Luke

You can identify Luke by looking for his very fluffy hair, close set eyes, and pointed right ear. While he arrived with a lot of anxiety, he slowly learned he could trust his team of caregivers to meet his needs with patience and dedication.  

Luke was housed beside female chimps for the first time at Project Chimps, and he surprised and impressed his caregivers by treating these new chimps with curiosity instead of fear. He is now able to forge relationships with them the way he would have in the wild. He’s also been doing awesome getting to know the new males in his group! Even though his way of greeting and playing can be a little unusual, he does everything to become friends. He insists on being part of every two-to-two male “play date” and is a great mediator, trying to get everyone to get along.