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Meet Yuji, the Mexican baby monkey finding comfort in a plush companion
Caregivers bottle-feed the 6-week-old patas monkey four times a day and rotate stuffed toys as he recovers from his mother’s rejection.
- On March 3, Guadalajara Zoo keepers began hand-rearing Yuji, a six-week-old patas monkey, after his mother, Kamaria, rejected him, using a stuffed dog as his primary source of security.
- After Kamaria struggled to hold her firstborn correctly, veterinarian Iván Reynoso Ruiz initiated assisted rearing at the Comprehensive Center for Animal Medicine and Welfare, CIMBA, to safeguard the 443-gram infant's health.
- Now weighing 673 grams, Yuji receives round-the-clock care from 12 veterinarians and biologists at CIMBA, with staff rotating toy companions and outfitting his crate with a small hammock and ropes.
- Animal rights activist Diana Valencia argues animals "have the right to be born, grow, develop, and die where they belong," while veterinarian Reynoso Ruiz defends the intervention as necessary for Yuji's survival.
- Yuji has not yet had physical contact with other monkeys, similar to the viral case of Punch, and will remain in his crate until weaned from a milk-only diet around 6 months old.
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Tiny abandoned monkey named Yuji clings to stuffed animal for comfort
A six-month-old baby monkey named Yuji is the second primate to capture hearts across the internet recently for taking comfort in the arms of a stuffed animal. The plush-cuddling patas monkey, who lives at the Guadalajara Zoo in western Mexico, has been spotted clinging tightly to a stuffed dog after being abandoned by his mother [...]
At the Guadalajara Zoo, Yuji's story begins with a necessary intervention. This young "mono paws" (Erythrocebus paws) had to be separated from his mother shortly after birth, when veterinarians checked that the maternal bond essential for his care was not being produced in the first weeks of life.Continue reading...
Meet Yuji, the abandoned baby monkey stealing hearts at the Guadalajara Zoo
Rejected by his mother and now clinging to a stuffed dog for comfort, a tiny Mexican monkey at the Guadalajara Zoo has become Mexico’s latest internet star. The story of frail, lovable Yuji — who weighed just 443 grams, slightly less than a pound, at birth on March 3 — lands in the middle of a global wave of sympathy for rejected zoo babies. Nace el “Punch mexicano” en el Zoológico de Guadalajara 😍🐒 Se trata de Yuji, un monito de apenas 38 dí…
Meet Yuji, the latest baby monkey to steal internet’s heart
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Yuji, a 6-week-old patas monkey in Mexico, wakes up every day clinging to a stuffed dog. More than a toy, this plush companion acts as a surrogate mom after the tiny primate was rejected by his own mother, Kamaria, a first-time parent unable to form a maternal bond.
Meet the latest baby monkey finding comfort in a plush companion
Meet the latest baby monkey going viral for finding comfort in a plush toy after being rejected by its mother. Yuji, a young patas monkey, is being raised by veterinarians at the Guadalajara Zoo after his mother failed to form a bond with him or properly care for him. He has found a constant companion in a stuffed toy, which serves as a substitute for maternal contact and helps him feel secure while feeding and resting. It comes after Punch the …
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