Premature Baby Gorilla Rejected by Mom Is Hand-Reared, Then Adopted by Her Own Great-Grandma
Then, something miraculous happened the infant, Yaoundé, was adopted by her own great-grandmother.
Yaoundé was born in June 2019. In the absence of her mom, keepers quickly had to become her surrogates as the vulnerable infant needed round-the-clock care.
However, they intervened in the nick of time and Yaoundé survived by constantly clinging to her keepers.
With a lot of nurturing, within in a couple of months, Yaoundé grew to a healthy weight of 5.19 kilograms (11.4 pounds), and was “fighting fit,” according to Inside Kent magazine.
However, her dedicated group of human caregivers were keen to reintegrate Yaoundé into a gorilla family and a more natural developmental environment.