Precious

Precious is one of the older chimpanzees at Project Chimps. She has a chronic kidney disease that will require a little extra attention from the care team. We will need to ensure she stays fully hydrated and keeps up her weight. Precious continues to be her stubborn, cranky, but lovable self. We have been working on finding the way to her heart through juice. The best way we can support her ongoing care is to ensure she drinks plenty of fluids and she likes to keep us on our toes on what she’ll drink, how she’ll take it, and even who from.

Chimp Chatter Featuring Precious

Health Update: Precious (Nov 2020)

November 30, 2020

Precious arrived in sanctuary in 2018. During her exit exam from the New Iberia Research Center, her diagnostics showed that she was in the early stages of chronic kidney decline. We vowed then to offer Precious whatever she needed to be comfortable in sanctuary as her condition progressed.

“Precious” and Nine Female Research Chimpanzees Relocated to Permanent Sanctuary

August 30, 2018

After 28 years in a lab, “Precious,” a female research chimpanzee with chronic kidney disease, reached permanent retirement in a forested sanctuary in the Blue Ridge Mountains yesterday. There, she will live the remainder of her life with the opportunity to climb trees in a forest, forage under an open sky and, eventually, choose her…

Go Back to Meet the Chimps

Precious FACTS

Female

Date of Birth

12/23/1990

Arrival Date

08/29/2018

Fun Facts

Precious was the first in her group to go outdoors in the Peachtree Habitat.

Gift Request

Precious currently thinks walnuts are the best reward for cooperating with her medical training. More walnuts would be her request!

SEND A GIFT

You can send this chimp a gift from our Amazon Wish List.

AMAZON WISH LIST

YOUR SUPPORT

MAKES A DIFFERENCE

This project would not be possible without our many generous individual supporters and volunteers. We rely on donations to fulfill our mission, including caring for our existing residents and expanding the sanctuary to accommodate those chimpanzees still waiting in the lab.

DONATE TODAY

Go Back to Meet the Chimps

Donate