Sweet moment baby gorilla wearing a T-shirt is saved at an airport after being found hidden in a small wooden crate A baby gorilla wearing a T-shirt was saved after it was discovered inside a small wooden crate at Istanbul Airport in Turkey.
Customs enforcement teams from the Ministry of Trade inspected the cargo and identified the baby Western lowland gorilla - an endangered species which should be protected.
The baby gorilla was part of a shipment that was being transported from Nigeria to Bangkok in Thailand.
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) identifies the species as facing the highest risk of extinction, making its international trade illegal except in rare cases.
The baby Western lowland gorilla is an endangered species which should be protected.
