![]() 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. 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". Send us your best.And our new baby boy chimp's name.chosen by the public is. Have you set up such equipment in your backyard? For our current assignment, we’ve partnered with Nature Up North to celebrate the camera trap (or trail camera). They illuminate a moment that would likely be impossible to photograph in person. When chimpanzee infants are very young, they will cling to their mother’s front whilst carried around, but by the time they get to the size of this infant, they are too heavy to hang on to the front and so are carried on the back.ĮDITOR’S NOTE: Captivating camera trap photos are unique. However, this mother and baby have just stopped to have a good look, from a distance, before carrying on with their daily journey. The chimpanzees are always fascinated with the cameras, and sometimes aren’t too gentle with them. There is always lots of animal “traffic” on this particular camera – we think it must be on the way to some particularly tasty fruit! Chimpanzee Mahale gave birth to a baby boy. He was separated from his mother and reunited two days later. The cameras are placed in the tropical rainforest, which in this region of the park occurs in thin “gallery” forests following rivers and streams, in a matrix of savannah. Baby Kucheza struggled to breathe when he was born. Camera Trap MaBaby Chimpanzee Piggyback - as seen by - Harri Washington Gabon Program network of remote cameras spread out through Lopé National Park in central Gabon captures all sorts of surprises.
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