Updated: 5:47 PM EST Feb 23, 2021 Baby Maisie is getting more comfortable with her fellow chimpanzee troop members.The Maryland Zoo said Bunny is interacting with baby Maisie the most out of the zoo s adult chimps. She leads Maisie from place to place and oversees the other babies, Lola and Violet, as they play with her.Keepers are still bottle-feeding Maisie at the moment. The chimp care team is monitoring the dynamics of her small social group.
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Baby Maisie is getting more comfortable with her fellow chimpanzee troop members.
The Maryland Zoo said Bunny is interacting with baby Maisie the most out of the zoo s adult chimps. She leads Maisie from place to place and oversees the other babies, Lola and Violet, as they play with her.
Her trip of a lifetime was documented for the BBC America documentary, Baby Chimp Rescue.
But Kate Mara looked completely in her element as she picked up a few iced coffees in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon.
The 37-year-old actress paired distressed sweats with a denim jacket while wearing a face mask and juggling a tray of beverages to-go.
Out and about: Kate Mara looked completely in her element as she picked up a few iced coffees in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon
Mara appeared ready for the day as she layered up with a casual coat on top of a black hoodie and white T-shirt.
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Kate Mara says her life was forever changed after she and her sister Rooney Mara traveled to Liberia in 2018 to meet a group of rescue chimpanzees. Once we had the opportunity to be face-to-face with these incredible animals, there was just no turning back, she tells PEOPLE. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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Teacher star and animal rights advocate, 37, went to Liberia in 2018 to learn more about the work of Jim and Jenny Desmond, the founders of Liberia Chimpanzee Rescue and Protection in West Africa. The organization oversees the care of rescue chimps who were previously used as lab animals or were the victims of the illegal bushmeat and pet trades.
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The Know, the series observes alum Jenny Desmond as she and her husband raise orphaned chimpanzees at the Liberia Chimpanzee Rescue and Protection (LCRP) in West Africa, where the animals face threats of hunting and deforestation. People are appalled when they hear about it. How can someone kill and eat a chimp? And I agree, but there s a lot of other bad stuff people do, so it s not [surprising], Desmond told the publication. True conservationists would say you should care for them because they re critically endangered, but for me, they re individuals and it s about making sure they have a life they deserve after being traumatized and losing their mothers.