The new baby boy will be named after a rockstar or famous pop icon, according to the zoo, as primatologists say his birth gives 'hope' for the long-term survival of the species.
He said a birth always creates"a lot of excitement in the group", as raising a youngster soon becomes a"real extended family affair".
"You'll often see the new baby being passed between other females who want to lend a helping hand and give ZeeZee some well-deserved rest, and that's exactly what her daughter, Stevie, is doing with her new brother. It looks as though she's taken a real shine to him, which is great to see," he said.
The apes are under significant threat in the wild as a result of hunting for the illegal bush meat trade, diseases spread by humans and extensive habitat loss and forest destruction across West Africa. Mike Jordan, Animal and Plant Director at the zoo, added:"In the last 25 years alone the world has lost 80% of its western chimpanzee population, so the arrival of a healthy baby here at Chester offers us real hope that we can help turn things around for this species."
Small populations of the western chimpanzee can still be found in the likes of Senegal and Ghana in West Africa - but have become extinct in Benin, Burkina Faso and Togo.
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