I don’t think anyone guesses this process to be easy. I get a lump in my throat for the human caregivers having to let them go very soon. I don’t care how stoic a person is , after all the time spent , love and care given and received , it’s gotta be hard on them.
So happy to see the babies start integrations! What a wonderful Christmas present, getting a new Mom! Hope you all have a great, safe, healthy, Holiday. We are in the middle of a terrific snow storm here in the NorthEast United States, so we will have a white Christmas for sure! Thank you for all you do for the Vervets and all of the animals brought to the Foundation, 🙏🏼🙏🙏🏿 blessings for a wonderful New Year!
Great camera work again, especially the slo-mo leaping! Dave's explanation of the reasons behind the slow intro process was very clear. Could you include that the feeding cages are sited inside the troops' enclosure later? The importance of the babies' mastery of this was a mystery to me for ages when I first found your channel because I didn't realise they needed to continue to use a cage for while after they entered the troop. Happy Christmas to you all and thanks for all the hard work and videos! 🎅🎄❤️
If scratching and biting was the only reason they wouldn’t make good pets, I’m not sure why I keep cats 😅 but seriously, the pleasure of watching these little babies being returned to the life they should be living, with a mother and a troop and then still being able to watch their progress and how well they are growing and fitting in to troop life, like little Gimli and other seasons previous orphans is so gratifying, just as a viewer, I can only imagine how much more rewarding it must be when you’ve raised and successfully integrated these wee babes. Wishing you all a Happy Christmas and a safe and prosperous 2023.Sending love to you all from 🇦🇺🐨🦘
Your understanding of these amazing creatures' psyche is remarkable. Thank you for the background dialogue. So helpful. Merry Christmas to and your remarkable crew!!!
happy christmas to all the caretakers and everybody in the backround who supported the little ones. happy christmas to all of you who is looking this video as well.
Josephine is the smartest and pretties monkey in the last few years. The caregivers see it and favor her, and so does Paradise! Amazing how beauty translates across species!
Josephine isn't even a year yet! She's still a baby! But, Josephie is a very beautiful baby monkey and Paradise definitely can't wait to get her hands on her!
Thank YOU ALL, at the VMF, you are really amazing people for all your work, your time, and your dedication! I really do wish that I could volunteer, but I can't for health reasons. So, I can help in other ways, like with my continued monthy donations, and also, "Spreading The Word" about how important the work is that you do at The VMF❣ 🥇💖 I wish you All, A Very Merry Christmas, 🎄 and A Much Better Happy New Year! 🎆🎇 🐒
Be really good for Abu, if his slower development is due to prematurity, to get a foster mother as soon as possible, although I know that means he has to adjust to the right kind of bottle and using the feeding cage, as we know the effects delayed developments due to prematurity of most primates, great apes and humans only really starts to see any resolution when they have a mother to cling to to aid that development. Most full term primates, apes and even humans when orphaned can count on instinct to take them a long way and help them develop properly even if being orphaned can take a toll emotionally if not well fostered, they will still meet milestones at about the correct age. Preemies, however, need that bond much more to make up for the time they should have spent in utero. If, on top of that, they are orphaned or otherwise cannot be placed back with a mother asap we see slower development and even that development can slow more the longer they are without a parent. Most of the full term babies you have, even those that were very young when you got them benefitted from bond with their mother in the postnatal days and actually got a major boost to their developmental curve even if only having a few days of clinging to mom while they observed the world before them becoming separated. A Preemie however needs to make up that time that they lost by being born early and substitute being held and nursing and just sleeping through most of it to make up for that growth and development they should normally have had before birth. Therefore that time they had with mom was not a time of normal neonate development while they tried simple to survive a period of time that they should not even have been exposed to the world. Lots of what a preemie dose is try to get well as a premature birth is the birth of a baby that will initially be sick and they need to survive that first 48 hours and start getting better and becoming more conscious as they near the time that gestationally they would have experienced birth. We used to think that premature primates and apes like human babies, needed a lot of hands on care by professionals and less contact with mothers but with human preemies at least they benefit with hands on care by their own species. In the past decade we have seen where a premature primate may benefit by medical care but needs care from its own mother or a foster parent and benefits more for that contract than even full term orphans, and the sooner the better. I expect that Abu's development will turn around pretty quickly once he has a female caring for him. Its nice that he has company of other babies, but they are learning and developing themselves and really have no inmate clues about what help and special care he needs, but a good foster mother who is experienced raising others would know. One reason he may still need the special bottle and is not easily moving to the pet ag is because of his prematurity, premature infants have more nursing issues for a longer time than do full term infants. It would be perhaps much better for him, if possible, to get a foster mom even if he has to have time away from the others so that he can have a special bottle to feed from and that not prevent him from getting bonded to a female as early as possible.
