New chimp for Sydney's Taronga Zoo Sydney's Taronga zoo have officially welcomed a new baby chimpanzee to their colony. THE chimpanzee colony at Sydney's Taronga Zoo has welcomed a new member. The chimp, believed to be male, was born last week and is the second baby for proud mum Kuma. Taronga staff officially welcomed the baby - the 31st born at the Zoo since 1990 - on Friday. Primate keeper Katie Hooker was there for the youngster's four-minute birth. She said Kuma was attending to her motherly duties like a seasoned professional. "She's doing really well, she's a fantastic mum," Hooker said. (She's) very attentive to the baby, feeding it and looking after it absolutely perfectly but, as all mums are, she's very protective of it. Keepers at Taronga treat their chimps like a wild group and only intervene in an emergency. That is making it hard to decipher the sex of the infant, which could remain unnamed for quite a while. Ms Hooker said the baby could remain attached to its mother's tummy for up to 12 months. She told AAP that when he does gain the strength to leave mum's side, he'll have two youngsters, Sule and Sembe, to play with and to learn from. She also expects the new bub will be a major attraction at the zoo because "he's the cutest thing in the world."