Maisie the Baby Chimp Meets her New Troopmates!

Remember Maisie the adorable baby Chimpanzee at ‪@MarylandZooTV‬?
In September of last year, Maryland Zoo welcomed this baby chimpanzee from the Oklahoma City Zoo after her mother failed to properly care for her.
ZooBorns last checked in with Maisie in early January*.
Zoo Staff were working tirelessly towards introducing the now six-month-old Chimpanzee to the rest of the troop.
Introductions haven’t always gone as planned, but dedicated keepers and staff have succeeded in introducing Maisie (little by little) to members of the group (including youngsters Lola and Violet*).
By mid-February, Maisie was spending her time in a social grouping that includes adult females Bunny & Raven, and their daughters Lola & Violet.
The group spent some time in the indoor chimp habitat together - it was Maisie’s first time exploring that space!
She confidently crawled around, and youngsters Lola and Violet showed her a thing or two about how chimps play.
Chimpanzee troop dynamics are complex and take time to develop.
The Chimp Team continues to take Maisie’s integration day by day and monitor the chimps’ behavior to guide the process.
Lola’s mom Bunny interacts with baby chimpanzee Maisie the most of the adult chimps.
She leads Maisie from place to place and seems to oversee which chimps socialize with her.
Playing with Lola and Violet, napping, and eating from a bottle provided by keepers through the habitat barrier continue to be Maisie’s main activities as her troop integration continues.
Each day is a little different and allows Maisie to learn more about being a chimp from her troopmates while the Chimp Care Team carefully monitors the dynamics in her mini social group.

[@maryzaletel4928]

Those sweet baby girl's welcoming Maisie is so sweet!! So glad she is bonding into a family!!

[@adamfreeman9493]

I absolutely love how the other baby chimp’s first reaction was to run up and hug her! That’s probably the sweetest thing ever! Along with seeing some of the adults playing with and holding her.

[@noonie0685]

She has to be the sweetest little girl. I hope she has a wonderful and happy life! 💗🐵💗

[@raptor182cmn]

When I see these babies playing and being adorable I have these feelings shoot out of my chest like sparks flying out of my heart in synchronized waves. My whole chest just has these incredible feelings I can hardly describe.

[@kanikabsg6083]

She is so so pretty. Lovely to see her settle in bit by bit.

[@rosiepena8917]

Awww it's so sweet the way the older baby chimps play with her, they are so gentle with her. Also the way their mother interacts with her is awesome. She obviously has been accepted by the troop already. They are all so adorable!! ❤❤❤

[@barbarabutler4159]

So adorable. Love watching the interactions.❤❤

[@xelo8320]

She's grown quite a bit since last time we saw her

[@Sammy-kn2nb]

She is so so so so SOOOOO cute! I hope she continues to grow with the troop and they accept her. She just needs some love and care.

[@Mikhail-Tkachenko]

Maisie was killed by the other chimps not long after this. Very common occurrence among both wild & captive West African chimps.

[@user-mv6ve1re4z]

@@Mikhail-Tkachenko не приняли все-таки малыша. Очень жаль, нет слов.

[@vielkadenerson2534]

@@Mikhail-Tkachenko : why only you say she was killed ? Do you have prove of this killing ? If you are saying the truth it is a very sad new for me and all the viewers that loved her but if you made this up that isn't nice at all to play with people feelings , hope you didn't make this up , hope she's happy and healthy .

[@jaynefromwayne6223]

@@Mikhail-Tkachenko That’s a lie and you’re a troll. There was an update about Maisie this morning on WBAL local news. Intentionally spreading that lie probably made you feel good.

[@hopeislandful]

@@Mikhail-Tkachenko you're lying and that's disgusting firstly this group of chimps aren't dangerous and Maisie wasn't killed.

[@feelinfroggy8089]

Oh my gosh, they are all adorable!! Bunny is very good with her and lil Lola and miss violet seem to keep checking on her when she is alone, almost as if to ask her if she's ok and come with us! Very sweet babies!! And was that bunny that put the blanket down next to the girls?? Just like what many of us mum's would do as the young ones play! Nice job to the staff-- it must have been and be so hard not to just snuggle up with her!!

[@venice3458]

Lovely to see Maisie's progress! :D

[@elikinder1506]

They are such a beautiful animal when a baby stage. Really loving to each other too. That’s because they have one of the best moms in the animal kingdom. Humans could learn from them.

[@PRHILL9696]

agree

[@franklyspeaking986]

How marvelous the work that you are doing iro the little chimp's introduction to the troop! .💕

[@JennyMiller-rt4ue]

They are all too adorable

[@atchoo22]

This video makes my day ❤️

[@av8tore71]

I've participated in introducing Vervet monkeys to foster mom's and then into troop settings at the Vervet Monkey Foundation but Chimpanzee introduction has got to be more complex and take longer I'm sure

[@sweetpeas8206]

Miss Maisie, always remember this: when women support each other, incredible things happen. I’m so happy you have found a wonderful group of females to support you in your growing up. My thanks and admiration to all Maisie’s caregivers. You do very noble work!