I’m always impressed with those who help these little monkeys……it takes an emotional toll on me just watching the videos, I can’t even imagine what everyone who is going through as you are working so hard and growing so attached as you love and care for these babies. God bless you for what you are doing and Merry Christmas🎄❤️
If it’s Thursday afternoon in New Jersey it must be VMF time, wish I could do more but I make sure to watch all of the advertisements and a 👍🏼 , I remember watching season 2 and started getting really interested about these orphans and just how much I have learned ! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone over in South Africa and God Bless !!!
Me too, I've learned so much. I MAKE my friends family and neighbors subscribe, jk they love VMF. I do make a point of fitting VMF into the conversation when standing in line at the grocery store especially if they have children. Every little bit helps right?
Lovely monkeys,do you.neuter some of the males,or females,lovely to see them in your care,you look after the new babies,and integrated with new mothers.
It might be a good idea to sit closer to the door with the baby and maybe give the mom's a treat to show the babies they are safe... Just a guess maybe ..
Llama mucho la atención de que estos bebés de monitor necesiten dormirse con los dedos de sus manos metidos en la boca. Se supone que es su forma de autoconsolarse por no tener el pecho de sus madres. Dan mucha lástima a pesar de estar siendo rescatados 😅
The babies are cute and yes if they stayed babies I could see someone wanting one but that’s not fair to the monkey. Taking it away from its real mother and making it live with humans with diapers and clothes is not right.
You said Winnie was born into the troop in 2012... I thought you didn't have babies born in the troop❓ you said all the makes had vasectomies to prevent this❓& then you said Martha was born to Paris...
@@kimberlygarrish205 I figured as much, & things have probably changed since you started receiving so many baby orphans... Paradise sure had a lot of babies!
I also seem to remember from previous videos that sometimes either one of the bandits find a way through the fence or one of the VMF-monkeys find a way outside of the enclosure. This can lead to pregnancies.
@@azilgaard That's what I remember hearing too. I could be wrong, but I even think I've heard that an occasional vervet makes it onto the property from outside, too. I hope I haven't imagined hearing that!
I don’t think anyone guesses this process to be easy. I get a lump in my throat for the human caregivers having to let them go very soon. I don’t care how stoic a person is , after all the time spent , love and care given and received , it’s gotta be hard on them.
Especially when they were a war before
It’s so nice to see the babies from last season doing so well!
So happy to see the babies start integrations! What a wonderful Christmas present, getting a new Mom! Hope you all have a great, safe, healthy, Holiday. We are in the middle of a terrific snow storm here in the NorthEast United States, so we will have a white Christmas for sure! Thank you for all you do for the Vervets and all of the animals brought to the Foundation, 🙏🏼🙏🙏🏿 blessings for a wonderful New Year!
Thank you , just what we need, some happy news about happy lil monkeys.
Great camera work again, especially the slo-mo leaping! Dave's explanation of the reasons behind the slow intro process was very clear. Could you include that the feeding cages are sited inside the troops' enclosure later? The importance of the babies' mastery of this was a mystery to me for ages when I first found your channel because I didn't realise they needed to continue to use a cage for while after they entered the troop.
Happy Christmas to you all and thanks for all the hard work and videos! 🎅🎄❤️
Christmas blessings to the wonderful people at VMF for the great work you do. May 2023 be full of good news and bountiful works! -- Cheree from Texas
If scratching and biting was the only reason they wouldn’t make good pets, I’m not sure why I keep cats 😅 but seriously, the pleasure of watching these little babies being returned to the life they should be living, with a mother and a troop and then still being able to watch their progress and how well they are growing and fitting in to troop life, like little Gimli and other seasons previous orphans is so gratifying, just as a viewer, I can only imagine how much more rewarding it must be when you’ve raised and successfully integrated these wee babes. Wishing you all a Happy Christmas and a safe and prosperous 2023.Sending love to you all from 🇦🇺🐨🦘
Fantastic camera work guys! Makes a huge difference to our "monkey experience".
