Danner
Chimp Chatter Featuring Danner
Celebrating DANNER’s 15th birthday!
Once one of the smallest, most insecure chimps in his group, now Danner is one of the largest! He’s come a long way from the awkward chimp with enormous hands, but we still know him by his “Danner Bananer” nickname all the same!
Read MoreMovie Night
Chimps, like humans, enjoy a good movie. Their abilities to comprehend films helps us understand chimpanzees and how they think.
Read MoreChimps Leo & Ray’s Excellent Adventure
The day started out routinely, with our team checking on the
chimps, feeding their breakfast and cleaning their enclosures. But then the radios start squawking as the chatter between caregivers becomes an excited cacophony.
The message finally became clear: “Leo is outside!”
Chimpanzee Caregiver Samantha Jones recounts the story of former research chimps Leo and Ray’s brave first steps into the forest at Project Chimps.
Read MoreHercules, Leo and Group go Outdoors for the First Time at Project Chimps
Hercules and Leo were the first two chimpanzees in their social group to explore Project Chimps’ forested outdoor Peachtree Habitat on May 8, 2018. It was an important day in the lives of these well-known former research chimpanzees and a new beginning in their lives of retirement at Project Chimps. Hercules, Leo and their seven…
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