Taronga Zoo Welcomes Baby Chimp
Taronga Zoo’s newest arrival, a baby chimpanzee, is now on show. The female chimp was
born last Wednesday after a 45-minute labour. Check out the gorgeous photos here!
The adorable little bundle is the first daughter born to Shiba, an experienced mum of three boys.
Taronga Zoo has more male chimps than females, so the birth of this little girl has extra significance zoo spokesperson Mark Williams told AAP.
“Having another female opens up another genetic line,” Mr Williams told AAP.
“That helps us manage the genetics … so that in the long term we have a genetically sustainable group, one that is not inbred and is healthy and has the widest number of inputs from different chimpanzees.”
The birth of this gorgeous baby has inspired me to visit the zoo over Easter. I want to see this little one before she grows up!
Image source: Bigmick @ Flickr
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