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JENNIFER: WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ALL MORNING LONG.
THE MARYLAND ZOO WELCOMED A CHIMPANZEE TO THEIR TROOP.
LAST WEEKEND, WE FOUND OUT HER NAME.
JOINING US, PAM CARTER AND MAISIE.
GOOD MORNING, GUYS.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> OH, MY GOSH, SHE COULDN'T BE ANY CUTER, COULD SHE?
>> SHE'S PRETTY ADORABLE, YEP.
>> OH, TELL US ALL ABOUT MAISIE.
HOW MUCH DOES SHE WAY, HOW OLD IS SHE?
>> RIGHT NOW, SHE WEIGHS ABOUT A LITTLE OVER THREE KILOGRAMS, WHICH IS RIGHT AROUND SEVEN POUNDS.
SHE'S TWO AND A HALF MONTHS OLD, AND SHE WAS BORN AT THE OKLAHOMA ZOO AND THE BEST PLACE FOR HER WOULD BE WITH HER MOM, BUT, UNFORTUNATELY, HER MOM WAS UNABLE TO TAKE CARE OF HER.
SO WE HAVE A FEMALE HERE THAT HAS BEEN KNOWN TO RAISE OTHER CHIMPANZEE BABIES THAT AREN'T HER OWN.
IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BEST PLACE FOR HER WAS TO COME HERE.
WE CAN TEACH HER TO BE A CHIMP FOR A FEW MONTHS AND HOPEFULLY GET HER BACK WITH THE TROUPE AND LEARN HOW TO BE A CHIMP WITH A CHIMP MOM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
JENNIFER: HOW IS SHE DOING WITH THE SUBSTITUTE, SORT OF CHIMP MOM?
SHE SEEMS TO LOVE YOU VERY MUCH.
>> SHE'S DOING GREAT.
SO WE'RE HERE AROUND THE CLOCK, MAKING SURE SHE HAS EVERYTHING SHE NEEDS.
WE HAVE A FUR SHIRT SO IF WE'RE CARRYING HER AROUND, WE NEED TO TEACH HER HOW TO HANG ON TO THE FUR BECAUSE CHIMPS ARE PRETTY ACTIVE AND THEY CAN RUN AROUND A LOT.
SHE NEEDS TO MAKE SURE SHE'S HANGING ON TO HER NEW MOM.
WE'RE DOING OUR BEST TO TEACH HER HOW TO BE A CHIMP AND NOT TO BE A HUMAN.
SHE'S DOING GREAT.
SHE'S LEARNING HOW TO STAND.
YOUK CAN SEE HOW STRONG SHE'S GETTING.
JENNIFER: LOOK AT HER.
HOW DO YOU GET HER -- YOU SAY NOT TO BE A HUMAN, YET YOU'RE HAVING SO MUCH HUMAN INTERACTION WITH HER, IS THAT GOING TO MAKE HER, I GUESS, EASIER TO DEAL WITH WHEN SHE GETS IN WITH THE
OTHER CHIMPANZEES?
IS THERE ANYTHING DETRIMENTAL ABOUT THIS?
>> I MEAN, CERTAINLY IT'S NOT IDEAL.
IF SHE WAS WITH HER MOM, IT WOULD BE BETTER.
WE ARE JUST TRYING REALLY HARD T VOCALIZE TO HER LIKE THE CHIMPS WOULD VOCALIZE TO HER.
AND WE GET HER AROUND THE CHIMPS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE SO SHE CAN SMELL THEM AND HEAR THEM AND THEY CAN SEE HER.
AND WE'RE HOPING ABBEY, WHO IS ONE OF OUR CHIMPS WHO HAS DONE THIS BEFORE WITH OTHER CHIMPS WILL TAKE HER.
SHE'S VERY INTERESTED IN HER.
FINGERS CROSSED IT WILL WORK OUT JUST FINE.
>> HOW IS SHE EATING?
