Incredible episode of baby orphan Teo’s adventure into James troop with foster mom

Vervet Monkey Foundation - Baby Season 4 Episode 35 -An incredible episode with baby orphan monkey Teo’s interactions with members of the troop and the love of his foster mom, update on last week's integrations at the Vervet Monkey Foundation, a wildlife conservation & animal rescue sanctuary...
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The Vervet Forest is a wildlife rehab series focused on Vervet Monkeys at the Vervet Monkey Foundation . The series showcases the process of taking orphaned and injured vervet monkeys through a foster mother program which helps these rescued orphan baby monkeys to be adopted by foster mother monkeys. The show is for fans of animal planet, nat geo, discovery and anyone who is an animal lover, loves animals and would like to be part of helping them get back to the wild.
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*These animals are not pets they are rescued wildlife undergoing a rehabilitation program at the Vervet Monkey Foundation in South Africa*

[@billsmith5166]

It's hard to express how much I appreciate your explanations of their actions and their communication. You do such a great job of it. Thanks!

[@lyric8006]

I second that 👍✨

[@kratkyhomesteader9043]

Third!

[@honeyowen3163]

I fourth that, for sure

[@shannonmjmccluskey4033]

It is wonderful to see Fiona living a full happy life and fully accepted by the troop despite her disability. Really awesome!

[@rcpetty16]

I am new here. What happened to Fiona's arms?

[@kaseymigliaccio2519]

Teo has been my favorite new baby, he's so cute and fluffy & I love that he's confident & gets along so well with his whole new troop. ♥️🥰

[@lizc6194]

That little Teo pounce 🤣 when Aisha is trying to groom Lychee. Too cute!!! Ps it is so beautiful watching all the troop loving on Teo. Sending love and get well wishes to Floki my boy! Another amazing episode 👏

[@VervetMonkey]

😊 thank you

[@kathieh7012]

Thanks VMF for another great update on what's going on in the Troops!🦍🥰! Prayers for speedy healing for injured male!!🙏🙏

[@texasoutlook60]

The sanctuary is so very lucky to have such a dedicated and thoughtful staff! The monkeys are well loved and cared for! Thanks to everyone! Blessings ~Sidney Anne

[@tammycopas7690]

Just watching again bc Iove them so much and I had forgotten how cute little Teo was. Hope he’s doing well now too 😊

[@sharonb.9128]

Such intense situations in a single episode. Flokie’s setback is heartbreaking. Especially remembering his joy and excitement running across that long branch in Disneyland. To finally be up in the air like the other little monkeys. The double amputee is amazing on so many levels. You all have the patience of Job. The suspense over whether Teo would ever leave the enclosure was nail biting. Not one, but two sick adults. Great video. Any update on Dirk?

[@sandyfrederick6793]

What happened to Floki To cause his setback?

[@sharonb.9128]

@@sandyfrederick6793 according to a comment from the Foundation, he was being picked on in the other enclosure. Maybe the roughhousing and attempts to get away put to much stress on his legs. He was removed. A commenter on a past video also pointed out he was looking glassy eyed and listless.

[@timmied8461]

I'm wishing Smit (or Smith) all the luck in the world, while on his road to recovery! He sure has some medical problems to overcome from that injury, but I think the excellent staff he has treating and watching over him gives him the Best odds for a full recovery! 💗 TY VMF, you are a "God Sent" Foundation! 🙏

[@Godluvs1000]

I love seeing them be so loving towards each other. When I used to watch other Monkeys they was never this happy. And there poor babies suffered a lot. I especially love how they get new Moms they love and get a new life . Thank you

[@dianeblake2527]

Thank you for everything you do to keep the sanctuary going. I totally love seeing the care given to these animals. The staff and volunteers are truly inspirational. God bless you all!!

[@VervetMonkey]

Thanks for watching!

[@charjennable]

❤️❤️❤️ thank you all for your passion and dedication and sharing with us all❤️❤️❤️

[@VervetMonkey]

Our pleasure!

[@donnachappell3674]

Every video leaves me in awe of what you do for the monkeys and how attentive your able to be with ALL the monkeys.Even with a small staff you seem so over the top with their care.Thank you for all you do for these monkeys.

[@deborahkimball-billups6405]

Love Fiona ❤ Happy to see the babies going to her as well . Love wins always ❤ Happy

[@carolynmcpherson2667]

What incredible patience you folks demonstrate in this episode!

