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.		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.
Vicki 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.		At Cefn-yr-Erw Winnie 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.
	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. Fergus's older Brother Twmi steps in and "sorts him out" if he gets too rough.		PETER .....   Caught in the wild in 1968 and taken to Chipperfield Circus at the age of one year, Peter was moved to Paignton Zoo in 1978 and later to Chester Zoo in May 1984. One year later he was sent to Belfast zoo in Ireland and in November 1987 he was moved again to the Causeway Safari Park as a companion for a sixteen year old male named Fritz.
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.		In 1991 they were joined by Freddie, but Fritz died in November 1995. For over twenty years Peter had been an addicted smoker and used to beg for cigarettes, which he lit with borrowed matches. We have now weaned him off the habit.
	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.		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.
Twmi 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.		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.
	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.		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.
Suzi will pitch into Twmi 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.		When annoyed Jacky has a habit of making rude gestures and will look for something to throw at the object of his displeasure. He is unerringly accurate and unfortunately his missiles are not always of a particular savoury nature.
	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.		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.
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.		It was many years before they were re-introduced to each other, but today they live happily together in relative harmony.
	RONNIE..... Was nineteen years old when he arrived from Zoom Erlebniswelt Zoo in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. He is a well adjusted character and quickly adapted to a new life, forming a small group with Freddie and Nakima		NAKIMA..... Came to us from a lady in Belgium who, having cared for chimpanzees throughout her life, unfortunately became unable to continue her good work. You can see from the picture on the left that she behaves more like a human, getting into bed and wearing clothes.
Ronnie is quite tall and is in the prime of his life. He is well used to humans and likes to have visitors.		Nakima is now thirty six years old but she thinks her new young friend Ronnie is wonderful and follows him around.

It presently costs £450 per day (and rising) to feed our primates. In addition they require a full time vet/carer, plus two cleaners. Their heated accommodation and maintenance is also a constant drain on our resources and without help our dream of providing them with a comfortable and secure home for life will not be realised. They did not ask to be kept in captivity and many faced terrible hardships in their earlier lives, and had no future. They cannot be returned to the wild, but now they have a chance to live in dignity and peace.

With the help of others who care about the welfare of animals we can give them a good quality of life with love and affection.

You can adopt one of our chimps, or any of our other animals, for one year for £ 25.00, which gives you a free pass to visit at any time, plus an adoption certificate and news throughout the year. Please send us your details using the form on our "Sponsors & Adoptions" page (button below) if you would like to be a sponsor, or send a cheque made out to Cefn-yr-Erw Primate Rescue Sanctuary, at Caehopkin Rd, Abercraf , Swansea Valley, SA9 1UD, Wales, United Kingdom.

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