Merry Christmas everyone. God bless you all and may your New Year be great.
Same to you!
Your understanding of these amazing creatures' psyche is remarkable. Thank you for the
background dialogue. So helpful.
Merry Christmas to and your
remarkable crew!!!
happy christmas to all the caretakers and everybody in the backround who supported the little ones. happy christmas to all of you who is looking this video as well.
Josephine is the smartest and pretties monkey in the last few years. The caregivers see it and favor her, and so does Paradise! Amazing how beauty translates across species!
Josephine isn't even a year yet! She's still a baby! But, Josephie is a very beautiful baby monkey and Paradise definitely can't wait to get her hands on her!
Marry Christmas 🎄 thank u 💓
Thank YOU ALL, at the VMF, you are really amazing people for all your work, your time, and your dedication! I really do wish that I could volunteer, but I can't for health reasons. So, I can help in other ways, like with my continued monthy donations, and also, "Spreading The Word" about how important the work is that you do at The VMF❣ 🥇💖
I wish you All, A Very Merry Christmas, 🎄 and A Much Better Happy New Year! 🎆🎇 🐒
Thank you, we can all help in our own way, together we make a difference, Merry Christmas
Roddy--such a cute baby, and now a handsome young monkey!
Fantastic episode. I learn so much with Dave's interaction and narration. Good job, new workers!
Be really good for Abu, if his slower development is due to prematurity, to get a foster mother as soon as possible, although I know that means he has to adjust to the right kind of bottle and using the feeding cage, as we know the effects delayed developments due to prematurity of most primates, great apes and humans only really starts to see any resolution when they have a mother to cling to to aid that development. Most full term primates, apes and even humans when orphaned can count on instinct to take them a long way and help them develop properly even if being orphaned can take a toll emotionally if not well fostered, they will still meet milestones at about the correct age. Preemies, however, need that bond much more to make up for the time they should have spent in utero. If, on top of that, they are orphaned or otherwise cannot be placed back with a mother asap we see slower development and even that development can slow more the longer they are without a parent. Most of the full term babies you have, even those that were very young when you got them benefitted from bond with their mother in the postnatal days and actually got a major boost to their developmental curve even if only having a few days of clinging to mom while they observed the world before them becoming separated. A Preemie however needs to make up that time that they lost by being born early and substitute being held and nursing and just sleeping through most of it to make up for that growth and development they should normally have had before birth. Therefore that time they had with mom was not a time of normal neonate development while they tried simple to survive a period of time that they should not even have been exposed to the world. Lots of what a preemie dose is try to get well as a premature birth is the birth of a baby that will initially be sick and they need to survive that first 48 hours and start getting better and becoming more conscious as they near the time that gestationally they would have experienced birth. We used to think that premature primates and apes like human babies, needed a lot of hands on care by professionals and less contact with mothers but with human preemies at least they benefit with hands on care by their own species. In the past decade we have seen where a premature primate may benefit by medical care but needs care from its own mother or a foster parent and benefits more for that contract than even full term orphans, and the sooner the better. I expect that Abu's development will turn around pretty quickly once he has a female caring for him. Its nice that he has company of other babies, but they are learning and developing themselves and really have no inmate clues about what help and special care he needs, but a good foster mother who is experienced raising others would know. One reason he may still need the special bottle and is not easily moving to the pet ag is because of his prematurity, premature infants have more nursing issues for a longer time than do full term infants. It would be perhaps much better for him, if possible, to get a foster mom even if he has to have time away from the others so that he can have a special bottle to feed from and that not prevent him from getting bonded to a female as early as possible.
Merry Christmas all you wonderful people and to all the monkeys ❤️
We ❤ you VMF! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I’m always impressed with those who help these little monkeys……it takes an emotional toll on me just watching the videos, I can’t even imagine what everyone who is going through as you are working so hard and growing so attached as you love and care for these babies.
God bless you for what you are doing and Merry Christmas🎄❤️
Just erase it I guess
@@shellrussell9286 Oh no no, the emotional intensity of our heart connections to all the monkeys stays with us always
It's so adorable how they check each other out! It amazes me how they interact a little at a time!
