Category: chimp

Baby Chimp at Oklahoma Zoo, Separated From Unfit Mom, Can’t Stop Hugging New Troop at Maryland Zoo

Chimp caretaking experts at Oklahoma City Zoo discovered a mother chimpanzee was not caring for her newborn the way she should. They put their heads together and decided to remove the baby chimp from her biological mother. The baby was introduced to a new chimp family further east, at the third-oldest zoo in the United…


Video Shows Tender Adoption of Baby Chimpanzee by His Aunt After Mom’s Mystery Sickness

A pregnant female chimpanzee at a zoo in Switzerland has adopted her sick sister’s baby, caring for the vulnerable infant under the watchful eyes of zookeepers, even after the birth of her own baby. On Oct. 13, Basel Zoo, a nonprofit in the city of Basel, Switzerland, shared heartwarming footage of the adoptive mom with two young…