ZooBorns — Chimpanzee

On April 17, a baby Western Chimpanzee entered the world, in front of excited visitors, at BIOPARC Valencia.

Guests watched as the mother and baby, with umbilical cord still attached, were attended to by the other females of the troupe.

The birth was an exciting and much anticipated event for keepers, as well. The baby’s parents had arrived at the park only three years ago, in 2015. New dad,...

A baby Chimpanzee, born on September 27, is seeing the beginnings of collaboration between the University of Neuchâtel and Zoo Basel, researching how apes communicate and learn.

The little Chimpanzee, named Obaye, was born at Zoo Basel and is the son of 24-year-old Kitoko. He is the youngest offshoot of the Zoo’s twelve-strong group of Chimpanzees. At the moment, he is still too small to take...