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Zoo in Wauchula, Florida
Center for Orangutan and Chimpanzee Conservation, Inc. 65-0444725[1] Revenue (2015)
$1,956,713
The Center for Great Apes is a sanctuary for great apes located east of Wauchula , Florida . Its mission is to provide a permanent sanctuary for orangutans and chimpanzees who have been rescued or retired from the entertainment industry, from research, or from the exotic pet trade; to educate the public about captive great apes and the threats to conservation of great apes in the wild; and to advocate for the end of the use of great apes as entertainers, research subjects, and pets.
The Center for Great Apes, the only accredited orangutan sanctuary in North America, provides lifetime care with dignity for orangutans and chimpanzees, both endangered species. It has earned the highest possible rankings from both Charity Navigator (4 Star), and Guidestar's Platinum Seal of Transparency. The Center, a private, non-profit, does not receive government funding and relies solely on the generosity of its members, private donors, and grants from foundations. The annual cost of caring for each ape including enrichment, nutrition, and medical, is approximately $36,000 per year. The sanctuary is a founding member of North American Primate Sanctuary Alliance (NAPSA)[2] and is accredited by the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries .
The Center for Great Apes offers its orangutans and chimpanzees about 2 miles (3.2 km) of aerial trailways - allowing them to explore the sanctuary.
Notable residents [ edit ]
Bubbles , former companion of Michael Jackson .[3] [4]
Bella[5] , star of the CareerBuilder 2004 Super Bowl XL campaign.[6] [7]
Sam "Sammy"[8] starred in the movie Dunston Checks In .[9]
Sandra was declared a "non-human person" in Argentina after spending 20 years at Buenos Aires Zoo .[10]
Sunshine[11] was born in England where her mother was owned by singer Tom Jones’ manager.
Bo[12] and Joe[13] , formerly at CW Exotics facility featured in the Netflix series Tiger King .
Marco[14] is the oldest and smallest chimpanzee at the Center for Great Apes.
Jonah[15] and Jacob[16] are twins. Jonah starred with Mark Wahlberg in the 2001 film Planet of the Apes and with his twin brother worked in the original “Trunk Monkey” commercials.
Mari[17] the orangutan, is one of several apes taken care of by the Center for Great Apes who have special needs. Mari lost both arms as an infant before arriving at the sanctuary.
Knuckles,[18] a chimpanzee, had cerebral palsy.
Allie[19] has Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP), a condition that, in Allie's case, prevents the use of her legs or feet. Jonah, the chimpanzee, plays in a tub as part of an enrichment program at the Center for Great Apes
Sunshine with her daughter Cahaya and friend Keagan at the Center for Great Apes
Marco the chimpanzee at the Center for Great Apes was wild-caught in Africa and sold to a circus in America and then sold to a family. He arrived at the Center for Great Apes in 2005.
Mari , a pure Sumatran orangutan, arrived at the Center for Great Apes from a language and cognition study in Georgia. She is a very special orangutan in that she has no arms due to an accident prior to her arrival at the Center for Great Apes. She is very capable.
References [ edit ]
^ "CENTER FOR ORANGUTAN AND CHIMPANZEE CONSERVATION INC Form 990 2015" . ProPublica. Retrieved 18 September 2017 .
^ "FAQ - Primate Sanctuaries" . Primate Sanctuaries . Retrieved 2023-06-16 .
^ Furness, Dyllan (February 2, 2016). "Michael Jackson's Pet Chimp is Living Out His Twilight Years in Florida" . New Times Broward-Palm Beach . Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
^ Mufson, Beckett (June 28, 2017). "Michael Jackson's Famous Chimp, Bubbles, Is Selling Paintings to Get By" . Vice . Archived from the original on June 2, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
^ "Bella" . Center for Great Apes . Retrieved 2023-06-16 .
^ Ragan, Patti (February 7, 2011). "Super Bowl commercials: What happens to those CareerBuilder chimps?" . The Christian Science Monitor (Opinion). Archived from the original on May 8, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
^ Royce, Brenda Scott (February 13, 2011). "For CareerBuilder Chimps, Sadly, the Joke Is On Them" . The Huffington Post . Archived from the original on November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
^ "Sammy" . Center for Great Apes . Retrieved 2023-06-16 .
^ Sokol, Zach (April 22, 2015). "All the Animals From Your Favorite Childhood Movies Are Dead" . Vice . Archived from the original on July 29, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
^ "Orangutan Sandra granted personhood settles into new Florida home" . The Guardian . November 7, 2019. Archived from the original on November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
^ "Sunshine" . Center for Great Apes . Retrieved 2023-06-16 .
^ "Bo" . Center for Great Apes . Retrieved 2023-06-16 .
^ "Joe" . Center for Great Apes . Retrieved 2023-06-16 .
^ "Marco" . Center for Great Apes . Retrieved 2023-06-16 .
^ "Jonah" . Center for Great Apes . Retrieved 2023-06-16 .
^ "Jacob" . Center for Great Apes . Retrieved 2023-06-16 .
^ "Mari" . Center for Great Apes . Retrieved 2023-06-16 .
^ "Knuckles" . Center for Great Apes . Retrieved 2023-06-16 .
^ "Allie" . Center for Great Apes . Retrieved 2023-06-16 .
Further reading [ edit ]
"Super Bowl commercials: What happens to those CareerBuilder chimps? " (February 7, 2011) by Patti Ragan Christian Science Monitor
White, Gary (January 17, 2009). "Wauchula Center a Sanctuary for Chimpanzees, Orangutans" . The Ledger . Archived from the original on November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
Snap Judgement (Dec 24, 2020) The LookBack Special with Glynn Washington
Snap Judgment (Season 11 – Episode 6) Zoo Nebraska with Glynn Washington
The Week (Jan 8, 2015) Charity of the week: Center for Great Apes
Sierra Magazine (April 2020) Weekly Roundup
New York Times (September 10, 2001) "Protecting Actors, Great and Small; As Hollywood Uses More Animals,Concerns Grow About Their Welfare." by Rick Lyman
People Magazine (November 2021) "8 Rescue Chimps Take 2,600-Mile Trip to Reach the Safety of Their New Florida Sanctuary Home " by Kelli Bender
Watauga Democrat (Aug 2021) "Work of Great Apes on display at Turchin Center" By Makaelah Walters
Sarasota Magazine (Dec 2018) "Southwest Florida’s Center for Great Apes Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary " by Dyllan Furness
One Green Planet (2016) Why Car Dealership Ads Featuring Footage of Captive Orangutan Are Anything but Cute by Lauren Kearney
Phys.org (2020) "Showbiz apes find peace through painting in Florida retirement " by Leila MacOr
National Geographic (April 7, 2020) "This ‘hand-washing’ orangutan went viral—but the story isn’t true " by Natasha Daly
CNN (Nov 9, 2019) "Sandra the orangutan, freed from a zoo after being granted ‘personhood,’ settles into her new home " by Alaa Elassar
Christian Science Monitor (April 13, 2017) "Rescued chimpanzees and orangutans: This woman’s lifework is caring for them " by Gregory M. Lamb
New York Times (June 15, 2015) "Changing Perspectives Propel Chimp Protections " by James Gorman
The Lane Report (2013) "Big Ass Fans makes major donation to Center for Great Apes Animal Sanctuary "
Christian Science Monitor (Feb 2011) "Super Bowl commercials: What happens to those CareerBuilder chimps? "
Reuters (Nov 2010) Caged chimpanzees move to spacious new home in Florida
Live Science (August 14, 2008) Curtain Call For Hollywood's Orangutans By Greg Soltis