Conservationists are celebrating the birth of the “world’s rarest chimpanzee” at a UK zoo.
Chester zoo has welcomed the arrival of the male critically endangered western or west African chimpanzee, which was delivered after an eight-month pregnancy.
The GuardianChimpanzee born at Chester zoo offers ‘real hope’ for world’s rarest subspecies
Chimpanzee born at Chester zoo offers ‘real hope’ for world’s rarest subspecies
By Robyn Vinter
12 Jan 2023 · 1 min read
Editor's Note
The birth of a west African chimpanzee in a U.K. zoo was welcomed by primatologists, the Guardian reports. There may be as few as 18,000 of the apes left in Africa, partly because of deforestation.
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