Overview

• The infant female was born on Thursday at Zoo am Meer and was euthanized two days later after repeated rejection by the mother, Lizzy.
• Lizzy suffered a circulatory collapse shortly after the birth, and the zoo veterinarian, Fabian Müller-Trefzer, stabilized her.
• Father Dumas initially provided care and carried the newborn as staff separated the family from the group in hopes of bonding.
• After consultations with European Endangered Species Programme experts, the zoo ruled out hand‑rearing and proceeded with euthanasia on Saturday morning.
• The case drew criticism in comments on the zoo’s Instagram post, and it marked the facility’s first chimpanzee birth since 2008.