After spending most of its life with humans, a chimpanzee was taken to Kenya to learn to co-exist with other apes.
Four-year-old Baran died only months after she was transferred from Eram Park Zoo in the Iranian capital of Tehran to Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Laikipia, Kenya.
After a quarantine of 90 days, she was now in the second stage of her introduction into the sanctuary. This involved remote contact with other chimpanzees.
Baran broke the lock and was able to enter the zone along with her chimpanzee relatives she had met remotely.
Four-year-old Baran was badly injured by the attack of other chimpanzees. Baran later died from her injuries after the violence was stopped by the Zookeepers.
Chimpanzee Baran (4 years) was sent to Kenyan to learn to live with other apes. After spending most of its life with humans, it was beat to death by monkeys
Aran, who was only months old when she was moved from Tehran’s Eram Park Zoo to Laikipia’s Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary (pictured), died.
Baran moved from Kenya to Kenya during the summer as it became unsafe for her to remain isolated from other Chimpanzees.
Because she was prematurely born, and thus more challenging to care for, her mother had her adopted.
Vets took her away from her mother. They slowly built her up to the point that they could return her to her parents.
At that point, the mother had rejected the baby and, as a result, all the members of the group also rejected the baby. The infant was taken from the group and raised by Eman Memarian (zoo vet).
Baran, shown here at a Farewell Ceremony in Tehran in Tehran in July 2007, was transferred to Kenya because she was not able to remain isolated from other Chimpanzees.
Baran was raised by humans at the Eram Zoon in Tehran after her mother rejected her because she was born prematurely and therefore more difficult to care for
Baran was transferred to another park by the zoo to aid her emotional and physical development. This happened after Memarian worried that Baran might become isolated from other chimpanzees.
They realized that it was impossible to reintroduce her into her troop so they began looking for specialists who have extensive experience in the reintroduction of chimps into families groups.
Eram Zoo spokesperson said that chimpanzees must be part of their social group in order to learn the skills necessary for living a natural and healthy life.
Parviz Ghandali was the zoo’s director at the time. He stated that although Eram Zoo saved Baran, the decision was made to transfer her to an international care center for chimpanzees in Kenya. She can thrive better with proper facilities and a more natural environment.
Baran broke the area lock and was able to enter the zone along with her chimpanzee relatives she had met remotely. Baran was left severely injured by the attack of other chimpanzees. Baran, who was later killed by the chimpanzees, died after she suffered severe injuries.