Center for Great Apes
Date opened | 1993 |
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Location | Wauchula, Florida |
No. of animals | 47 |
No. of species | 21 Orangutans 26 Chimpanzees |
Website | www |
65-0444725[1] | |
Revenue (2015) | $1,956,713 |
The Center for Great Apes’ 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.
Notable residents[]
- Bubbles – former companion of Michael Jackson.[2][3]
- Bella – CareerBuilder 2004 Super Bowl XL campaign.[4][5]
- Sam "Sammy" (former) – starred in the movie Dunston Checks In.[6]
- Sandra – Orangutan declared a "non-human person" in Argentina after spending 20 years at Buenos Aires Zoo.[7]
References[]
- ^ "CENTER FOR ORANGUTAN AND CHIMPANZEE CONSERVATION INC Form 990 2015". ProPublica. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
Further reading[]
- 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.
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- Animal charities based in the United States
- Charities based in Florida
- Environmental organizations based in Florida
- Organizations established in 1993
- Primate sanctuaries
- 1993 establishments in Florida
- Tourist attractions in Hardee County, Florida