Adult chimp females weigh approximately 80-100 pounds, and males weigh 100-120 pounds. Chimp babies usually weigh 2-3 pounds at birth. She spends nearly all of her time cradled in Bunny’s arms or clinging closely to her back. The tiny new addition looks like a miniature version of her mom, with fluffy black hair covering most of her body. Just like with human moms, there is a steep learning curve for both the baby and the mother in the first few days as they both adjust to this new way of life,” said Cantwell. “We want to be as hands off as possible to allow mom and baby plenty of time to develop their relationship. Keepers believe she is able to hear and feel the baby when it cries loudly. Since the birth, the Chimpanzee Forest team has monitored the pair closely to make sure that there are appropriate behaviors from both the mother and the infant, which is especially important because Bunny is mostly deaf, with slight hearing in one ear. The veterinary and animal care teams also performed routine ultrasounds on Bunny to make sure the baby was growing appropriately. Prenatal care begins once staff get a positive pregnancy test. SSPs provide breeding recommendations to maximize genetic diversity, with the goal of ensuring the long-term survival of the population and the health of individual animals.Ĭhimpanzee gestation is approximately 8 months long. The birth is the result of a recommendation from the Chimpanzee Species Survival Plan (SSP) of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).
Poaching and disease also put the wild population at risk. One of the greatest threats to the wild chimpanzees is loss of habitat, the African forest, from commercial logging, agriculture and fires.
Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and InclusionĬhimpanzees ( Pan troglodytes) are classified as endangered on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List.
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