>> SHE'S EATING GREAT.
SO SHE EATS ABOUT EVERY THREE HOURS, AROUND THE CLOCK, SO THAT KEEPS US PRETTY BUSY.
BUT SHE EATS WELL AND SEEMS TO GAIN WEIGHT ALMOST EVERY DAY.
JENNIFER: IS SHE JUST ON MILK OR EATING OTHER THINGS?
WE ALL KNOW THEY LOVE BAN NAS, BUT WHAT ELSE DO THEY EAT?
>> RIGHT NOW, SHE'S JUST ON MILK.
SO SHE IS ACTUALLY ON A HUMAN - BABY FORMULA AND WE PROBABLY - WON'T TRY SOLID FOODS WITH HER UNTIL SHE'S ABOUT THREE OR FOUR MONTHS OLD.
AND THEY'RE OMNI VORES SO THEY EAT FRUITS AND VEGABLES.
AND CHIMPS IN THE WILD EAT MEAT, BUT MOST CHIMPS IN ZOOLOGICAL FACILITIES EAT FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
W JENNIFER: FACE IT, PAM, THIS HAS TO BE THE MOST FUN PART OF YOUR JOB, RIGHT?
>> I MEAN, IT'S A PRETTY INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE FOR US ALL TO HAVE.
I ACTUALLY HAD THE PLEASURE OF DOING IT BEFORE.
SO I'VE DONE IT A FEW TIMES.
I'VE BEEN IN THE FIELD FOR A LONG TIME.
SO I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF DOING IT BEFORE AND TO SEE THE BABY ACTUALLY GO BACK WITH THE CHIMPS AND A CHIMP MOM TAKE IT AND TEACH IT TO BE A CHIMP IS REWARDING.
>> YOU'VE GOT AN EXERCISE SETUP FOR HER THERE.
HAS SHE BEEN LEARNING HOW TO CLIMB THE ROPES?
>> SHE'S LEARNING.
SHE'S NOT THERE YET.
SHE'S KIND OF WORKING THE LEGS AND LEARNING HOW TO STAND UP.
WHAT WE NEED HER TO DO IS LEARN HOW TO CRAWL.
SO WE HAVE A FEW MILESTONES SHE NEEDS TO REACH.
AS SOON AS SHE REACHES THOSE MILESTONES, SHE'S GOING TO BE A CHIMP.
SO SHE NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO CRAWL.
IF NEW MOM CHIMP TAKES HER AND WALKS AWAY WITH HER, WE NEED HER TO COME TO US TO GET FED.
JENNIFER: HOW DO YOU TEACH HER?
DO YOU TEACH HER LIKE A HUMAN BABY, GIVE HER INCENTIVES?
>> KIND OF, AND SHE'S STRONG-WILLED SO SHE HAS A MIND OF HER OWN AND SHE'S JUST STARTING TO BE INTERESTED IN DIFFERENT ITEMS AND COLORS.
SHE SEES SOMETHING SHE WANTS, SHE'LL KIND OF TRY TO WIGGLE HER WAY OVER TO IT.
SO THAT'S THE START OF IT.
SHE'LL TRY TO CONFIRM ACROSS THE FLOOR AND STAND UP.
SHE'S GETTING TEETH SO YOU CAN SEE SHE'S WANTING TO CHEW ON THINGS.
JENNIFER: SHE'S TEETHING LIKE A BABY SHE SEEMS LOVEABLE.
IS SHE CUDDLY.
>> SHE DEFINITELY LIKES TO CUDDLE.
THAT IS ACTUALLY WHAT SHE WOULD DO WITH HER MOM.
SO CHIMPANZEE MOMS WILL CARRY THEIR BABIES 24/7.
SO WE DO TRY TO DO THAT UNLESS SHE'S DOWN HERE PLAYING, WE ARE CARRYING HER WITH THE FUR SHIRT, TEACHING HER HOW TO HANG ON.
