Who's Who in Chateau Group 1?
About This Group
The Laurie and Carlee McGrath Chateau is the largest building at the sanctuary and houses two distinct groups! Chateau Group 1 is known for being one of the more rambunctious groups at the sanctuary due to a higher number of young male chimpanzees. However, in recent years the group has begun to calm down as these chimps continue to mature and settle into their roles. It has the reputation of being a little chaotic and challenging, but also a lot of fun!
Chateau Group 1 Quick Facts:
Chimp Chatter About This Group:
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Recently Ray cut his lower lip; we don’t know how he did it but he presented the injury to staff. Which got us curious about just how long chimps could heal versus humans.
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By Gregory Rodriguez Sometimes chimps rescued from labs can be a little bit of a handful. When Sheena first arrived, she was known for flinging poop at her caregivers! Although that’s not the only peculiarity about Sheena. She has recently started this new habit we’ve connotated as “potatoing”, giving her the title of Sheena the…
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