by Melanie Parker | May 12, 2017 | Food & Enrichment, The Chimps, The Monkeys
The primate residents at the PRC are always so excited to see what the caregivers, interns, and volunteers have cooked up each day for the chimps’ lunch and the monkeys’ dinner. Recently, we were happy to receive a large in-kind donation from longtime...
by Laura Clifford | Mar 4, 2017 | The Chimps
If you follow us on Facebook you have probably noticed that we love throwing parties for our chimps! Any time someone has a birthday, or there is a special holiday to celebrate, we like to do it up big and throw an exciting party full of fun enrichment! For birthday...
by Becca Banks | Dec 23, 2016 | The Chimps, The Monkeys, Ways to Help
The holiday season is truly inspiring. It fosters love and laughter and brings people together. For the Primate Rescue Center, it’s also the time of year that we strive to meet our year-end donation goal. With so many ways to give this holiday season, we wanted...
by Laura Clifford | Dec 13, 2016 | Cory, Donald, Events, Ike, Jenny, Martina, Noelle, Rodney, The Chimps, Victoria, Zulu
If you follow the Primate Rescue Center on social media, you probably know that every year around Christmas we like to put together a “Chimpmas list” for the chimps! This year the chimps thought long and hard about what they would like, and then compiled a...
by Becca Banks | Nov 6, 2016 | Ciera, Donald, George, Luke, Saidah, The Chimps, The Monkeys, Toby
Most species of primates who live in social groups follow dominance hierarchies. Hierarchies establish rank between members of a group. Higher-ranking members have better access to resources and more power within the group. The leader, or alpha, of a social group is...
by Eileen Dunnington Dallaire | Oct 29, 2016 | In Memoriam, Pozna, The Chimps
It is with deep sadness that we share that our sweet chimpanzee Pozna passed away in mid-September. Pozna had rapidly developed a rare, untreatable condition. We performed diagnostic medical exams and emergency surgery in hopes we could help her, but her illness...
