This mother chimp finally meeting her baby after two days will have your eyes leaking
A video from Sedgwick County Zoo in Kansas has gone wildly viral, and is causing serious eye leaks wherever it’s seen.
It shows the reaction of a 28-year-old chimpanzee, named Mahale, to finally meeting her third baby, Kucheza, two days after complications during his caesarian birth led to him being whisked away for medical support.
Watch how it happened – with the sound up.
There was a baby chimp born at The Sedgwick County Zoo, the baby had to be put on oxygen for a few days. This is a clip of it being reintroduced to its mother for the first time. pic.twitter.com/E3uwemfhjq
— 🥀_Imposter_🕸️ (@Imposter_Edits) November 18, 2022
If that doesn’t move you, you have a stone for a heart. These responses are typical of the thousands more which have been posted on various platforms.
I'm going out now, if Twitter isn't here when I get back this will be the last thing I saw#TwitterOFF https://t.co/QblhoIcpl9
— meyerlandesman (@meyerlandesman) November 18, 2022
Actual tears. https://t.co/xxYWWq60Gl
— Sarah McInerney (@SarahAMcInerney) November 18, 2022
oh pals, this just floored me. https://t.co/fK5SCnAIR7
— Sarah Phelps (@PhelpsieSarah) November 18, 2022
I keep going back to watch this again. Just beautiful. https://t.co/mQQw4jIEIY
— Finance Cassandra (@Frances_Coppola) November 18, 2022
Awww.. when the little hand comes up… 😢 https://t.co/FVmVGtBa7V
— Tara Weber (@TaraNWeber) November 18, 2022
Actor Chris Evans was equally smitten.
I’ve watched this 100 times https://t.co/oXh8FFZl5G
— Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) November 18, 2022
It earned him this invitation
We could do that all day. ⭐️🇺🇸@ChrisEvans let us know if you ever come to Wichita and want to meet our newest little superhero. https://t.co/8DAi04qBcp
— Sedgwick County Zoo (@SedgwickCoZoo) November 19, 2022
The zoo’s local news station shared a close-up of baby Kucheza.
Hey, Cap, here's a closeup photo of the baby, courtesy of @SedgwickCoZoo! https://t.co/1ohAROILOe pic.twitter.com/zM5ekws0Yp
— KAKE News (@KAKEnews) November 18, 2022
All together now –
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This baby elephant decided to get involved – right in the middle of a live report
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