Lucy Chimpanzee
Lucy is a docile female and very zealous with her children. During her life in the circus, she had several puppies, but no opportunity to raise them, as they were taken from her the same day they were born. With her arrival at Anami, this reality changed. Lucy can raise Noel, her youngest son.
Date of birth: 1981
Origin: Circus
Sanctuary: São José dos Pinhais, Paraná/Brazil

Lucy

Female. DOB: 1981, in a circus, where she lived until 2006. She arrived at the sanctuary in 2007. Lucy is a docile female and very zealous with her children. During her life in the circus, she had several puppies, but no opportunity to raise them, as they were taken from her the same day they were born. With her arrival at Anami, this reality changed. Lucy can raise Noel, her youngest son. In addition to him, today she lives with her other two sons Lucas and Matheus, playing the role of dominant female in a group of seven chimpanzees. Everyone enjoys her company. Her children respect and obey her, especially in moments of tension within the group. She is very intelligent, experienced and calm, as long as they don’t bother her, but when that happens she knows very well how to impose her authority.

Resident's History
posted in 03 Apr 2024
Children snatched away by the circus
Throughout her life in the circus, Lucy gave birth to several children, but had no chance of becoming a mother. The babies were snatched from her on the day they were born, probably to be sold.
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