Zoo Knoxville's newest chimpanzee is thriving

Stevie, Zoo Knoxville's newest chimpanzee, is beginning to crawl, working on sitting up and getting her first tooth any day now.
Video courtesy of ‪@zooknoxville2270‬
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[@babayaga4355]

She is absolutely amazing! What a beautiful little creature.

[@MagdelanaRodriguez]

What happened to the mother?

[@user-eb9pv4dw5p9]

Zoos are so cool! Thank you for putting in all the effort

[@gautambhatta]

I want to hug this little darling princess.

[@NewyearsFest]

She's such a little sweetie!!!!❤❤❤❤

[@boxsterman77]

So much like a human baby in the early months.

[@keithmuehsam8990]

Lol

[@thisfungrandma5893]

This is fabulous! You all should be sooooo proud! My goodness, how vet care has changed!! 👍🥰♥️👐🏼👐🏼👐🏼

[@teijaflink2226]

Very cute but so sad that she doesn't have a mother.

[@kathysingh1510]

Oh my. She is Adorable. Hugs and kisses for this sweet little girl. ❤❤❤

[@XYZ-zh3ng]

Ale piękna podobna do Ciebie jak bliźniaczki jestescie

[@Nuggetwrangler]

Omg ❤my heart is so moved seeing this lil peanut

[@stevelee4653]

she is so cute!!!! adorable!!!

[@lovepet4565]

Oh my Goodness so cute like a little doll!! Id love to volunteer to feed play

[@katsimmons1065]

Question,...where is momma chimp? Or what happened to her?

[@joycerodgers6381]

Awww!!! How cute!!

[@keithd1219]

She would be covered with kisses if I cared for her...what an angel.

[@crossbowskiss]

Why isnt she with her mother?? A baby that age literally clings to mom 24/7. Very important for their emotional health..

[@keithmuehsam8990]

Her mother was killed by poachers

[@quantumcat7673]

He's beautiful!

[@GGHP-mw7xt]

Total süß und die Frisur, so niedlich ❤

[@adamukrainetz9272]

Cusest little thing I ever saw. Proof that God certainly is a master artist... and loves us all.

[@lindakelley2676]

Why isn’t she with her mom?

[@thetruthandnothingbutthetr6484]

Where is the mother

[@kendrahansen1175]

The mother is there at that prison they call the zoo and, as always, they stole the baby from its mother under the usual "the mother wasn't bonding" with the baby lie. These people will stop at nothing to take babies from their mothers just so they can have two or three years of video material. It's disgusting and DISGRACEFUL!!

[@HollyValerio-xy9yp]

READ MY COMMENT!

[@johnblaesel5493]

@@kendrahansen1175Would you bet your entire 401K that’s exactly what happened? I wouldn’t, cause you’re just engaging in hyperbole.

[@clivesmith9377]

And THAT's your job? Just how much do you have to pay the zoo to let you do this job? 😊

[@KJ-oon]

I know, right.....lol I would gladly do it for free as well. Well, maybe on weekends so I could still eat....lol It is so adorable. X♡

[@natashiam7021]

Omg so cute! I bet it's such an amazing n fun experience for these keepers..

[@davedeady5828]

Fun? They , the keepers are no better than some lab workers experimenting on chimps. This is horrid

[@brendaflo4033]

So freaking adorable!❤💋

[@karenbrown2135]

Where is her mom?

[@davedeady5828]

You are damaging this chimp. This is so cruel

[@HollyValerio-xy9yp]

READ MY COMMENT PLEASE! I TOTALLY AGREE!

[@johnblaesel5493]

How are they “damaging” this chimp? Do you know the story behind this chimp?

[@любовь-л3д9д]

Какая милая шимпанзючка!!!

[@jessesands4099]

She Is A Beautiful Little Baby Chimpanzee!🐵

[@maggieharris3721]

Just gorgeous ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@anniesmith2]

Why isn’t she with her mother….wouldn’t that be the way to go?

[@rockmusicvideoreviewer896]

find the answer to your 1st question before asking the 2nd.

[@keithmuehsam8990]

It’s mother is dead. Do you still think it should be with her

[@Ausgar-yc1yl]

The mother did not die.​@@keithmuehsam8990

[@slapeters2004]

Such an adorable future monster!

[@sobraine123]

they are very keen to get the babies away from their real monkey mums in this zoo

[@CAMJODENiZ]

WHERE IS HER MOM?!

[@shellos8]

Her mother passed out after the birth and needed medical intervention. She was unable to nurse Stevie or care for her. The zoo staff took over until mom was ready for her baby back.

[@johnblaesel5493]

@@lbar9720Do you think you know more than the people caring for her who have the education and experience working with exotic animals?

