(The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore via Storyful) BALTIMORE - Zookeepers introduced a baby chimpanzee to her new foster family at a Maryland zoo.Little Maisie was born at the Oklahoma City Zoo back in August, but keepers there determined that her mom was unable to care for her properly.Maisie was relocated to the Maryland Zoo to be hand-reared by zookeepers and then paired with a surrogate mom named Abby, a chimpanzee who has fostered other babies before.(The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore via Storyful) The zoo said baby chimps learn everything they need to know from their moms and the rest of their troop.RELATED: It's a boy!
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