(ZOO ANIMALS) A chimpanzee at the Welsh Mountain Zoo made a heartbreaking plea for freedom when he used what appears to be sign language to ask people to open his cage. Passerbys noticed the chimp gesturing and tapping on the window. This isn’t the first instance when a wild animal in captivity has tried to escape his situation. Read on to find out more about this chimp’s desperate bid for freedom and why this is just one more reason why wildlife should not be in captivity. — Global Animal
(ANIMAL PICTURES) When a Russian zoo employee took an orphaned baby chimpanzee home, she did not expect that her mastiff, who recently gave birth to a litter of puppies, would raise the primate as her own. Scroll down for photos of the heartwarming story of this unlikely family. — Global Animal
(ANIMAL NEWS) LOS ANGELES — Visitors at the Los Angeles County Zoo witnessed a fatal attack on a baby chimp by an adult male chimp Tuesday. The 3-month-old chimp was the first to be born at the zoo in thirteen years. In the wild, alpha male chimps are known to kill infants for territorial reasons, especially if the baby is not his. However, in captivity extra precautions should be set in place to insure animal infant safety. The zoo staff is investigating the tragedy and is considering a new policy for introducing chimps in the future. Read on for more details. — Global Animal
(TOUCHING TALE/ANIMAL TESTING) After spending the last couple decades of her life at a biomedical lab, Foxie the chimp is now free. While confined she was bred to have five babies, all of which were taken from her during infancy. So once she arrived at Chimp Sanctuary Northwest, she adopted a little bald troll doll to love and care for in place of her children. She recently showed her appreciation for her new home by placing a big sloppy kiss on the hidden camera in her habitat. Read on for more on Foxie and how to free other chimps from the misery of animal testing. — Global Animal
(CHIMPANZEE/HUMAN) Previous studies have indicated that chimpanzees share similar personality characteristics to non-human primates such as orangutans. While chimps and humans are also believed to share personality traits, does this belief have scientific merit or is it simply an object of anthropomorphism? Read on to learn about a recent personality study about chimps and the study’s conclusion below! — Global Animal
(TAKE ACTION) Primates used for animal testing are often ripped out of their homes in the wild, separated from their families, and locked in dark cargo crates for up to 30 hours while flying to the labs they will be experimented on until their dying day. Apart from working to end animal testing all together, PETA has been protesting at the Chicago headquarters of United Airlines, the last airline in the U.S. that doesn’t prohibit transporting primates to laboratories. For more information and to urge airlines to stop aiding in animal cruelty, click the “Take Action” link below. — Global Animal
(WILDLIFE) Millions of people went to see baby Oscar within the first two weeks of Disneynature’s new IMAX film, Chimpanzee. The beautiful documentary follows the adorable Oscar and his chimpanzee family. For each ticket sold during the first couple weeks, Disney made a donation to the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) to help protect chimpanzees and their disappearing habitat. Thanks to Disney’s Worldwide Conservation Fund and moviegoers like you, the donations will protect 129,236 acres of wild chimpanzee habitat, educate children, and provide a year’s supply of food and medicine for orphaned chimps at JGI’s Tchimpounga chimpanzee sanctuary. — Global Animal
Donations will help to protect chimps habitats, educate children on conservation as well as provide care for orphaned chimps.
(ANIMAL NEWS) The heartwarming movie Chimpanzee made a sizable $10.6 million in its opening weekend. The documentary, which follows the story of a young chimp named Oscar, proved to be so popular that Disneynature decided to extend the “See ‘Chimpanzee,’ Save Chimpanzees” conservation plan for a second week. Disneynature will make a donation for every person who sees Chimpanzee through May 3, 2012 to the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) to protect chimpanzees and their habitat. So if you’re looking for a flick to see this weekend, have some fun and make a difference by choosing Chimpanzee! — Global Animal
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