Cindy's community get a new lady! Toprish, as already mentioned, is another victim of the pet trade in illegally smuggled, wild animals. She was...
Cindy, the community's second oldest female at age 39, has taken leadership of the remaining group of 17 chimpanzees. Chimps live in a patriarchal...
Natalie, who I believe is actually Naree the then young chimp with swollen face/dental problems Alison and Jim tried to rescue over a decade ago,...
The dynamics of Sally's former group will change, most notably the female hierarchy. Sally was in charge and the position of 2 may have once been...
Sally was very much in her prime at 29. She was a very athletic and fit individual so I doubt this was because of her physical condition or age....
Johni turns 19 On this day, back in 1999, there was a surprise arrival in what was still known as Paddy's chimp troop. Clin, one of the females,...
What is happening to the chimps???
Oh my goodness!!!! How devastating! She was 29 years old (1989). What a loss. Peggy arrived at the sanctuary as a two year old infant from Peggy...
well.......I was expecting more enthusiasm about a chimp which I thought many of you would be fond of! I guess what really counts as news is...
Its pretty self-explanatory but let me elaborate. Some individuals are larger than what you would expect them to be at a certain age and not...
Well, i watched a documentary where it stated that a male chimp is in his prime at age of 25/26. Yes he'll be full grown by 15 but most don't...
Today marks 11 years since Bart was born. He is the second child of Susie (her second) and Paddy (his 4th!), two now deceased chimps who once...
Agreed, but don't you think them castrating some and not all means they essentially decide which males rule and which don't, which is an unfair...
In terms of the females being on birth control that seems sensible in trying to save space and funding for more (although no new chimp has arrived...
I believe they initially used the implants under the skin, and since they were pulled out during overzealous grooming the park implemented the use...
Indeed. Testosterone plays a big part in the ability of a male to take charge of a group and by castrating some and not all the park is...
Gamba is mischievous but he lacks the political skills to run a large group. One would think after years of watching Paddy he would have learned...
Even so, let wild animals be just that...wild. Male chimps fight in the wild but still coexist. I honestly see no real reason to castrate them...
I believe only Sally has been an exception to this patriarchal chimp society but then again she got away with it because of her role as adoptive...
Ah yes, I see now that the 'snip' means cutting off while the castration mentioned means 'crushing' instead of complete removal. I still think the...
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