It was wonderful to see Floky doing so well. Thanks to everyone that has taken care of him and helped him recover from his surgeries.❤
Adorable Babies!!
You guys are such a Blessing, Merry Christmas ⛄🎄 and love to you all 💜
Same to you!
Merry Christmas VMF
Merry Christmas - thank you
If it’s Thursday afternoon in New Jersey it must be VMF time, wish I could do more but I make sure to watch all of the advertisements and a 👍🏼 , I remember watching season 2 and started getting really interested about these orphans and just how much I have learned ! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone over in South Africa and God Bless !!!
Me too, I've learned so much. I MAKE my friends family and neighbors subscribe, jk they love VMF. I do make a point of fitting VMF into the conversation when standing in line at the grocery store especially if they have children. Every little bit helps right?
Named the bb monkey Triton or Triti for the 30 years year anniversary.
Merry Christmas beautiful people! We love you!
Merry Christmas to y'all. Hope your days are Merry and Bright
Same to you!
its amazing how they seem nervous/scared of the adult monkeys - but they seem very at ease with the humans who must look enormous to them.
Such a Beautiful place there❤ Bless your Big ❤s
Merry christmas to you all, you do such a wonderful job, bless you all ❤️🎁🎄
Thank you! You too!
Thanks
Thank you so much
Ole Keenan must be the “top dog” sporting that enormous set of blue balls. I’d say he’s ready to find some love.
My biggest wish is to volunteer at this amazing place! I have time but no money! I have been studying primates and apes for three years now!
I hope Paradiese will be the mother for Josephine...thanks for this video - I am really enjoying it.
Glad you enjoyed it
Me too! Josephine definitely has it in her to be at the top of the hierarchy!
Merry Christmas to all y’all , from Tennessee USA
Same to you!
I LOVE your male Radio voice it’s so calming, love the accent! MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE 🎄 🎄 🎅
Thank you! You too!
Happy 30 Years!!
Merry Christmas to you all and a happy and healthy New year 💕🐒
Merry Christmas Everyone!
Lovely monkeys,do you.neuter some of the males,or females,lovely to see them in your care,you look after the new babies,and integrated with new mothers.
Merry Christmas!!!!❤❤❤❤
Same to you!
Happy New Year Too Everyone!
It might be a good idea to sit closer to the door with the baby and maybe give the mom's a treat to show the babies they are safe... Just a guess maybe ..
New to this channel and wonder if the adults are kept captive or are free and do you release them all eventually
they in very large open environments and can be released if and when necessary
Do these monkeys live in the sanctuary forever, or do they eventually live in the wild?
All wild ones are returned to their natural homes and troop, all are cared for in such away that they can be released when safe areas are found
*14:03* 💕💕😴🤫😊
They are such beautiful creatures, so awful they are hunted like they are!
チビザル？！織りの？中の！猿達が？気になります！
Never noticed the babies body cleanliness a bit dirty until this video.
Llama mucho la atención de que estos bebés de monitor necesiten dormirse con los dedos de sus manos metidos en la boca. Se supone que es su forma de autoconsolarse por no tener el pecho de sus madres. Dan mucha lástima a pesar de estar siendo rescatados 😅
Why don't the female's have there own babies instead of adopting a baby?
The males have all been neutered.
The babies are cute and yes if they stayed babies I could see someone wanting one but that’s not fair to the monkey. Taking it away from its real mother and making it live with humans with diapers and clothes is not right.
You said Winnie was born into the troop in 2012... I thought you didn't have babies born in the troop❓ you said all the makes had vasectomies to prevent this❓& then you said Martha was born to Paris...
Sometimes the sterilization doesn't hold and "accidents" happen. So there are a few that were born in the troops.
@@kimberlygarrish205 I figured as much, & things have probably changed since you started receiving so many baby orphans... Paradise sure had a lot of babies!
I also seem to remember from previous videos that sometimes either one of the bandits find a way through the fence or one of the VMF-monkeys find a way outside of the enclosure. This can lead to pregnancies.
@@azilgaard That's what I remember hearing too. I could be wrong, but I even think I've heard that an occasional vervet makes it onto the property from outside, too. I hope I haven't imagined hearing that!