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Adorable footage has been captured showing the moment a mother chimpanzee is reunited with her newborn baby after being separated following complications during birth at a Kansas zoo.
The footage shows the mother chimp, Mahale, immediately pick up and embrace her male baby, Kucheza, after he raises his arm for attention when she enters an enclosure where he was resting.
Sedgwick County Zoo posted the footage online after it welcomed the birth of member of Kucheza on Tuesday.
After Mahale experienced difficulties during labor, zoo staff decided to perform a C-section. The pair were separated for two days while baby Kucheza was monitored.
Writing on Facebook, the zoo said: