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Meet the Chimps 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 as being born in 1973, 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. 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. RONNIE..... Born in 1988 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.Ronnie is quite tall and is in the prime of his life. He is well used to humans and likes to have visitors. NAKIMA..... Born in 1975 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. Nakima is now thirty six years old but she thinks her new young friend Ronnie is wonderful and follows him around.