{"id":17414,"date":"2023-08-28T15:12:15","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T20:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scz.org\/?p=17414"},"modified":"2023-10-06T13:58:45","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T18:58:45","slug":"meet-alizeti-sczs-newest-chimpanzee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scz.org\/blog\/meet-alizeti-sczs-newest-chimpanzee","title":{"rendered":"Meet Alizeti – SCZ’s newest chimpanzee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sedgwick County Zoo is excited to welcome a new member of the chimpanzee troop \u2013 a baby girl born last Sunday, August 20. Her name is Alizeti which means \u201csunflower\u201d in Swahili.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Chimpanzee Chuckie gave birth in the presence of the troop during the early morning hours. The animal care team at SCZ observed mom and baby for a short time before coming to the conclusion that Chuckie was not exhibiting appropriate maternal behavior. In order to give Alizeti the best chance of survival, our team made the life-saving decision to remove her from the troop and provide human-assisted rearing during this first crucial stage of her development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Human-assisted rearing involves round-the-clock care and attention for baby, designed to mirror how a chimp mother would naturally care for her infant. Just as mother chimpanzees never let baby out of their arms, our caretakers will do the same for at least a couple of months until Alizeti is developmentally strong enough to be reunited with the troop. At that point, she will be raised by a foster mother with support of the rest of the chimpanzee family. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Our hearts are full of joy to welcome this sweet blessing and we can\u2019t wait to share all of Alizeti\u2019s milestones with you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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