Caring for Megan is a Full-time Job. (5 December, 1996)

Megan is not the first abandoned chimp to be reared by the zoo. Orphaned Caroline was the star of a television programme and she successfully made the transition from being reared by humans to being accepted back into a chimpanzee family. Zoo Director, Willie Labuschagne, says looking after Megan is time-consuming. She goes through ten nappies a day and needs to be fed every two hours. Mr Labuschagne says baby chimpanzees have the same growth pattern as humans up to the age of about seven weeks and need the same love, care and attention. Megan's playmates in the zoo's creche include Jimmy the gymnogene, Beasley the Bali mynah, and Oliver the otter. Staff reporter. Courtesy of the Pretoria News.