At the Leningrad Zoo, a female Wandro monkey named Charlotte abandoned her baby, and facility staff later gave him a plush toy so as not to deprive him of contact. This was reported by the zoo’s press service on Sunday, March 22.
“For Charlotte, this was her first pregnancy, and therefore her first experience of motherhood. In addition, the female occupied the lowest position in the group hierarchy. In such circumstances, the young mother cannot always fully care for the newborn, since older and dominant females often intervene,” the report says.
Baby Andrew Charlotte in the arms of an employee of the Leningrad Zoo / Video: Telegram / Leningrad Zoo
At first, the macaque was far from its group. Her mother and sister showed interest in the child, but did nothing. Already on the third day the cub ended up with his grandmother. Zoo staff decided to wait because there was hope that Charlotte would take the baby to feed, but that never happened, reports said. cable-Leningrad Zoo Canal.
A similar incident occurred at the Ishikawa Zoo in Japan with a young macaque named Punch. He gained Internet fame for sleeping and walking around carrying a stuffed orangutan toy, which zoo staff gave him to deal with the stress of being abandoned by his mother. What is known about the little macaque and how the fate of the animal develops is contained in the material “Moscow Evening”.