[@cynthiakrause991]

I always hope my monthly donation helps it’s not a lot but every little bit helps these sweet babies and adult monkeys need special care

[@VervetMonkey]

Yes it helps a lot thank you, so does watching and being part of our community - thank you for being here

[@jmh9507]

Another great video! Love watching the integrations, and I love how everything is explained. Thank you

[@VervetMonkey]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@julieprior3126]

Isn't Teo *bouncy*! He leaps about like his feet are on springs! Seeing him outside too he is really sure-footed. He is really popular with the troop which is a joy to see. As others say, thanks so much for the great and informative commentary and for all your compassionate team work x

[@kaseymigliaccio2519]

YES, he's my absolute favorite!!! He's SO sweet and sure of himself. 💜💕

[@dorothydeese759]

So cute to see Teo getting a foster mom. Thanks for all you do ❤

[@VervetMonkey]

Any time!

[@josephclark7814]

Thanks for all you do!!

[@renatezylla1421]

I'm always fascinated to see how the train door for the enclosure works to let the foster mothers in and out...

[@benjiwon]

6:40 no hands and still wants to groom that's hardcore, +100000 respect

[@rodneystephens9494]

I have said this many many times before and I have to say it again, you people are Heaven Sent oh, may God bless each and everyone of you for the work that you do and I know that all of you work very hard trust me your work is appreciated very much, it would be such a wonderful world if we had more people such as you all

[@sherylF5610]

Leechee!!! That was fierce!! Good job mom.

[@patriciawerner5690]

They are so precious to watckh❤

[@Sheryl23able]

It’s wonderful to see the little babies with their new mums living their lives as monkeys should 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@salvetoca7860]

God bless you all and keep you safe always

[@ML_SE]

What plan do you have for Floke, if you have one? Are you going to try to have him help with the orphans next baby season? Thank you for your compassion for these long distance cousins of ours. 🤓🏴‍☠️🇸🇪

[@VervetMonkey]

We are seeing whats best for him and who he gets on with and then put them together

[@ML_SE]

Thank you👍 🤓🏴‍☠️🇸🇪

[@tanyatigermarshall7878]

Oh My baby boy Floki! Aweee poor fella. Lots of hugs and kisses and positivity sent to all of you

[@lisacolbert5987]

Floki needs/needed spinal and sacral/pelvic adjustment . Not only the weakness in his legs but also his messy eating habits I’m pretty certain would greatly improve .

[@karynkay328]

Years ago we used to freeze worming granules for the horses as they wouldn't eat them, it hid the smell and worked well.

[@amandaellison4892]

❤️🐒❤️🐒❤️🐒❤️🐒❤️🐒🤗🤗😀

[@barbarageorge7848]

My Jinx!!!!! Good baby! 💖💖💖

[@peterhoward7530]

Really enjoyed seeing Teo finally go out into James troop with Lychee who was so patient and good with him. Maybe I wouldn't make a good monkey carer because I was itching to grab Teo by the scruff of his furry neck and propel him out into the troop. As it was, he nearly left his tail behind in the gate when he finally consented to step outside. Hopefully Teo is the last of the orphans from last baby season. Also liked seeing a lot of double-amputee Fiona and how she gets along so well in a regular troop. Anyone would think that she was a candidate for a special needs monkey enclosure but she seems perfectly adjusted and does her share of grooming with her stumps. Monkeys are equipped by nature with an extra pair of hands where their back feet should be and I notice that she can grip big pieces of food quite well when she needs to. I liked the visit to sickbay to see two of the patients and hear about the expert diagnosis and treatment by the vets in town. You guys will spend whatever is necessary on vet bills if you think a monkey can benefit from it. Luckiest monkeys in Africa. I put in a bit towards the Sickbay washing machine appeal and I wonder if it has been bought yet. I'd like to visit the new washing machine in a future video if possible.

