Adorable baby gibbon snuggles up to his blanket after being born by C-section at a Chinese zoo
- A baby siamang named Lucky celebrated its one-month birthday yesterday at a zoo in Nanjing, east China
- The little ape was born by caesarean section on December 27 after his mother had an abnormal fetal position
- Heart-melting pictures and footage show the young fellow looking cosy with his blanket in an incubator
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A gorgeous baby siamang has celebrated its first lunar birthday at a zoo in China as heart-melting pictures show the gibbon looking cosy while snuggling up to his blanket.
The little fellow named Lucky turned one-month-old on Wednesday after being born by C-section at the Nanjing Hongshan Zoo in eastern Jiangsu province on December 27.
Weighing about 650 grams at birth, the baby ape has been growing vigorously in the past few weeks, now tipping the scales at 820 grams.
A gorgeous baby siamang has celebrated its first lunar birthday at a zoo in China as heart-melting pictures show the gibbon looking cosy while snuggling up to his blanket. The picture taken on January 25 shows Lucky in his incubator in Nanjing
The little fellow named Lucky turned one-month-old on Wednesday after being born by C-section at the Nanjing Hongshan Zoo in eastern Jiangsu province on December 27. Lucky is pictured at the Nanjing Hongshan Zoo in eastern China
Weighing about 650 grams at birth, Lucky is growing vigorously in the past few weeks, now tipping the scales at 820 grams
Lucky has also grown four teeth in that time while sporting 18-centimetre (seven-inch) long upper limbs that were 14 centimetres (5.5 inches) in length when he was born.
Adorable footage and pictures show the baby siamang looking cosy while snuggling up to his blanket in his incubator or being fed by the zookeepers.
Lucky was said to be the country’s first birth of a siamang by caesarean section as well as the first of its kind to be born at the Nanjiang zoo.
Lucky has grown four teeth in the past month while sporting 18-centimetre (seven-inch) long upper limbs that were 14 centimetres (5.5 inches) in length when he was born. The picture shows the baby ape snuggling up to his blanket at the zoo
A baby siamang named Lucky celebrated its one-month birthday yesterday at a zoo in Nanjing, east China’s Jiangsu province
Lucky’s mother, Purba, fell pregnant last year after mating with Lucky’s father, Bobi, according to a statement by the zoo.
After more than seven months of gestation, Purba’s estimated date of delivery drew near as the zookeepers paid close attention to monitor the expectant mother.
On the morning of December 27, a staff member noticed a protuberance that appeared to look like ‘a small arm’ in Purba’s lower body, a sign that the siamang is about to give birth with an abnormal fetal position.
Purba’s delivery was particularly challenging as siamangs have arms longer than their legs, a characteristic causing the complication with Lucky’s birth.
The little fellow named Lucky (pictured on Monday) turned one-month-old on Wednesday after being born on December 27
Adorable footage and pictures show the baby siamang looking cosy while snuggling up to his blanket in his incubator or being fed by the zookeepers at the Nanjing Hongshan Zoo in the city of Nanjing, eastern China’s Jiangsu province
Lucky’s mother, Purba (pictured), fell pregnant last year. She delivered a healthy male baby on December 27 by C-section
A group of veterinary professionals were called to the zoo to assist the operation while the zookeepers prepared for isolation, midwifery and a possible birth by caesarean section.
The team decided to carry out a C-section after first trying to correct the fetal position – but the attempt failed due to Lucky’s lengthy arms.
After a 70-minute operation, Lucky was delivered successfully. Both mother and son were out of danger.
Following his birth, the baby gibbon has been living in an incubator while being given round-the-clock care.
As Purba struggles to produce a sufficient amount of breast milk, Lucky is mainly fed with milk powder, according to the zoo.