[@danguolesaltyte8564]

Koks juokingas, mielas mažylis😊😊😊

[@tracyyarbrough3358]

Where’s her mom?

[@elaine8013]

Is taking baby primates from their mother the new norm?This is cruel. This is the 5th baby I see the zoo decides the mother is not bonding after just a few hours. But hey, now the mother can breed again. This is wrong.

[@kygal]

We don't know the circumstances. You're jumping to conclusions. ✌️

[@teijaflink2226]

Yeah they totally shouldn't breed the chimps if they don't know how to take care of a baby chimp, okay perhaps the mother died but to raise a chimp like this with humans is cruel, specially as the baby is usually constantly with their mother.

[@teijaflink2226]

This will probably just lead to that this chimp will reject their baby when they grow up. Sure things can happen but I don't like how positively they talk about this situation when it's a huge tragedy that the baby has to live all alone like this.

[@johnblaesel5493]

@@teijaflink2226The humans taking care of her have the education and experience to do so. Stop jumping to conclusions. She’s in good hands.

[@troyannbladsacker1811]

How precious!!!

[@traviscartwright3950]

She's impersonating me most Sunday mornings at 2am, good job little one.

[@juliewick]

I’m in love with her!!!!! ❤❤❤

[@maribelboulin2622]

ADORABLE

[@smujer1]

What a doll!!

[@invisiblelathatatlan]

Little sister.😂🤗🥰

[@BeateMielke-r3e]

Der kleine ist so hübsch, so süßes Gesicht😊

[@elongaabigail8636]

What's with that rainbow towel???

[@belezadsouza1744]

😢😢😢😢😢😢 surrounding her with leaves n grass wud be nice n where is her mother

[@belezadsouza1744]

😂😂😂😂😢😢😢😢😢

[@quantumcat7673]

Il est vraiment mignon!

[@Madocthevindicator]

I searched young Mike Tyson and got this?

[@ozzy6944]

Why is it at the zoo’s that the babies are taking the babies away from the mum. They are not the mum. It is horrifying to think he or she was torn from mum. That causes a traumatic experience for them but then again I think zoos should be shut down these beautiful animals need to be free and live the life they were ment to have

[@johnblaesel5493]

You mean like the wildebeests, zebras and cape buffaloes that get eaten alive by hyenas, lions and crocodiles on the African plains?

[@ozzy6944]

@@johnblaesel5493that is their life they have freedom to live how they are supposed to live. So what you are saying is that it is ok take those babies away from their mother really. You can’t imagine what mother and child go thru when that happens.

[@johnblaesel5493]

@@ozzy6944 Well, if I were a wildebeest or a zebra with a human brain and knowing that my family and me is about to get chewed up and murdered, I’d be begging a zoo to take my children. You don’t have much freedom when you’re surrounded by murderous predators.

[@rockmusicvideoreviewer896]

did not know that even baby chimps already have gray whiskers.

[@johnbrooks3245]

Aren't you so adorable babies monkeys

[@3333ferret]

So ao cute❤

[@jenniferhonore1132]

Adorable ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@christinaphillips5933]

😂 lol isn't that a natural thing 🤔

[@Golden52330]

She’s so Cuteeeee 🥰

[@ИринаВолодина-д1у]

Ужас😮

[@marioneichelberger1237]

Who’s her hairdresser? It’s fabulous

[@zlatasalihbegovic5292]

👍👍😂

[@jacquelinehembrey4825]

That poor little thing...and her mother!

[@kourtneybirdsall3057]

So they can't learn this on their own unless they're with other chimps?

[@amanda_215]

The belly!!!!

[@bonnies4230]

Can you explain why she's not with her mother? It's cruel and inhumane to separate an infant monkey from it's mother and it causes their Cortisol levels from stress to go too high and they don't come back to normal upon returning to the mother. They suffer ptsd, sleeplessness, hormone imbalances and an inability to reproduce consequently. Cesarean section does not constitute a reason to separate a mother and "her" baby for more than a few hours. There is no reason to teach it to bottle feed through a cage. Is this your reason for not returning her for what? 10 weeks? That's unacceptable!!!

[@rockmusicvideoreviewer896]

her mother was killed by poachers

[@AGdawn]

Her mother rejected her and refused to nurse her. So the zookeeper had to intervene or she would have died.

[@johnblaesel5493]

First of all, chimps are apes, not monkey’s. Second of all, did u watch the video? The lady made a point that they’re not holding her like they would a human infant but are letting her hang from them as is the nature of an adult chimp. Third of all, they plan on handing her over to the adult chimps as was said in the video.

