CHIMPANZEE MOTHER REUNITES WITH HER BABY IN EMOTIONAL MOMENT

Sun 20 November 2022:

The Sedgwick County Zoo welcomed, the newest member of its family on Tuesday, after one of its chimpanzees gave birth to a baby boy, via a C-Section.

In the heart-melting video, the mother, whose name is Mahale, excitedly embraced her son after almost two days of separation, because of labor complications.

The baby chimp was given the name Kucheza, which means “play” in Swahili, according to the Kansas-based zoo.

The decision to perform a C-section was made, after the animal care team noticed that Mahale was having difficulties, performing labor.

Zoo communication director Jennica King told Fox News that the video is “one of the most powerful things I’ve ever seen. She knows it’s her baby laying there. The baby is being very still. She’s looking at it like, ‘What’s going on?’ And once he moves, you see the relief and the love and just, oh my gosh, it’s just amazing.”

In the background, you can hear staff getting emotional at the tender scene, saying “good job, mama” and cooing.

“Mahale is an exceptional mother, and it’s clear how much she loves her baby,” Sedgwick Zoo said. Kucheza, meaning ‘play’ in Swahili, was Mahale’s third baby.

Kucheza was reunited with his mother, after the zoo’s medical team gave him the all-clear.

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