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Pedrinho Chimpanzee
He is very clever and likes to imitate his father. Pedrinho is always walking behind him and observing everything he does. 
Date of birth: 01/08/2008
Origin: Great Apes Sanctuary of Sorocaba, Brazil
Sanctuary: Sorocaba, São Paulo/Brazil

Son of Ditty and Gilberto, he lives in the group with his parents and sisters. He is very clever and likes to imitate his father; he is always walking behind him and observing everything he does. 

He has a good relationship with everyone in his family, but already shows himself to be quite dominant, always trying to do everything he wants and displaying his strength to the females. He is very curious and active, and is always attentive to the vocalizations of other neighboring chimpanzees.

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Family
Mother
Lives at the Sanctuary.
Ditty
Chimpanzee
She was one of the female chimpanzees used for breeding at the Marco Schwartz Commercial Chimpanzee Breeding Facility, which existed in southern Brazil.
Date of birth: 1985
Origin: Marco Schwartz Commercial Chimpanzee Breeding Center (south of Brazil)
Sanctuary: Sorocaba, São Paulo/Brazil
Father
Lives at the Sanctuary.
Gilberto
Chimpanzee
He was used as a breeding male in a former commercial center that operated in the south of Brazil.
Date of birth: 1985
Origin: Marco Schwartz Chimpanzee Breeding Center (south of Brazil)
Sanctuary: Sorocaba, São Paulo/Brazil
Sister
Lives at the Sanctuary.
Samanta
Chimpanzee
She was one of the founders of the Sanctuary, arriving in the year 2000 along with chimpanzee Noel.
Date of birth: 02/14/1999
Origin: Marco Schwartz Commercial Chimpanzee Breeding Center (south of Brazil)
Sanctuary: Sorocaba, São Paulo/Brazil
Sister
Lives at the Sanctuary.
Dolores (Dora)
Chimpanzee
She lived her childhood in the Circo di Napoli (Naples Circus). Due to a legal turnaround, she was sent to the Beto Carrero Zoo, and in 2005 she was finally transferred to the Sanctuary.
Date of birth: 1996
Origin: Beto Carrero World Zoo
Sanctuary: Sorocaba, São Paulo/Brazil
Sister
Lives at the Sanctuary.
Luiza
Chimpanzee
Since birth, she has lived in a group with her family.
Date of birth: 05/06/2003
Origin: Great Apes Sanctuary of Sorocaba
Sanctuary: Sorocaba, São Paulo/Brazil
Sister
Lives at the Sanctuary.
Cecília
Chimpanzee
She is very smart and active and lives with chimpanzee Rakker.
Date of birth: 06/23/2012
Origin: Santuário de Grandes Primatas de Sorocaba
Sanctuary: Sorocaba, São Paulo/Brazil
Sister
Lives at the Sanctuary.
Yasmin
Chimpanzee
She is very active and smart and plays with everyone in her family, especially with her father, Gilberto.
Date of birth: 03/14/2017
Origin: Great Apes Sanctuary of Sorocaba, Brazil
Sanctuary: Sorocaba, São Paulo/Brazil

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