SO, YEAH, THEY DO DEPEND ON THEIR MOMS FOR JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING AND CHIMPANZEES GET RAMBUNCTIOUS AND RUN AROUND AND SETTLE DISPUTES LIKE FIGHTS SO SHE NEEDS TO HAVE HER MOM FOR
PROTECTION.
WE'RE TEACHING HER THAT AS WELL.
JENNIFER: WHEN SHE SLEEPS, WHAT DO YOU DO IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS?
IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE'S GOT TO BE WITH HER ALL THE TIME.
>> WE'RE HERE ALL THE TIME.
SO WE HAVE A COT/TENT THAT WE DO SLEEP IN, AND SHE'LL JUST SETTLE DOWN IN THERE AND SHE ACTUALLY DOES SLEEP PRETTY GOOD THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.
AND THAT'S KIND OF HER SCHEDULE THAT SHE WOULD HAVE.
THE TROOP HERE GOES TO BED AT 6:00 AND THEY SLEEP THROUGH THE NIGHT.
SHE SETTLES AND WHEN SHE'S HUNGRY, SHE'LL WAKE UP AND LET US KNOW THAT IT'S TIME FOR US TO FEED HER.
JENNIFER: I FEEL LIKE I'M HER AUNT JENNY RIGHT NOW.
I MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIASED, BUT SHE SEEMS PRETTY SMART TOO.
IS SHE PRETTY SMART.
>> CHIMPANZEES IN GENERAL ARE VERY SMART.
SO, YEAH, THEY DEFINITELY DEVELOP PRETTY SMART, PRETTY QUICKLY, AND SHE'S GOT TO LEARN REAL QUICK HOW TO DO THINGS AND HOW TO FUNCTION AS A CHIMPANZEE.
SO THE SOONER WE CAN GET HER WITH HER MOM, THE BETTER THAT'S GOING TO BE.
SHE'S DEFINITELY DEVELOPING REALLY QUICKLY.
SHE'S HITTING ALL THE MILESTONES WE NEED HER TO HIT IN A FINALLY FASHION.
SO THAT'S GREAT.
JENNIFER: WHAT IS YOUR TIMELINE FOR GETTING HER WITH HER NEW MOM?
>> THE TIMELINE REALLY DOES DEPEND ON THE MILESTONES.
IDEALLY, FOUR TO FIVE MONTHS WOULD BE THE SOONEST WE COULD DO IT AND THE SOONER THE BETTER.
SOMETIMES, AND I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN INVOLVED WITH ABBEY, WHO WE'RE HOPING WILL TAKE HER, AND ANOTHER BABY.
THE SOONER YOU GET HER WITH ABBEY, THE BETTER.
SHE LIKES THEM WHEN THEY'RE STILL A LITTLE DEPENDENTS ON HER.
HOPEFULLY, WE CAN GET HER WITH HER BETWEEN FOUR AND FIVE MONTHS.
JENNIFER: I HOPE THIS DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A SILLY QUESTION.
DO YOU GIVE HER KISSES.
>> NO, WE WRESTLE WITH HER LIKE CHIMPS WOULD DO.
WE WRESTLE AND GROOM HER.
SHE LAPSE, WHICH IS NORMAL.
THAT'S WHAT MOM WOULD DO -- LAUGHS, WHICH IS NORMAL, WHAT MOM WOULD DO WITH HER.
WE FOCUS ON WHAT MOM WOULD DO WITH HER SO SHE TRANSITIONS QUICKLY.
JENNIFER: WE'LL GIVE HER AIR KISSES.
SHE'S SO PRECIOUS.
WE'D LOVE TO TRACK HER PROGRESS WITH YOU.
>> THAT WOULD BE GREAT, YEP.
JENNIFER: FANTASTIC.
YOU MADE MY DAY.
I HOPE YOU MADE EVERYONE ELSE'S DAY AS WELL.
THANKS FOR JOINING US, AND THANKS, MARGAR