Precious

Precious is known for her love of food above all else! Even when the other chimps in her group are involved in drama, Precious can often be seen calmly eating while the chaos unfolds around her. Recently, Marlon tried his luck taking Precious’s fruit, but Precious refused to let go. She held his gaze steadfast and kept her hand on her fruit to let him know she was not going to let him steal any, which was a big win as Marlon usually gets his way when he wants to steal food from another chimp! 

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. 

She has been spending time with Jurita recently and they together enjoyed watching the “wacky waving inflatable man” staff setup outside their villa window for enrichment.