A captive chimpanzee has reunited with her carer who raised it as an infant 40 years ago. Jessie, a 41-year-old female chimpanzee, recognised the elderly woman when she showed up in front of her enclosure at Wellington Zoo in the capital city of the same name in New Zealand.
Heartwarming footage captured Jessie and her carer's first encounter four decades later. The carer, whose name has not been revealed, is seen trying to get Jessie’s attention.
Jessie, the matriarch of the zoo's population, appears to recognise the woman and the chimpanzee outstretches her hand for her to "touch" through the glass separating them.