Abandoned chimpanzee is smiling again after finding a new mummy | Mail Online

 

 Hi mum: A photographer captioned the moment Ruben met his new adoptive mother at Oklahoma City Zoo

Wide-eyed orphan chimp meets his adoptive mother for the first time

By Sara Malm

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This is the moment a wide-eyed young chimpanzee meets his adoptive mother for the first time.
Little Ruben lost his biological mother Rukiya when he was less than a day old and after her death his father rejected him.
The eight month old chimpanzee was treated roughly by other primates at a Florida zoo leading his keepers to begin a desperate search to find him an adoptive family.

 

 

Finding a home: Ruben had one failed adoption attempt behind him when he went to meet his new mother Kito


Robin Newby, Oklahoma City Zoo Great EscApe supervisor, said:’It's rewarding when we can create a family for these endangered and at-risk animals.’

Laura Bottaro, Oklahoma City Zoo mammal curator, added: ‘Our Zoo has had two successful chimpanzee surrogate situations and we are gaining a good reputation among accredited zoos for our surrogate program.’

 

 New family: Chimpanzee Ruben, his surrogate mother, Kito, and new sibling Siri

 

Explorer: Chimpanzee Ruben seen walking in his enclosure at Lowry Park Zoo before his move to Oklahoma

 

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