Overview
- The infant was born on February 14 to 45-year-old Zenta, who delivered without complications and is attentively caring for the newborn, whose sex is not yet determined.
- Both parents belong to the strongly threatened Central African subspecies, which the zoo reports numbers about 43 individuals in zoological institutions worldwide.
- Zoo officials say the birth advances a coordinated conservation effort after EEP-recommended male Jambo joined the group in 2024 for planned breeding.
- Visitors can see Jambo, Zenta and the baby in the Urwaldhaus, with off-exhibit areas available to ensure the family’s privacy and rest.
- The resident troop now totals eight animals, including four Central African chimpanzees alongside Willi, Walter, Hannerl and Annemarie.