epa10056473 Chimpanzee keeper Ram
Kaji Pahari holds feeds female baby Chimpanzee 'Champa' (R) at
Central Zoo in Kathmandu, Nepal, 20 June 2022 (issued 07 July
2022). A pair of baby Chimpanzees being smuggled through
Kathmandu from Nigeria in 2017 were rescued by Nepal Police and
later handed over to the zoo. According to Central Zoo Director
Rachana Shaha, the chimps were about 3-6 months old at the time
of rescue, health conditions were severe, they looked
frightened, and they did not trust humans. The zoo built a
4,000-square-feet home for Chimpu and Champa, now adults and one
of the zoo?s main attractions. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA
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