by Melanie Parker | Nov 14, 2013 | The Chimps
Recently, our chimpanzee “playroom” received an extreme makeover! New windows were installed, ceiling tiles were replaced, and an amazing mural was painted by two talented volunteers. Veteran Volunteer Retta Ritchie-Holbrook and her friend Shannon Johnson...
by Laura Clifford | Oct 12, 2013 | Food & Enrichment, The Chimps, The Monkeys
Monkeys and bananas, they go together like…well, monkeys and bananas! While most of our monkeys and chimps do like bananas, their diets consist of much, much more. Our residents eat A LOT of food everyday, so we make it a top priority to make sure we are...
by Eileen Dunnington Dallaire | Oct 2, 2013 | The Chimps
A couple weekends ago, all eleven of our chimpanzees received thorough physical examinations. Our veterinarian Dr. Dan Bowling was joined by Save the Chimps veterinarian Dr. Jocelyn Bezner to perform the check-ups. Also assisting was Dr. Woodrow Friend of Rood and...
by Eileen Dunnington Dallaire | Jan 25, 2013 | Martina, The Chimps
Our lovely Martina just celebrated her 22nd birthday this past Monday. Martina is an extremely intelligent and calm chimpanzee with a bit of a bossy streak, and she has a very interesting social position in our chimpanzee troop. She is much younger than our older...
by Primate Rescue Center | Feb 16, 2010 | Donald, Hazel, Rescue Stories Chimps, The Chimps, Victoria, Zulu
We first learned about the five chimpanzees living in the hills of northwest Georgia in the summer of 1997. Kevin Ivester, a former board member of the Simian Society of America, explained that little was known about the animals because the owner kept to herself. She...
by Primate Rescue Center | Feb 16, 2010 | Cory, Ike, Jenny, Martina, Noelle, Pozna, Rescue Stories Chimps, Rodney, The Chimps
In 1996, New York University made the decision to close down the Laboratory for Experimental Medicine & Surgery in Primates (LEMSIP), which at the time housed nearly 200 chimpanzees and an even larger number of monkeys. All the animals needed to be relocated, and...
