The babies are completely helpless and the level of love and care given by the mother is crucial for a healthy baby. We all have our own unique personalities, are incredibly social, can learn basic sign-language, and, most importantly use and make tools.Ī chimpanzee will usually only give birth to one baby at a time. It’s even thought that we have a common ancestor who lived sometime between 7-13 million years ago! Through research we have been able to see some of the magical similarities between us and chimpanzees. The chimpanzee is our closest living relative, sharing about 99% of our DNA. They have been known to eat chimps and steal babies as their pets. They look and acted so similar to him he thought they would be great fun! But he was warned against them. He thought that he could be friends with another community that would sometimes come near his community, humans. He watches closely as his mum goes around her day to day life, learning as much as he can while taking every opportunity to have fun. UNITE works in partnership with schools that are within a 5-km radius of Kibale National Park to improve teaching methods, to enable teachers to incorporate more environmental topics into the classroom, and to help the local community find ways to reduce their impact on the neighboring National Park.46.5 x 46.1 x 45.7 inch (H*L*W) 445.3 lbsĬontemporary Sculpture, Wildlife, Activist Artįrom the famous Gombe Stream community in Tanzania, this 4-year-old chimp still has a lot to learn. The Zoo’s program, UNITE for the Environment, has been operating for more than 15 years. The North Carolina Zoo is actively involved in wild chimpanzee conservation in Uganda’s Kibale National Park, which boasts the largest chimpanzee population in East Africa. With the new baby, the Zoo’s troop now consists of 15 chimpanzees – 9 females –Gerre & baby Amy, Ebi, Gari, Genie, Gigi, Nori, Ruby and Tammy, and six males – new baby boy Obi, Gus, Kendall, Jonathan, Lance and Sokoto.Ĭhimpanzees are listed as endangered in the wild. The adult male chimpanzees in this troop are outstanding in that they are known for being very gentle and playful with younger chimps. The last birth at the Zoo, a male named Gus, was on May 14, 2014. Both Gerre and Genie came to the North Carolina Zoo from the Dallas Zoo on November 14, 2012.Īccording to Curator Jennifer Ireland, the troop is very curious about the young baby. She is the mother of Genie, who was born on August 25, 2011, at the Dallas Zoo. Gerre (zha’-ree) who is around 20 years old, is an experienced mother and very protective of her young. Both mother and baby are doing very well. We are excited to announce that on Monday, Maa healthy baby boy was born to Gerre. Obi: word of Nigerian origin “one who charms others heart Kojo: word from Ghana meaning “born on Monday” The names chosen from were all of African origin and the public voted to decide the chimpanzee baby's name.Īyo (Eye-oh): word of the Yoruba people for “full of joy or happiness” Obi! Obi is a Nigerian word that means "one who charms" or "heart". And our new baby boy chimp's name.chosen by the public is.
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