab ah. Dhakhaatiirta dhalmada waa dadaal kooxeed. Iskaashiga lala sameeyay ilaaliyaha gorilla iyo shaqaalaha caafimaadka xoolaha ayaa suurtageliyay jawaabtan isku-dubaridka ah ee ugu wanaagsan ee xaalad halis ah,” ayay tiri Dr. Emily Norland, Madaxa OBGYN ee Xarunta Caafimaadka Swedish. “Aad ayaan ugu mahadcelinayaa deeqsinimada asxaabtayda kooxda caafimaadka ee isla markiiba ka jawaabay, iyagoo khibradooda caafimaad, xirfadahooda, iyo qalbigooda u keenay Olympia iyo ilmaheeda.”

Habeenkii ugu horreeyay ee ilmaha, qof daryeela gorillada iyo farsamo yaqaanka xoolaha ayaa daryeel saacad kasta ah ka bixin jiray gorillada aan la arki karin oo ku xigta Olympia iyadoo ka soo kabanaysa suuxdinta. “Ilmaha oo ku jira meel u dhow Olympia ayaa u oggolaan jirtay inay aragto, maqasho oo urto ilmaheeda mar walba. Maadaama Olympia ay dhawaan qalliin weyn samaysay, waxaan rabnay inaan u ogolaano inay nasato habeenkii ugu horreeyay iyada oo aan loo baahnayn in la daryeelo ilmaheeda,” ayuu yiri Ramirez. “Waxaan sii wadi doonnaa inaan la socono Olympia wixii dhibaatooyin ah iyo guud ahaan caafimaadka iyo fayoobaanta iyadoo soo kabanaysa toddobaadyada soo socda.”

Maalintii ka dambaysay dhalashadii, Olympia waxay dib ula midowday ciidankeeda, dhowr saacadood ka dibna ilmaha ayaa loo soo bandhigay ciidanka. Iyadoo Olympia ay muujisay xiisaha ay u qabto ilmaheeda, Jamani waxay qaadatay ilmaha oo ay la qaadatay ilmaheeda iyada oo u oggolaanaysa Olympia inay ag joogto. Maalintii oo dhan, Jamani oo la soo xiriiray ayaa labada carruur ah u keentay shabagga si shaqaalaha daryeelka gorilla ay u sameeyaan tababar ku saabsan quudinta dhalada. Iyada oo qayb ka ah tababarka xirfadaha hooyada, labada hooyo ayaa la baray inay soo qaataan caruusad yar oo ay u keenaan kuwa ilaaliya gorilla haddii ay jirto baahi loo qabo quudin dheeraad ah oo caanaha carruurta ah iyada oo loo marayo shabagga.

“Ma aanan la yaabin oo waxaan ogayn inay jirto suurtogalnimo ah in Jamani ay soo qaadato ilmaha Olympia,” ayuu yiri Arden Robert, Maareeyaha Daryeelka Xoolaha ee Beerta Xayawaanka ee Woodland Park. “Xalay Jamani waxay dhowr jeer nuujisay ilmaha Olympia. Iyadoo Olympia ay aad ugu dhowdahay, haddana weli iskuma dayin inay qaadato labada ilmoodba. Ilaalada gorilla-ga ayaa sii wadi doona inay si dhow ula socdaan hooyooyinka cusub iyo dhallaanka 24/7 si loo hubiyo naas-nuujin caafimaad leh labada ilmoodba.”

72-ka saacadood ee ugu horreeya nolosha ayaa ah kuwa ugu muhiimsan gorilla-da cusub. “Ilaa hadda ilmaha Olympia si fiican ayuu u shaqeynayaa wuxuuna ilaalinayaa heerkulka jirka oo caafimaad qaba. Iyadoo Olympia ay ka soo kabaneyso qalliinka dhalmada, qorshahayagu waa inaan u oggolaano Jamani inay sii wadato daryeelka wiilka Olympia iyadoo sidoo kale daryeesha wiilkeeda ilaa iyo inta labada ilmoodba ay caafimaad qabaan, taas oo ah mudnaantayada. Marka Olympia ay muujiso calaamadaha diyaargarowga ilmaheeda, waxaan horay u socon doonnaa qorshayaal aan dib ugu mideyneyno,” ayuu yiri Ramirez.

Hooyooyinka cusub waxay heli doonaan ikhtiyaarka ah inay galaan hoyga bannaanka dabayaaqada toddobaadkan, laakiin waxaa laga yaabaa in loo xiro booqdayaasha maalmaha soo socda.

Iyada oo lagu daray labada carruur ah ee dhashay, Beerta Xayawaanka ee Woodland Park hadda waxay daryeeshaa 13 gorillo ah oo ku nool dhulka hoose ee galbeed oo ku nool laba kooxood oo qoys oo kala duwan. La soco baraha bulshada ee Beerta Xayawaanka ee Woodland Park iyo/ama zoo.org/animals/zoobabies si aad u daawato iyo warar kale oo cusub.