[@rentechpad]

I do not know if vervets will take an opportunity to bath if given access to water that will inspire them to clean up, as will other primates, and of course I know Floki has some other handicaps that might interfere with his instincts to clean. In most cases, of course, primates do a pretty decent job of grooming and by doing so remove some of the dirt from each other - which, when a individual is separate for health or safety reasons they don't get that care from others. There are primates that as adults swim at least to cool done, so with get a bit of the dirt removed that way too, but we discovered when trying to find a way to offer water In a more fun way than just a big tub, using the solar powered sprinklers sometime used in bird baths or for out door watering of pets when there is no great wat to run plumbing and you do not want to use a powered pump, so soar is much safer. The small primates we have mostly have come to enjoy the fun of drinking the water as spays up in fountains about 6-10 inches high, as well as running through it or rolling around on it which has helped clean more than a few that actually are too old to be bathed and cannot be with others and benefit from social grooming. This are not overly expensive and for those that are not needing the stress cold bathing/water could bring you actually can put the water temperature in as you desire. Some models can sense when an animal is close by and start spraying or you can set them to run intermittently or continuously. That clip of the clicking noise you heard is actually a good one to train people to listen for. Most are familiar with the sound of air being sucked in if its a large wound that violates the thoracic cavity, and ends up with a lung collapse, which sadly means an animal doesn't make it long. But that licking sound means that you have a smaller wound that is allowing air to be sucked in but in slower amounts which usually gives you a good chance to do something. On thing you can do, if you cannot immediately get to the vets is what we call a 3 sided accusive dressing made from plastic wrap, like food wrap and duct tape. You will need to be able to shave the fur off as you do need to seal the tape against the skin but if you apply several layers of wrap cut about 2 inches wider than the wound and then tape it down and seal 3 sides. When we are working on animal rescue missions after disasters we see many chest injuries and this is a simple but effective way to allow then to breath without pulling in more air because as the breath in the plastic warp is sucked up against the wound and blocks the air from getting into the area around the lungs, and when they breathe out, free air in chest can be pushed out and escapes through the 3rd untaped side, meaning that in each breathing cycle they are getting rid of the air that had gathered in the chest that can crush the lungs and heart and then it cannot get back into the chest as free air when they breath in. Its not going to repaired it and the will still needs surgery as soon as possible but it works like having a chest tube placed without having to perform such a procedure out in the field, and as long as there are not complications like hemorrhage with blood entering the chest, the animal can breathe much more comfortable, and stably even if you have some hours ahead of yuo before you can get to a surgery I hope that he will pick up and feel better and start mending in another day or so. Surgical procedures on the chest can be long and hard on an animal and the anesthesia tougher than some used for others procedures. Its not uncommon that, just like humans after surgery especially one where they had to be intubated, they not only have a sore throat - which tells them nor to eat while it hurts so they many drink but not eat. Of course he may also have some level of nausea from not just the injury but from the anesthesia which could take a few days to pass and many primates tend to be GI sensitive to antibiotics, which may also make him feel like he should not eat. That can make it hard of course as nutrition plays an important role in healing but primates tend to be very decent healers, often when even left alone out in the bush and only cared for by troop members. They tend to have a very good awareness of what their body needs and does not. If he is not into eating solids, have you tried things like soften food in formula? Most likely he is eating slowly and very small amounts due to a sore throat and that should go away quickly. Its always hard when you have to find a way to really get antibiotic down a wild animal and one benefit of long acting antibiotic injections that are time release to cover them for 2 weeks

[@VervetMonkey]

most of ours like swimming, unfortunately they also like destroying and unless you secured the solar section inside some kind of fenced area, buried the pump and motor under ground with the outlet into the swimming area it wont stand a chance, then you also have the problem of cleaning it if anything is secured. On the medical treatment side, you cant just work on a primate it needs to be anesthetized first and as our vets are on 20 minutes away in a rush its far more practical to get them there, than encourage people to do procedures they not accustomed to doing, when running a sanctuary you need to consider what would happen if you not there.

[@jayemporia4516]

Hate to sound critical, but you really need to turn the sound up! I have my phone 3 inches from my face so I can hear, but then I can't see! Im sure it was an interesting video.

[@VervetMonkey]

the sound is at its maximum, I have tested it on 4 diffrent brands of cellphone, 3 diffrent laptops and 2 desktops the sound is fine and infact I need to turn it down - please look for your volume control on your cellphone and try turning that up

[@deborahkimball-billups6405]

Poor baby 👶

[@annieb1794]

I always wonder if Fiona will ever be a mum. I hope a baby chooses her someday.

[@JohnnygSawyer]

Fiona is still really young. I think she was a season 2 orphan? Most moms are 4 years old and older.

[@renatezylla1421]

Isa-Maria has such a cute face...

[@honeyowen3163]

Todays video not up so I'm watching a re-run. QUESTION: Lychee goes after Eliza but she doesn't leave immediately. She lands, climbs up the fence, passes in front of Lychee, goes to lower perch & up directly in front of Teo then runs as if she's saying "you're fat & I'm fast I could get Teo if I want to" is she taunting her?

