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Sopulu

Sopulu

Sopulu was one of seven male chimpanzees in a social group that includes Marlon, Arthur, Patrick, Josh, Quintin, and Taz.

The group was the second to come to Project Chimps through a cooperative agreement that will result in the transfer of more than 220 former research chimpanzees to Project Chimps’ forested, 236-acre sanctuary.

On January 16, 2018, Sopulu bravely went outdoors with his group mates on their first day in the sanctuary’s six-acre, open-air habitat. After that day, however, Sopulu seemed to prefer the indoors, spending most of his time inside with group mates Arthur and Quintin.

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Project Chimps Mourns Loss of Sopulu

May 16, 2018

Morganton, GA (May 16, 2018) – Everyone at Project Chimps is mourning the loss of Sopulu, a 15-year-old male chimpanzee who lived with his chimpanzee family and human caregivers at our sanctuary in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Georgia. Caregivers found Sopulu laying unresponsive in his hammock on Tuesday morning with group mate Arthur by his side.…

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Sopulu

May 15, 2018

June 23, 2002 – May 15, 2018 Sopulu was born on June 23, 2002, and came to Project Chimps on November 30, 2016. He was one of seven male chimpanzees in a social group that includes Marlon, Arthur, Patrick, Josh, Quintin, and Taz. The group was the second to come to Project Chimps through a…

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Sopulu FACTS

Male

Date of Birth

06/23/2002 - 05/18/2018

Arrival Date

11/30/2016

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Project Chimps’ caregivers remember Sopulu as an intelligent “goofball” who loved to interact with caregivers and play with his chimpanzee friends. Skilled at tool use, he was known to hide snacks inside the tubes of the indoor climbing structures to protect them from other chimpanzees, returning later to cleverly extract them with a stick.

“Sopulu was beloved by caregivers and chimpanzees for his friendly and playful personality,” said Ali Crumpacker, executive director of Project Chimps, adding, “We are grateful to have been able to provide him with a year and half of love and care in our sanctuary.”

 

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