Mussa, who is being treated for intestinal parasites, is now ‘laughing and playing’ according to conservationists. (Picture: Facebook/ Lwiro Primates)

A baby chimpanzee helped a pilot fly him to safety after being rescued from poachers in the Congo.

Little Mussa bonded with Virunga National park pilot Anthony Caere during the flight to a rehabilitation centre this week.

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In an adorable video the orphaned animal is seen touching the controls and sitting on Mr Caere’s lap.

At one point it all gets too much and he decides to take a nap.


Mussa, who is being treated for intestinal parasites, is now ‘laughing and playing’ according to conservationists.

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Mussa is later seen in the video clutching on to a rescue worker. (Picture: Facebook/ Lwiro Primates)

Uploading the clip to Instagram, Caere said: ‘Great teamwork of @lwirocrpl (Lwiro Primates) and Virunga National Park to save this baby out of the hands of poachers.



‘We flew baby Mussa to his new home at Lwiro Primates. This looks cute but is actually a sad story. He should be with his mum… But happy we could give him a new good home!

‘Thanks to the whole team! This is conservation!’

‘Rescues are always a mix of feelings… happy because we are saving them but sad at the same time for what it means for wild populations.’ (Picture: Facebook/ Lwiro Primates)

Mussa is later seen in the video clutching on to a rescue worker.

He is set to be rehomed at the Lwiro Primates Centre.

The centre said on Facebook: ‘It is a beautiful moment to see the result of everybody’s implication, in this case we save the life of Mussa.

‘Rescues are always a mix of feelings… happy because we are saving them but sad at the same time for what it means for wild populations.’