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The Center for Great Apes is an animal sanctuary for great apes located east of Wauchula, Florida. Founded as a nonprofit organization in 1993, the sanctuary has about 70 orangutans and chimpanzees who were formerly used in entertainment, scientific research, or the exotic pet trade. [ 2 ]
By 2003, Bubbles had matured into a large and aggressive adult chimpanzee unsuitable as a pet, like many captive chimpanzees, and was sent to a California animal trainer. When the trainer closed his operation in 2004, Bubbles was moved to the Center for Great Apes, a sanctuary in Wauchula, Florida, where he has lived since 2005.
Damage from Hurricane Milton at The Center for Great Apes in Wauchula. Taken Oct. 10, 2024. Caregivers – about 20 staff members - at the Center for Great Apes stayed inside with the primates all ...
Wauchula is a city and the county seat of Hardee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 4,900. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 4,900. Wauchula has been called the "cucumber capital of the world", although citrus has become a more important agricultural crop over the past few decades.
Being the most visited zoo in the United States and in the world, for several years Disney's Animal Kingdom located in central Florida has had over 10 million visitors a year. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This is an incomplete list of existing, reputable zoos in the United States .
Both Center for Great Apes and Save the Chimps are accredited by the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries.) Tonka's move to Save the Chimps was deemed successful. [ 30 ] [ 31 ] Despite arriving at the sanctuary pale and overweight, he did not have any heart problems or other serious issues according to a veterinary exam. [ 32 ]
Eastbound on Florida State Road 64 just east of the Hardee County line. In Hardee County, SR 64 continues east and after nine miles, it passes the community of Ona . In Ona, it crosses CSX's Brewster Subdivision and intersects CR 663 , which runs north to Fort Green and south to Limestone and Arcadia .
Maps show the areas impacted by storm surge, rainfall levels and more as Helene, once a major hurricane and now a tropical storm, moves inland from Florida's Gulf Coast over Georgia.