Rambo joining the nursery group

Finally the day for Rambo Rungu to join the others came last week! Lugushwa, Grace and Aketi was the chosen ones to meet him first, while the others were locked in their dormitory. It was quite a scary and intense experience for him, but he did well! The next day Uvira and Aketi was already grooming him, and he has now integrated well with the others! Well done Rambo Rungu, one step closer to becoming a real chimpanzee again!

A last check up from manager and vet Carmen Vidal

Aketi, Lugushwa and Grace are waiting for Rambo

SUENA AND POPLAP ALREADY TOGETHER!

This morning Suena and Poplap shared a same room for the first time in their lifes!

At first the big boy was a little bit scared but Poplap was pretty playfull...

Finally they got confidence to each other and now they love to look through their window together!

Loia and Butembo introduced to the others!

Mama Dorcas with Butembo and Loia

Loia and Butembo were introduced to the nursery cage today. Both of the babies were a little scared at the beginning, but all in all it went very well. Of course all of the other babies are curious to meet the new additions and sometimes they can be a little rough. Mama Dorcas will remain in the cage with them during the days coming until they become accustomed to their new surroundings. At night the boys will sleep in the cage inside the house as they have been for the past month. I am sure within no time, they will be happy with their new friends.

-Andrea-

Misisi's Introduction a Success!

Misisi went into the cage with the 8 other babies with the support of her caregiver. She dropped to the floor immediately when she entered the cage and the other babies were extremely interested in her. There was a lot of hugging and sniffing from everyone involved. A few minutes later, Fizi decided to test Misisi by dragging her across the floor. Of course a lot of screaming resulted, but no damage was done. All in all, the introduction went better than we could have predicted. Misisi had a few small confrontations with Maiko and Fizi but she either stood her ground or submitted when she needed too. During the day she played and ate very well. When the other babies left her alone she would even go after them to make them play again.

She showed very little interest in her caregiver all day, and when the door to the dormitory opened for the babies to go to sleep, Misisi followed them inside. She lay down on the bedding and went to sleep and didn’t wake until the next morning. Because the introduction went so amazingly well and Misisi was so relaxed she remained in the cage.

The introduction occurred 10 days ago now and Misisi has gone from strength to strength. She has put on weight and now eats everything she is offered. She plays with all the babies in the cage. We could not have hoped for a better introduction. We are so happy Misisi loves her new friends.

Misisi is going well, and quarantine periode is soon finished!

Misisi is doing very well and will finish her quarantine period in 4 days. On the 20th of July she will spend her first day in the nursery cage. For the first few days – or until she is ready – her caregiver will also remain in the cage. Misisi will also sleep inside the house as she has for the last month, in the beginning days of the introduction.

Misisi is becoming stronger each day. She is still being treated for the mouth infection, however, it has almost healed. She eats well and has put on a lot of weight, but she still needs time for her muscles to regenerate.

Brandi gets to meet the other baboons

When the Baboons were moved into their new enclosure, Brandi was placed in the enclosure next door to begin the introduction process to the other baboons. All is going well.

Welcome the Lwiro primates blog!

Welcome to the blog for Lwiro primate rehabilitation centre.
We hope you will enjoy and come back regularly.
Here we will report big and small stories of the happenings of the sanctuary.

We are employing 18 congolese at the moment, as keepers, cooks, gardeners and sentinels.


And the main caracters in the story is our 30 chimpanzees, and 34 monkeys of different species.



Enjoy,

Hildegunn



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