A viral YouTube video captured a charming moment of tenderness when a 59-year-old chimpanzee, who was gravely ill, was reunited with her old researcher and friend. The chimpanzee’s affectionate bond with the scientist will bring tears to your eyes!
At the advanced age of 59, Mama was the oldest chimpanzee in the Netherlands. She was also one of the two older chimpanzees known in all of Europe. Mama had lived at the German Zoo of Leipzig for several years before she moved to the Royal Burgers’ Zoo, in Arnhem, the Netherlands, in 1971. She was the matriarch of the famous chimpanzee colony of the zoo.
