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He developed the idea of working with animals, and attempted to train rhesus monkeys and baboons before buying a chimpanzee, which he named Marquis. [1] He trained Marquis to roller skate, ride a bicycle, and then a high unicycle. By the late 1940s, he had started appearing on stage with several chimpanzees, billed as Gene Detroy and the ...
The chimpanzee (/ tʃ ɪ m p æ n ˈ z i /; Pan troglodytes), also simply known as the chimp, is a species of great ape native to the forests and savannahs of ...
Chimp Crazy is an American documentary series directed and produced by Eric Goode . It follows Tonia Haddix, whose love for a chimpanzee spins into a wild game with authorities and the animal rights group PETA .
Bubbles (born 1983) is a chimpanzee once kept as a pet by the American singer Michael Jackson, who bought him from a Texas research facility in the 1980s.Bubbles frequently traveled with Jackson, drawing attention in the media.
A Nairobi News reporter covering the 2015 All Africa Games in Brazzaville observed that "residents scramble" for monkey meat, but are not as fond of the meats of other primates including baboon and chimpanzee. [3] Miss Waldron's red colobus, which was native to west and central Africa, was supposedly "eaten to extinction" in 2001. [4]
Because Tonka was owned by a chimpanzee breeder, Tavares suspects he has numerous children; his paternal relationship to the two apes at Save the Chimps was established through information ...
The mission of Project Chimps is "to provide lifelong exemplary care to chimpanzees retired from research". [9]To fulfill its mission of assisting these endangered nonhuman primates, Project Chimps has established several public education programs including Discovery Days and Chimpcation, [10] The sanctuary also hosts veterinary, behavioral, animal care and organizational development interns ...
Chimps Inc. was founded in 1995 by Lesley Day to house chimpanzees from the private or entertainment sectors in need of a new home. It also housed wild cats. In 2007, Chimps Inc. was involved in a legal dispute over custody of two chimpanzees, Emma and Jackson, sparking debate on whether or not non-human primates have rights.