Park director Chad Staples has hand-raised a lion cub and a gorilla baby, and now he's an empty-nester after watching his primate friend graduate back to the troop.
Mogo Wildlife Park director Chad Staples says it was hard work hand-raising Kaius, but he wouldn't change a thing.abc.net.au/news/kaius-the-gorilla-reunited-with-family-at-mogo-wildlife-park/102770354Mogo Wildlife Park director Chad Staples watched on like a proud parent on the first day of school as the young gorilla he has hand-raised for 11 months was finally reintroduced to his primate family.
The wildlife director, who has previously hand-raised a young lion cub, became a fill-in parent, bottle-feeding Kaius every two hours and changing his nappies. Kaius was on life support for the first week of his life and Mr Staples says he cannot believe how far the young primate has come.
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