When a mother chimpanzee had to undergo surgery to remove two stubs of teeth that had broken off, her adorable baby refused to leave her side.
Jutta is a 40-year-old chimp, who is not only a mother of eight but also a grandmother. On the way into surgery, zoo keepers at Aalborg Zoo in north-east Denmark decided to keep Jutta and her baby together until the last possible minute to minimize any stress.
Doctors planned on separated the two once the anaesthesia kicked in, but the baby chimp was upset at the thought of leaving mom. In a turn of events, the veterinary staff allowed the chimp to stay while her mother underwent surgery. Vet Trine Hammer Jensen, said:
“The baby chimp was nervous and also quite clearly keen on protecting its mother after she was put under anaesthetic.”
“In the end we decided it was possible to do the operation and leave the chimp where she was clutching onto her mother while we worked,” Jensen continued.
During the operation, the baby chimp was very fidgety and refused to sit still, but fortunately, the surgery went smoothly and Jutta woke up to her baby in her arms.
There was one point, however, when the baby chimp chewed through the wires that were monitoring her mother’s heartbeat, but luckily, in the end, it all went according to plan.
Both Jutta and her baby are doing well.
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