India, Dec. 24 -- Authorities in Turkey have rescued a smuggled baby gorilla that was found stuffed inside a small crate. The endangered animal was being transported from Nigeria to Thailand via Turkey when the shipment was intercepted and the gorilla was rescued.

Footage shared on social media by Turkey's Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry shows the baby gorilla, wearing a t-shirt, being rescued from the crate in which it was being transported. The video also shows two employees taking care of the gorilla and feeding it through a baby bottle.

The western gorilla is listed as an endangered species and its trade is only allowed in special circumstances, such as scientific research.

Turkish authorities said that the baby gorilla was be...