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Mapima the seized baby chimp makes it safely to her new home
Now I realize that the mountain gorilla census is major news and you are all interested in hearing about the daily discoveries up in the Gorilla Sector by Innocent, Diddy and others - but I just wanted to let you all know that Mapima, our baby female chimpanzee who was seized is now at J.A.C.K. with Faustin and the other carers at the sanctuary.
She flew last Tuesday.
We have now confirmed that this is Mapima before she was seized. Faustin was able to compare our Mapima with the photo.
This was Mapima just before she left.
I also took a couple of videos of Mapima, before she headed to her new home in Lubumbashi, all the way down next to the Zambian border. Enjoy!
This may take some time...
This may take some time...
If you wish to donate toward the care of Mapima and other chimps at J.A.C.K. please go to their blog.
I would also like to thank Chester Zoo for the ÂŁ2,000 donation that has been received. In addition ICCN in Kinshasa has pledged $10,000 toward our appeal. So we are making progress.
I will be posting this week regarding expenditure to date using the donations that each and every one of you have so generously given in recent weeks. Thank you for supporting the Rangers during this incredibly difficult time.
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13 Responses to “Mapima the seized baby chimp makes it safely to her new home”
Samantha, thank you for the news on Mapima. I do have a soft spot for chimps and I was charmed watching your videos: Faustin acting very much like a doting father teaching a child how to use a swing! I almost said ‘in a Parisian square’, but the banana trees made me change my mind… I grew up surrounded by banana trees and this garden looks very familiar. Please tell Faustin that the orphaned infant chimps are very lucky that they can count on him for attention and care. Iris
Thank you for the update on Mapina. Some weeks ago when the above photo of sad looking Mapina was published on this blog it made my heart sink. This photo says so much about the situation in Congo. It should be spread internationally to show people the hardship these animals are being put through.
Great vids of Mapima and Faustin - thanks, Sam. I’m looking forward to Roxane’s first post about her progress.
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So cute. Virginia posted some pictures of her playing with Mapima on facebook. I’m so glad she was rescued. It’s good to know that she will be safe at Jack and surrounded by other chimps to bond with. Great work guys. Love it! And thanks for keeping us posted Sam! Lisa
Mapima looks like such a little lady.
The expression on her face while clinging to a soldier should serve to remind us that primates have the same depth of feeling as humans.
She looked so sad in that picture. I am glad she made it safely to J.A.C.K. and is now in the company of other chimps.
I am also looking forward to Roxane’s first post Sheryl! Faustin gets back Thursday so I will be able to get all the latest. She is doing quarantine with another little male chimp who was recently seized and apparently they are getting on swimmingly well. Mapima was so fragile and tiny compared to Tongo that I think Faustin had a hard time letting her go.
Thanks for the update Samantha. I know Roxane was thrilled to get Mapima and she is going to be such good company for Kimo. They are both so tiny and sweet. Being with each other will give them such comfort. I look forward to seeing pics of them together on the JACK blog. Tell Faustin thank you again for the love and care he has given to these orphans. I know it was hard for both of them to part. Love the videos!
Thanks for the update Samantha…Mapima is just so tiny and precious…many thanks to Faustin and of course JACK for saving this little one.
Faustin is so sweet and tender with Mapima!
I know that both chimps and elephants can have PTSD from traumas they suffer. How is the process of helping the orphans heal psychologically? Does it happen naturally as they form bonds with their caregivers and fellow orphans?
Hi Amy - I am no chimp expert and you should ask Roxane this question, but lots of TLC goes a long way to helping the chimps, in addition to the companionship of other chimps. Remember many of these seized chimps have seen their mother and siblings shot and killed by poachers and then spent a considerable length of time with traffickers who do not care for them properly on any level.
Chimps and bonobos however are amazingly resilient. They are fighters. They can go through hell and come out okay the other side. This is in sharp contrast to gorillas who simply shut down. So for example it is “easier” for a trafficker to stuff a chimp or bonobo into a bag and onto a plane and expect the animal to be alive at the other end. (remember the story on the Lola Ya Bonobo blog where a couple were stopped at Paris airport with a bonobo in their hand luggage). A gorilla would simply never make it. It is hard enough for vets to keep young gorillas alive in captivity, let alone traffickers who don’t actually know about the health of the animals.
Thanks for the update and videos. They’re lovely. Mapima is very fortunate to have found her way to all of you. Thanks for this great work you’re doing.
Mapima is charming.
To see het in so good care is moving !!!
You are all doing a wonderful work.
Naturally this infant chimp is worth far more than human lives to people like you. This soldier should have killed the filthy thing before you ape lovers siezed the animal to push it in our faces to grub more money from us.