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Getting To Know Them Better

Though originally owned by a private family, Angel was sent to a California trainer while still an infant. He trained her to perform in advertisements, television shows, and personal appearances. When Angel was nine, the trainer was sued by the Animal Legal Defense Fund. In the settlement, he agreed to turn her over to the Center for Great Apes, where her mother, Daisy, had been sent a few years earlier by another Hollywood trainer.

When Angel arrived at the Center, she was over 200 pounds—very heavy for a nine-year-old chimpanzee! Now, thanks to her healthy diet and exercise, she has trimmed down to normal size. After being reunited with her birth mother, Daisy, Angel was introduced to other chimpanzees at the sanctuary, all of whom she plays with happily. Angel is a social butterfly, living in “fission-fusion”* with Bo and Jo and at other times Maggie and Jonah. She occasionally spends time with Ellie, Bella, Stryker, and Jacob.

*Chimpanzees in the wild will often move around among smaller groups in a large community, a behavior known as “fission-fusion”.

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Birthday

05/05/1997

Interesting Facts

  • Angel prefers to sleep outside at night, so she usually makes nests with her blankets in the aerial trails. On the nights that it storms or is very cold, she gathers up her bedding and carries it into her nighthouse bedroom.
  • Her occasional penchant for playing with “girly” things—including hats, scarves, bandanas, bracelets, and barrettes—seems to be a remnant of her days in the Hollywood entertainment business.

ADOPT AN APE

It costs over $25,000 a year to care for one of our apes. By symbolically adopting the ape of your choice for a one-time donation of $300 OR just $25 a month for one year, you are helping ensure the health, safety, and well-being of your orangutan or chimpanzee.

Can't Adopt?

In addition to cash donations, the Center for Great Apes is always in need of food, enrichment items, and supplies. We welcome gifts of all kinds.

Wishlist

Want to know what we need? We have a list of things we would like to have.

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