Young gorilla rescued from aircraft hold recovers at Istanbul zoo

Zeytin, a five-month-old gorilla, is recovering at an Istanbul zoo (Khalil Hamra/AP)

A young gorilla rescued from a plane’s cargo hold is recovering at an Istanbul zoo, officials said, while wildlife officers consider returning him to his natural habitat.

The five-month-old gorilla was discovered in a box on a Turkish Airlines flight from Nigeria to Thailand last month.