By Ed Chatterton

Conservationists are celebrating the birth of the United Kingdom's only baby bonobo - in what could be a "milestone" moment in saving the endangered species from extinction.

Adorable photos show first-time mother, 11-year-old Yuli, cradling her tiny newborn after it was born at Twycross Zoo in Leicestershire last Thursday (Sept. 11).

Experts have hailed the birth as a 'globally significant' moment which could help save one of the world's rarest apes and humans’ closest living relative.

Twycross Zoo is the only UK zoo to care for the species and says the new arrival is probably "one of the rarest newborns in the world."

Mum Yuli arrived at Twycross Zoo from Vallée Des Singes in France as part of the European-led conservation programme in 2023.

Dr. Rebecca Biddle,

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