This mother chimpanzee meeting her new baby after two days of medical care will have your eyes leaking like there’s no tomorrow

A video from Sedgwick County Zoo in Kansas went wildly viral back in 2022, and has been causing serious eye leakage every time people have seen it since then.

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 were 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

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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