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Center for Great Apes
Date opened1993
LocationWauchula, Florida
No. of animals71
No. of species27 Orangutans
44 Chimpanzees
Websitewww.centerforgreatapes.org

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.

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. The Center for Great Apes has earned the highest possible rankings from both Charity Navigator (4 Star), and Guidestar's Platinum Seal of Transparency. The Center for Great Apes, 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 $25,000 per year. The sanctuary is a founding member of North American Primate Sanctuary Alliance (NAPSA) 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.
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

  • Bubbles – former companion of Michael Jackson.[2][3]
  • BellaCareerBuilder 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]
  • Sunshine was born in England where her mother was owned by singer Tom Jones’ manager.  
  • Bo and Joe - formerly at CW Exotics facility featured in the Netflix series Tiger King
  • Marco is the oldest and smallest chimpanzee at the Center for Great Apes
  • Jonah and Jacob are twins. Jonah starred with Mark Wahlberg in the 2001 version of the Planet of the Apes and along with his twin brother worked in the original “Trunk Monkey” commercials.
  • Mari, 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, a chimpanzee, had cerebral palsy; and Allie 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
    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
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.
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.
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.

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Bubbles (chimpanzee)

Bubbles (chimpanzee)

Bubbles is a chimpanzee once kept as a pet by the American singer Michael Jackson, who bought him from a Texas research facility in the 1980s. Bubbles frequently traveled with Jackson, drawing attention in the media. In 1987, during the Bad world tour, Bubbles and Jackson drank tea with the mayor of Osaka, Japan.

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over a four-decade career, his contributions to music, dance, and fashion, along with his publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture. Jackson influenced artists across many music genres; through stage and video performances, he popularized complicated dance moves such as the moonwalk, to which he gave the name, as well as the robot.

CareerBuilder

CareerBuilder

CareerBuilder is an employment website founded in 1995 with offices in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. In 2008, it had the largest market share among online employment websites in the United States, where it was founded. CareerBuilder.com provides labor market information, talent management software, and other recruitment related services. The company is owned by investment firm Apollo Global Management.

Dunston Checks In

Dunston Checks In

Dunston Checks In is a 1996 Canadian-American children's comedy film directed by Ken Kwapis. The film stars Eric Lloyd, Graham Sack, Jason Alexander, Faye Dunaway, Rupert Everett, Paul Reubens, Glenn Shadix, and Sam the Orangutan as Dunston. The film received negative reviews and was a box office bomb, only grossing $10 million against a budget of $16 million.

Sandra (orangutan)

Sandra (orangutan)

Sandra is an orangutan, currently living in the Center for Great Apes in Florida after being moved from the Buenos Aires Zoo in 2019. Sandra is a zoo-born, hybrid orangutan of the two separate species of Borneo and Sumatra orangutans. In Germany, Sandra, then called Marisa, was transferred to a second zoo in Germany (Ruhr-Zoo), then transferred to Argentina on September 17, 1994. In the Buenos Aires Zoo the name of the orangutan was changed to Sandra.

Argentina

Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of 2,780,400 km2 (1,073,500 sq mi), making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largest country in the world. It shares the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, and is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. Argentina is a federal state subdivided into twenty-three provinces, and one autonomous city, which is the federal capital and largest city of the nation, Buenos Aires. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and a part of Antarctica.

Buenos Aires Eco-Park (formerly Zoo)

Buenos Aires Eco-Park (formerly Zoo)

The Buenos Aires Eco Park is an 18-hectare (44-acre) park in the Palermo district of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The former zoo, opened in 1888, contained 89 species of mammals, 49 species of reptiles and 175 species of birds, with a total of over 2,500 animals. The institution's goals are to conserve species, produce research and to educate the public. In June 2016 the city formed a bias about the zoo's cruelty. They had to close the 140-year-old zoo and relocate most of the animals to nature reserves, including Temaikèn. The zoo property will be converted into an ecopark.

Tiger King

Tiger King

Tiger King is an American true crime documentary streaming television series about the life of former zookeeper and convicted felon Joe Exotic. The first season was released on Netflix on March 20, 2020. A second season, Tiger King 2, was announced in September 2021 and was released on November 17, 2021, while a third season, Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story, was announced on December 3, 2021, and released one week later on December 12. The series focuses on the small but deeply interconnected society of big cat conservationists such as Carole Baskin, owner of Big Cat Rescue, and collectors such as Exotic, whom Baskin accuses of abusing and exploiting wild animals.

Mark Wahlberg

Mark Wahlberg

Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg, former stage name Marky Mark, is an American actor, businessman, and former rapper. His work as a leading man spans the comedy, drama, and action genres. He has received multiple accolades, including a BAFTA Award, and nominations for two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, nine Primetime Emmy Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Planet of the Apes (2001 film)

Planet of the Apes (2001 film)

Planet of the Apes is a 2001 American science fiction adventure film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay by William Broyles Jr., Lawrence Konner, and Mark Rosenthal. The sixth installment in the Planet of the Apes film series, it is loosely based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Pierre Boulle and serves as a remake of the 1968 film version. The film stars Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Clarke Duncan, Paul Giamatti, and Estella Warren. It tells the story of astronaut Leo Davidson (Wahlberg) crash-landing on a planet inhabited by intelligent apes. The apes treat humans as slaves, but with the help of an ape named Ari, Leo starts a rebellion.

Source: "Center for Great Apes", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, February 2nd), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_Great_Apes.

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References
  1. ^ "CENTER FOR ORANGUTAN AND CHIMPANZEE CONSERVATION INC Form 990 2015". ProPublica. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "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.
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