Orangutan Mother Jazz (30) from the Dudley zoo became super mum as she's not just looking after her own 4-week-old baby boy Jim, now she's looking after her daughter's newborn baby as well, as her daughter found first-time motherhood a little bit challenging.
When her daughter Sprout gave birth and didn't know what to do, her mum Jazz quickly stepped in to save the day and took on her baby as well.
Jazz is carrying the two babies around with her. Nursing both and giving both love, care and attention. Staff is closely monitoring both babies and both mums.
Jazz holding the two babies, when she turns around and shows her back, the next clip is of her daughter Orangutan Sprout (11) climbing off the netting. Sprout looks quite subdued which is understandable. The stress of giving birth, combined with her losing her close relationship with her mum took its toll. Her world must have come crashing down as she and her mum Jazz were very close before the birth of Jim. When Jim came mum focused her attention on her newborn and daughter Sprout seemed to struggle with that situation, then Sprout herself gave birth last weekend (23-24th July 2022) and she didn't know what to do.
A few close-up shots of the babies and another clip of Sprout wearing her blonde wig. The last clip of Jazz tenderly cleaning the eyes of both of the babies. One with her finger, the other one with her tongue. Dad Djimat finds watching all a bit exhausting.
Normally dads get separated from their offspring, but Djimat is a gentle giant who is very tolerant of the Mothers and their babies.
In October 2021 the flanged male has joined Jazz and daughter Sprout. He arrived from Denmark Aalborg Zoo after a 30-hour trip to Dudley Zoo. The first Bornean orangutan to be moved since Brexit. A difficult assignment not just because of Brexit but because of Covid as well.
Dudley zoo also just opened their new Orangutan outdoor habitat that was finished a few weeks back. They are still getting used to the new enclosure which they already tried out before they had their babies. Today it seems the Orangutan mothers stayed inside, perhaps to be monitored more closely.
When her daughter Sprout gave birth and didn't know what to do, her mum Jazz quickly stepped in to save the day and took on her baby as well.
Jazz is carrying the two babies around with her. Nursing both and giving both love, care and attention. Staff is closely monitoring both babies and both mums.
Jazz holding the two babies, when she turns around and shows her back, the next clip is of her daughter Orangutan Sprout (11) climbing off the netting. Sprout looks quite subdued which is understandable. The stress of giving birth, combined with her losing her close relationship with her mum took its toll. Her world must have come crashing down as she and her mum Jazz were very close before the birth of Jim. When Jim came mum focused her attention on her newborn and daughter Sprout seemed to struggle with that situation, then Sprout herself gave birth last weekend (23-24th July 2022) and she didn't know what to do.
A few close-up shots of the babies and another clip of Sprout wearing her blonde wig. The last clip of Jazz tenderly cleaning the eyes of both of the babies. One with her finger, the other one with her tongue. Dad Djimat finds watching all a bit exhausting.
Normally dads get separated from their offspring, but Djimat is a gentle giant who is very tolerant of the Mothers and their babies.
In October 2021 the flanged male has joined Jazz and daughter Sprout. He arrived from Denmark Aalborg Zoo after a 30-hour trip to Dudley Zoo. The first Bornean orangutan to be moved since Brexit. A difficult assignment not just because of Brexit but because of Covid as well.
Dudley zoo also just opened their new Orangutan outdoor habitat that was finished a few weeks back. They are still getting used to the new enclosure which they already tried out before they had their babies. Today it seems the Orangutan mothers stayed inside, perhaps to be monitored more closely.
