'Thanks for everything': The touching moment a chimp who was nursed back to health hugs Jane Goodall

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Her name is Wounda, but her name says it all. In the Congo it means 'close to dying' - and that is exactly how she was found when she was taken in by the Jane Goodall Institute's Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center in the Republic of Congo.

And when she was finally released after being nursed back to health, she repaid the kindness by hugging the well-known animal activist as realised she was free again.


In the time since Wounda was found, it has taken years of care and dedication to nurse her back to health, until finally she was strong enough to be released into the outdoors once again.





Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2557961/Thanks-The-touching-moment-chimp-nursed-health-hugs-carer.html#ixzz2tA5bEh4A

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[Booster]

1. OMG. That was beautiful. I cried like a baby. Thanks for posting this wonderful video link.

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2. What a great lady and what a great life she has lived.

She has taught us all so much about animals and humans.

[Sienna86]

3. Dr. Goodall is one amazing person.

Wonderful video. That hug brought tears to my eyes.

[Judi Lynn]

4. Unforgettable. Bless Jane Goodall. Thank you, so much. n/t

[ReRe]

5. Jane Goodall is an Angel n/t

[panader0]

6. Beautiful

[Marie Marie]

7. Sad story - happy ending.

Kudos to Ms. Goodall.

[Faryn Balyncd]

8. Thank you.

[delrem]

9. Beautiful. Heart warming. I have tears in my eyes. Thanks for posting this. nt

[ErikJ]

10. Send your Valentine a Jane Goodall Institute Valentine's Day Ecard

http://www.janegoodall.org/JGI-Valentine-Cards

[Iwillnevergiveup]

11. Jane Goodall

for years has taught the rest of us mortals how to live. Simply put, she's a champion.

It's so good tonight to see all the happy endings animal stories.

K&R for this one.

[Solly Mack]

12. K&R

[rhett o rick]

13. k&r thanks for posting. nm

[reusrename]

14. Thanks you for posting this. And thank you Jane.

[dhill926]

15. a huge K & R….

Jane is one of my favorite humans. She shows what we're capable of….

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16. It kind of sounded like

Jane Goodall was not the one who nursed this one back to healthy but was the other, dark haired, woman. Yet the chimp hugged Jane like she knew she was her savoir. Am I mistaken?

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18. It sounded like the other woman is in charge of the facility.

The chimp initiated the hug. There is something about the way she relates to the chimps- they know she is tuned in to them. She communicates in their body language. So she gets through to them on a completely different level. Its the years and years of experience. She knows how to behave in their presence.

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17. It's nice we're doing this for our future overlords.

[Blue Owl]

19. All good, Jane

[TuxedoKat]

20. That was beautiful

Thanks for sharing that. I'll donate to her organization.

[Scruffy Rumbler]

21. She has friends there!

[undeterred]

23. Sunbathing or training for the luge?

[Scruffy Rumbler]

24. Is there much difference?

[1StrongBlackMan]

22. I have always wondered what these creatures think ...

and yes, I do think they have thoughts ... when they are freed from the cage and allowed to do whatever?

I wonder if they think, "Okay, now what?"