[@VervetMonkey]

more than likely

[@nikkipogorzelski3046]

Thanks for the update on Teo, really appreciated it. Any idea what happened to the adult male that is very injured? Do you think that it was a fight with another male?

[@VervetMonkey]

yes definitely a fight

[@renatezylla1421]

Are monkey babies actually born in the Foundation? Or are all male monkeys neutered?

[@erynporter9951]

*** Just Curious, I'm an RN, and a Mom and I was wondering if you've ever tried juice, applesauce, or honey with the antibiotics in it? I know when we have Super Picky children who can't swallow pills and refuse to take the liquid suspension antibiotics we have used those things. (Solid or capsule pills crushed up and mixed with honey & or applesauce usually hides the taste best, also maple syrup.) Just thought I'd pass along those tips, tricks in case you hadn't tried them. ,❤️🐒❤️

[@VervetMonkey]

Thank you, yes we have tried every remedy under the sun, sometimes works sometimes it doesn't

[@erynporter9951]

@@VervetMonkey 🤷 Poor Guy, I know how bad they smell to us. I can only imagine how it seems to them!?! Thank You for all that you do!❤️

[@catc6050]

Did something happen to Floki's leg that I missed? I've been a little behind in the videos and trying to catch up but I don't think I remember something happening to his leg... I know his whole story (I think we are all a bit obsessed with him! Lol) but didn't know if something else happened to him

[@VervetMonkey]

when he was kept as a pet he was tied up by the legs which caused a malformation - so need an operation on the one leg - femoral head removal to get the socket aligned

[@catc6050]

@@VervetMonkey yeah, I knew all the past problems he had, I just wasn't sure if he had some other trauma recently. I sure do love that little guy 💙

[@simonatorregrossa3459]

I didn't quite get what happened to Teo, there was a sort of fight

[@brigritte2091]

😉

[@honeyowen3163]

What would happen to Flokki if he was put into an enclosure with a troop and why?

[@VervetMonkey]

He would end up being the lowest ranked and picked on, due to his mental challenge

[@cakesaregood5176]

I wish someone could make that monkey some prosthetics. Is that a crazy idea?

[@VervetMonkey]

not crazy, problem is securing it without them removing it

[@JohnnygSawyer]

Do Smith's injuries look like he was in a fight?

[@VervetMonkey]

Yes for sure

[@TealCamel]

I guess I missed it - what happened to Floki?

[@honeyowen3163]

me too

[@VervetMonkey]

he was being picked on by one of the special case monkeys, also we think as the enclosure is fairly large he was using his leg more than neccessary so needs time out and a calmer group to live with

[@vpaniagu]

Poor Floki. I thought they were getting along. I was so happy for him. Did somebody previously comment that Floki had a problem knowing how to act according to.his rank?

[@donnachappell3674]

what is wrong with Floki s leg I must have missed something,I thought he was doing well

[@VervetMonkey]

it seemed to deteriorate in the bigger enclosure we think he was over using it, it is coming better now we had him on physio

[@angelaafflick2806]

Well done for looking after those poor monkey Can you not do something about those horrible people in Cambodia and other places They take delight in filming the poor wee babies getting beten BUT its the guys behind the cameras who make the Mother attack their babes shaking trees so they fall alo looks like they kidnap them so take home and dress them uo make month old babes carry tiny ones to get bathed then when they dont obey they get beaten one baby was so scared of the horribble person he was trying to get inside the wall if i had been there i would have beaten the woman and taken the bakes away

[@gritskennedy5007]

CBD oil would help as well as beets

[@tropicaoptica]

What about putting the sick monkey on bananas/papaya/mango/greens only for a while? I eat a frugivore diet because I had terrible digestive issues, and at first I ate very simply. Fruits have probiotics, they are the most easily digested too. Nuts and seeds I could not eat at all at first and never combined with fruit. Think about it, in nature the monkeys would never have fruit and nuts together and in fact, getting into nuts off a tree takes incredible work (because the husk), it's kind of like desperate food. Like to me just something so simple could actually be the solution as it was with me. In ideal conditions in nature monkeys would feed off one kind of fruit tree and then be full and move onto the next kind later when hungry again, always preferring fruit as first choice since it is optimal. There is all the essential fatty acids and proteins in fruit in just the right amounts. Just a thought.

[@VervetMonkey]

Thank you