Waching daily Apr 27 2017

She was born on the International Day of Happiness and that is exactly what she has brought

to this family. The little chimpanzee is barely one month old and she is the focus of her relatives.

It was very exciting, because we were lucky to witness the birth

and it is not usual, because they usually give birth during the night or in the early morning.

When we arrived to the enclosure, we noticed that Silvi was showing a different behavior,

preparing a nest and a little bit restless.

We thought it could be the day that she gave birth and we were right!

The baby chimpanzee, whose species is endangered, weighs less than 2 Kg and is always with her mother.

During the first six months of life, the baby, Happy, will spend the time as you are seeing on the picture,

in her mother's arms, where she is breastfed daily.

It will be from six months when the little chimpanzee begins to interact

and play with the rest of the members of this family of chimpanzees and hangs on the back of her mother.

Starting at age one, she will begin to alternate solid food with breast milk.

She is the new member of this group of 8 chimpanzees

that live together in Loro Parque, after having been rescued from a confiscated park.