Sophia

As one of the younger chimps at our sanctuary, Sophia has spent the past year learning to stand her ground among the older members of her group. While she used to be content to wait until everyone else got their food before getting her own, she now steps forward even when older males are around.

Despite this growing confidence, Sophia sometimes shares her chow with group mate Tiffany. And, as much as she has grown this past year, Sophia still loves her wood wool “babies” and can almost always be found holding or nesting with a large pile of wood wool.

Chimp Chatter Featuring Sophia

“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…

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Sophia FACTS

Female

Date of Birth

04/02/2009

Arrival Date

08/29/2018

Fun Facts

Sophia is patient and polite with other chimpanzees.

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