“Ubukombe never misses a chance to volunteer to babysit for the babies in the group”

Donna Gorman a communications specialist for The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, writes kingdomstv.

“And her babysitting gives the mothers a break from maternal duties.”

There is a large population of endangered mountain gorillas in Rwanada’s Virunga Mountains. And all hardworking mothers need a break from time to time, whether they’re human or gorilla.

Luckily, a teenage gorilla baby sitter called Ubukombe is always available to help!

More recently, Gutangara, a mother gorilla was exhausted from looking after her child all day and night. So Ubukombe stepped up and took to caring for the newborn all on her own.

The gorillas belong to a historic gorilla find called Pablo’s Group who have been monitored by the Fossey Fund.

Gutangara, the exhausted mother gorilla has seven living children and is, therefore, the most successful female gorilla the group have ever seen.

She is often overrun with too many children, so if it wasn’t for volunteers like Ubukombe, life would be very difficult for a mother like Gutangara.

“Babysitting is observed in gorillas, but in some groups more frequently than in others, and by some gorillas more than others,” said Donna. “During resting time, many grown-ups sleep while the young gorillas play or are being groomed by other grownups.”

Ubukombe’s knack for babysitting is even more impressive since she’s only six years old.

“[She] is frequently observed taking care of the group’s babies, despite her young age, we often see Ubukombe grooming and cuddling infants.”

Mountain gorillas are extremely rare, with only approximately 1,000 left in the whole world, Ubukombe’s babysitting services really helps her species as well as of course the mothers.

“The sooner the infant becomes independent, the sooner the mother can give birth again,” Gorman said. “It typically takes three and a half to four years for a gorilla mother to wean her infant, and during that time, they do not get pregnant.”

Thanks to the efforts of the Fossey Fund, mountain gorillas are coming back from the brink of extinction.

You can watch the adorable video of Ubukombe babysitting here:

This story originally appeared on kingdomstv.com

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What characteristics do all animals have in common quizlet?

The six characteristics that all organisms in the animal kingdom share are: they are multicellular, almost all can move, their cells have no cell wall, they have to hunt for their own food (consumers), they are eukaryotic, reproduce sexually-when two cells join to form off spring and their cells lack chloroplasts.

What 4 characteristics do all animals share?

Most animals share these characteristics: sensory organs, movement, and internal digestion. All of them are illustrated in Figure below. Animals can detect environmental stimuli, such as light, sound, and touch. Stimuli are detected by sensory nerve cells.

What are the 7 characteristics of all animals?

These are the seven characteristics of living organisms.

1 Nutrition. Living things take in materials from their surroundings that they use for growth or to provide energy.
2 Respiration.
3 Movement.
4 Excretion.
5 Growth.
6 Reproduction.
7 Sensitivity.

What are the 6 characteristics common to all animals?

They are as follows:

All animals are made up of cells that do not have cell walls.
All animals are multicellular organisms.
Most animals reproduce sexually.
All animals are capable of self-propelled motion at some point in their lives.
All animals are heterotrophic and must consume other organisms for energy.

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The exctracellular protein collagen (making the most abundant extracellular protein in animals) which is required in multicellular organisms to keep the cells together, which is exclusive to animals. Most enzymes responsible for metabolic pathways.

What are the 3 characteristics of animals?

Characteristics of Animals

Animals are multicellular organisms.
Animals are eukaryotic.
Animals are heterotrophic.
Animals are generally motile.
Animals possess specialized sensory organs such as eyes, ears, nose, skin, and tongue.
Animals reproduce sexually.

What are the basic characteristics of all animals?

What do all animals have in common with each other?

Sexual reproduction is another characteristic shared by most, but not all, animals. Regardless of species, all animals share multicellularity, which means their bodies consist of multiple cells. This sets animals apart from organisms, such as single-celled algae, fungi, bacteria and other basic life forms.

What do plants and animals have in common?

Most plants are also multicellular, so although this is a characteristic shared by all animals, it is not one unique to animals.Every animal on the planet is a eukaryote. A eukaryote is an organism that consists of cells that have membrane-bound nuclei and organelles.

What are the characteristics of the animal kingdom?

All animals are eukaryotic, multicellular organisms, and most animals have complex tissue structure with differentiated and specialized tissue. Animals are heterotrophs; they must consume living or dead organisms since they cannot synthesize their own food and can be carnivores, herbivores, omnivores, or parasites.