[@baboukheirdine4917]

Magnifique !magnifique ! Bravo 📹 et merci pour vos vidéos je kiffe les petits 🐵 🐵 🐵 🐵 🥰🤩❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤👍👍👍👍

[@dabooser1048]

Even if introductions dont go well, it would be nice to see the videos. Not out of morbid curiosity, but to see chimp behavior and how they all respond. (Staff included).

[@maggieharris3721]

Gorgeous ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ultimatesportsmedicine4395]

Yea, this is the cutest/beautiful thing I've ever seen :)

[@m6666]

Just a couple of days ago, Maisie celebrated her 3rd birthday! After some of her earlier setbacks, she managed to fully integrate with the troop and is living a happy life. Do not believe some of the comments saying that she passed as they are totally incorrect. So, happy belated birthday, Maisie 🦧🐵🎂🎈🎁🎈💝💖💝

[@melaniemiller3351]

Awww so precious

[@Sherri1971US]

The most beautiful thing the way they can love the baby.

[@deborahnieling2315]

Chimp and Orangutan baby's are so very cute!!! I would love to hold such a baby just once... Would never forget that!!!! Love especially Orangutans, they are one of the most gentle of the big monkeys! 🦧🦧🦧🦧

[@Jack44M]

Do you or the Maryland Zoo ever remind people these are WILD and potentially DEADLY animals? Some people think cute baby chimps grow up to be big baby chimps....and that's not true.

[@ZooBorns]

Maisie Message: Chimpanzees do not make good pets m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/rp_MhoGpjrp-p5Y

[@Jack44M]

@@ZooBorns Good...now if people were truly serious about getting the message out, they would include that link in every Maisie video they upload......instead the videos talk about cutsey baby Maisie and how sweet baby chimps are. The video they did is more of a hard to find disclaimer instead of a public service.

[@sugarnads]

Yeah when they grow up theyre pretty handy with an AK47.

[@robertnoir8605]

Ezek képesek megenni a fajtestvéreiket!

[@emilorentedeurzay7752]

Un vídeo precioso!!

[@kleanupboy7368]

I love her I play his just to start my on a good note!!!

[@mortalclown3812]

Originally, the keepers mentioned Abby would be the one who'd hopefully be Maisie's foster mom, but from this video, that must not have gone as planned. So much more to raising healthy, happy primates than meets the eye. ♡

[@deedeewilliams6741]

Awwwww beautiful I would love to hold them just one time they r like human baby's

[@clovers1962]

Geez just throw it in with the rest of them

[@chutipunboonluepun9869]

เมซี่น่ารักมากๆค่ะ

[@ireneblomgren2002]

❤❤❤❤

[@SnlkSk]

Good that she has been successfully introduced and nicely interacting with the troop; but sad that she could not get a foster mom. Maybe a young adult female who is yet to reproduce can be an option to think about.

[@adamfreeman9493]

Lola’s mother, Bunny, seemed to be taking an interest in her, leading her to different areas and watching over her.

[@sherriedwards8807]

Awww sweet little gift from above. But sad she has no momma except the keepers.😓😥

[@m.doktorobispo5388]

Жирненькие, мясцо 👍👍

[@dunruden9720]

You guys get PAID for this??!!

[@judyross5929]

It will probly die too

[@jeremyhampton7656]

They killed it i think

[@deborahcustance2754]

I just OD-ed on adorableness.

[@amormartinez1355]

Is meh-

[@chutipunboonluepun9869]

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[@user-ki6wq4on7k]

Мама ещё и простыню постелила,

[@NinoG053]

How miserable it is for these creatures to be captive. Really sad.

[@dunruden9720]

Glass half empty/ glass half full!

[@jaynefromwayne6223]

I understand what you’re saying but humans have destroyed this planet for wildlife. Without the zoo Maisie would be dead.

[@shellos8]

Did they look miserable to you? They're very happy and well taken care of.

[@geomac650]

The adult chimps will kill it

[@speakers79]

no they won't

[@geomac650]

@@speakers79 yes they will

[@speakers79]

no they won't

[@geomac650]

@@speakers79 hope they do

[@rachelbonnar]

This is animal prison.

[@brianredban9393]

Why the fuck dose one zoo have all those babby chimps. Seems a little unreasonable to let them keep breeding.

[@StoneInMySandal]

They’re part of the species survival plan for the chimpanzees. They’ll eventually go to other places where they’ll provide genetic diversity to their new communities.

[@user-im8ix8bh4w]

Эту малышку шимпанзе убили, как чужую.

[@judyross5929]

It will probly die too