Caehopkin

You can adopt an animal for one year for £ 25.00 which gives you a free pass to visit at any time, an adoption certificate, and news throughout the year. Please send us your details using the form below if you would like to be a sponsor, or send a cheque made out to... Wales Ape & Monkey Sanctuary, at Caehopkin Rd, Abercraf , Swansea Valley, SA9 1UD, Wales, United Kingdom.

Meet the Chimps

VICKI .....Born on 29th of December 1986 at Dublin Zoo, Vicki is only a teenager. At the age of one week she was rejected by her mother and hand reared. She moved to Penscynor Wild Life Park in September 1991.She moans when she does not get her own way but soon forgets about it. She is quiet, watchful and intelligent with a love of colourful clothes and shoes, which she wears even when sweeping out the bedrooms with her brush. Vicki at times appears very sarcastic of the other chimps, although she gets on well with them and is the artist of the group.

FERGUS..... Born on 28th of February 1986 at Penscynor (Mother Chico, Father Jeremy) Fergus was rejected at two weeks of age and reared by hand. Although still only a teenager he can be a bully and tends to pick on the females in the group. His older Brother Twmi steps in and "sorts him out" if he gets too rough. He can also be an absolute charmer and a real ladies man when it suits him. He attracts attention by waving his hand and loves to play tag with Graham around the cage. He is accident prone however and loves lots of sympathy.

TWMI..... Born on August 18th 1984 at Penscynor, is the older brother of Fergus above. He was also rejected by his parents and hand reared from 14 weeks of age. Having assumed the role of the alpha male in the younger chimp group his hair often stands on end to make him appear larger. He puts on a regular display of dominance over the others in his group but is very gentle with people, especially if they bring him some costume jewellery or an old watch to play with. He is a member of the tag team and an excellent vocal impersonator.

SUZI..... Born on October 3rd 1983 at Penscynor Suzi is the sister of Twmi and Fergus and was rejected by her mother at six weeks and hand reared. In spite of her small stature she can give Twmi her larger younger brother the run-around when she tires of the occasional slapping session. She will pitch into him and protect Vicki, who is a little younger. She is constantly looking for new things to play with, especially things outside the cage, which are left too close to the mesh. Suzi is very engaging and (most of the time) a friendly character.

JEREMY..... Estimated age around 31 and of unknown parents he was caught in the wild and taken to The University of London School of Tropical Medicine where he was used for medical research. He lived in Regent's Park Zoo and Chester Zoo before being taken to Penscynor in 1992 as a mate for Chico. We originally kept Jeremy and Winnie away from the main group to protect Jeremy from Twmi's constant challenges for the dominant role. They have now been re-integrated into the group however and Jeremy loves to show off, especially to Twmi and Fergus.

WINNIE ..... Born in West Africa and captured from the wild, Winnie is now over forty years old and has lived at Regent's Park Zoo in London, Whipsnade Zoo, Manor Park, and Penscynor. She was very nasty when we first met, pinching, scratching and spitting with great accuracy. At Cefn-yr-Erw she has made remarkable progress and is now a thoroughly engaging little character. She is the noisiest member of the group and her repertoire of noises and facial expressions is amazing. Perhaps it is this which makes her the most successful at manipulating people.

FREDDIE ..... Born around 1970 and caught in the wild, was kept by lady named Barbara Howes in a circus. In 1991 at the age of 21 he was sent to Belfast Zoo, who immediately passed him on to the Causeway Safari Park. His new owners became bankrupt and the Park closed in 1996. Until we rescued Freddie and Peter on January 31st 2001 they lived a miserable existence and Freddie shuffled around in a hunched position. Today he is a healthy and happy chimp and his appearance belies his former hardships.

JACKY ..... Born at Southport Zoo on the 28th of March 1977 to parents Robin and Jane. Jacky was hand reared by the zoo owners Doug and Carol Petrie and grew up accustomed to visitors and the hustle and bustle of a holiday resort. When annoyed he has a habit of making rude gestures and will look for something to throw at the object of his displeasure.

JASON ..... Jacky's younger brother, was also born at Southport Zoo of the same parents on the 2nd of May 1983. As both chimps matured they were separated to prevent them fighting and competing for dominance. It was many years before they were re-introduced to each other, but today they live happily together in relative harmony.

Wales Ape & Monkey Sanctuary, Caehopkin Rd, Abercraf , Swansea Valley, SA9 1UD, Wales, United Kingdom.

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Listing of Sponsors of Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary

P.D. Bricks	Blue Circle Cement Aberthaw	Ellis Steel
Taylor Tiles	Rockwool	Forestry Commission
Pioneer Concrete	Halfway Fencing	Bardon Aggregates
I.P.P.L.	Chimpanzees in Need	Brooke Bond P.G. Tips
Swalec	BP Gas	Handygas
Cuddy Transport	Focus Do it All	South Wales Sand & Gravel
Contactum	Edmundsons Electrical	DHL World Wide Express
Twycross Zoo	Chubb Locks	Hanson Concrete Products
The Rawlplug Company Ltd	Tesco	Safeway
Somerfield	General Electric	James & Bloom
Tyneside Safety Glass	Thorn Lighting	A.B. Electrics
Willis Jones Accountants	Simon Adams BSc BVMS MRCVS	Rona Brown & Associates
Phoenix Double Glazing	Equicar 4 x 4	D. G. Signs & Graphics
Wyeth Laboratories	Pontardawe Tyres	Yale Security Products
G3 Engineer HQ 5th Division	Securicor Information Systems	Able Lifting Equipment
Cromadex	Baxi Central Heating	T.R.J. Transport
RMC Aggregates	I.S.P.C.A.	Practical Van & Truck Hire
Rotofix Abercrave	Mersk	Mid Wales Tec
Trocal	U.S.P.C.A.	Dennis of Ruabon Ltd
Sturdy Buildings	P & O Ferries	Hirwaun Sawmills
Seymour International	Glamorgan Tiles	Web-Adept Ltd
WCT Offshore Ltd, Swansea	RMC Sand & Gravel	BMI Baby Airline
Gareth Mulligan Afon Vets	Sign Express Swansea	Hill Beild Associates
Glamorgan Tiles	P C Henderson	Rappa Electric Fencing
Julia & Robert Killa	Emirates	Sturdy Sales Ltd
P.A.D.S & Co, Cardiff	J Sainsbury	Tesco
Co-Op Stores	Jim Moore	Laing O'Rourke (Wales & West)
	Caerbont Instruments Ltd (C.A.I.), Abercrave

Caehopkin, Abercrave, Swansea Valley, SA9 1UD South Wales, UK Tel +44 (0) 1639 730276 Email:- info@cefn-yr-erw.co.uk