[@vennymitchell5357]

​@@johnblaesel5493thanks for explaining this i had the same question 👌

[@mchevre]

Do you seriously think they're spending all this money and manpower and resources to carry out the 24/7 job of hand-rearing an infant chimpanzee just for the hell of it? Like, you really think they took the baby from a perfectly capable mother just to make a ton of work for their staff because it's cute? They only hand-rear infants like this when there's no other option, such as when a mother rejects the infant and it would otherwise die, or the mother is too sick, or the baby is too sick, or the mother is dead or gone. They're gonna return the infant as soon as it's old enough to survive with the troop. That's the point of learning to bottle feed through the cage (obviously for whatever reason nursing with mom is not possible). Please tell me you're like, an 8 year old kid or something? I'll totally forgive you and apologize for my tone if you are.

[@Michael-calisthenics98]

It’s almost like a human

[@nikoreality-n5n]

sweetheart

[@lisaharrod8386]

What troop? Chimps in a cage is not a troop. It's called a zoo...

[@fredharvey2720]

What a girl

[@wits3392]

Sad, they belong in the wild with their own kind!

[@6Haunted-Days]

This is disgusting behavior I detest zoos 🤮😑🥺

[@vennymitchell5357]

Why is she not with her family anyway what happened

[@belezadsouza1744]

Surrounding her with leaves n grass wud be nice ❤❤❤❤

[@mariadoloreszvab]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@tiadargue5209]

Where is her mom

[@JesusBeTheAnswerToEverything]

Awww

[@beverlybenson7705]

So cute

[@KayWilliams-ck4us]

Where's her mother

[@lisaharrod8386]

Where is mom?

[@feliciabarahona785]

Es una dulzura.

[@lorenabertomeu]

Por mi desconocimiento pregunto; Porqué los separan de sus madres y se los enseñan sin poder tocar a sus bebés? No lo entiendo, si alguien me lo explica.

[@AGdawn]

I think her mother rejected her so they had to intervene.

[@lorenabertomeu]

@@AGdawn I thought something like that, but I didn't know for sure, thx

[@58Kym]

I am not even going to get into some of these comments…jeez. but I would have liked this video to answer some basic questions like 1. why wasn’t she raised by her mother. There must have been some facts for this decision, medical and behavioural facts. 2. what efforts were made to enable her mother to raise her? As it stands, it tells us nothing more than ‘ooh cute’.

[@GLITTERandSKULLZ]

You can look it up and find all the answers.

[@58Kym]

@@GLITTERandSKULLZ I could, but I shouldn’t have to. They had plenty of opportunity for the full story.

[@janettucker3196]

Mad for that hairdo.

[@vicosdivicos]

❤❤❤❤💯

[@franciscojaviergimenezdelm8057]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@sladjanaobradovic3071]

❤❤❤❤❤😂

[@mariadoloreszvab]

That multicolored blanket is horrible

[@sc-ie6kg]

What's drake doing à the zoo?

[@screeech1]

😘😘😘😘😘😘🥰

[@ElianeCristina-f7w]

Oh bebê fofo 🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷

[@OKBadBoats]

Always chose to hand rear a chimp, more $$$$$$$$$$$

[@nadezdaloncar7138]

😊😅❤❤

[@eveeve3249]

💕🙉🥰🥹🧚

[@like-icecream]

find another rug, on the other hand let it shuit all over it

[@MFPhoto1]

Cute. But why wasn't she with her mother? She should be nursing off mom.

[@lorilamar3073]

[@galinabibilova5902]

Прямо настоящая игрушка!

[@vrom___vrom___7923]

So nice .Like Ukrainian baby !

[@robertavitali6666]

Perché vengono separati dai genitori?

[@cynthiaamitrano8915]

Good question

[@murkakoshka2617]

Игрушка!

[@bruceconnelly9651]

Just a tree rat

[@ja6368]

So sweet💕Why are these angels not in the wild with their mothers?

[@НадеждаШведов]

Это кто такой красотунчик?!

[@babasillah5396]

You are not working on anything. Those animals act instinctively and will take actions when their strength and age allow. Always trying to take credit.

[@soniamariadiazlopez3098]

Bello bebe❤❤❤

[@Celisar1]

They are wearing GLOVES to interact with the baby Chimpanzee. Ridiculous. Also a completely artificial surrounding. But the worst is taking the baby from its mother instead of doing everything possible to keep them together!

[@johnblaesel5493]

All you keyboard warriors are claiming they took that baby away from her mother. Do you know this for sure? Would you bet your entire 401K that’s exactly what happened? Are you privy to the circumstances surrounding this baby chimp? If not, quit jumping to conclusions! Perhaps the mother died or perhaps the mother rejected her or perhaps the mother is sick. I find it extremely difficult to believe that they just snatched this baby chimp away from her mother!

[@pisstakecentral]

Nothing ridiculous about wearing gloves to touch it wtf

[@franklypp3350]

Duh!