Snuggled peacefully on its mother's giant chest, this baby gorilla is most certainly in the right hands.
The youngster has been so closely protected zookeepers have been unable to get near enough to determine its sex. Until then, they will hold back on a name.
The tiny ape was born to 29-year-old mother Rebecca and father Viatu at Frankfurt Zoo in Germany on Tuesday morning. It is Rebecca's eight offspring.
Zoo chief Manfred Niekisch said: 'Rebecca is a good, caring mother.'
Babe in arms: A baby gorilla sleeps on his mother's chest after being born at Frankfurt Zoo in Germany four days ago. It has not yet been named
Mollycoddled: The tiny ape has been so closely protected by its mother Rebecca since its birth on Tuesday that zookeepers have been unable to get close enough to determine its sex
In the best hands: Rebecca's offspring, her eighth, suckles on its mother in the crucial first few days of its life
In his mother's arms: Zoo chief Manfred Niekisch described Rebecca as a 'good, caring mother'. Zookeepers hope to name the baby ape once they determine its gender
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