by Becca Banks | Oct 4, 2018 | Events, Food & Enrichment, Martina, Timmy
Here at the Primate Rescue Center, we process, prepare and feed over 100 pounds of food to the primates each day! Their diet consists of fresh fruits and vegetables, leafy greens, nuts, nutrient-rich chow biscuits and locally grown browse. The apes and monkeys are...
by Primate Rescue Center | Sep 6, 2018 | Cory, Donald, Hazel, Ike, Jenny, Martina, Noelle, Pozna, Rodney, The Chimps, Victoria, Zulu
A primatology book analysis and comparison to the PRC’s chimps by Taylor Luken. Five to seven million years ago in Africa, humanity (Homo sapiens) and the African great ape known as the chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) ceased sharing common ancestors. Our...
by Tori Himes | Aug 22, 2018 | Cory, Rodney, Zulu
Zulu Chimpanzee is a former pet from Georgia who arrived at the PRC in 1998 as part of the Dahlonega Five. In this former pet situation, Zulu, along with Donald, Hazel, Victoria, and Debbie, was confined to a small, windowless concrete bunker for more than a decade...
by Laura Clifford | Jul 5, 2018 | Donald
Chimpanzees are very social animals who live in large groups in the wild. They recognize and respect a hierarchy and each group usually consists of a dominant male, several high-ranking females, some younger subordinate males and females and juveniles. The PRC is home...
by Melanie Parker | May 14, 2018 | Bailey, Breanna, Caleb, Carlos, Cory, George, Ike, Jane, Rodney, Saidah, Sawyer, The Chimps, The Monkeys, Zulu
When we think of Mother’s Day, it’s usually a day to spend time with mothers and show them our appreciation and love. But not everyone is that lucky. Human, ape, and monkey alike, some of us aren’t able to be with our mother on this special day. Most primates living...
by Becca Banks | Mar 2, 2018 | Hazel, The Chimps
Hazel passed away in 2016 due to complications of diabetes at an estimated age of 47 years old. Beautiful Hazel left us on the morning of May 25th in her sleep, leaving behind her legacy of relishing life’s comforts after surviving a dark and terrible past....
