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Tuca
Chimpanzee
She lived in a circus for most of her life, had no teeth and her body was covered in scars.
Date of birth: 1973Origin: circus / Marco Schwartz Commercial Chimpanzee Breeding Center (south of Brazil)
Sanctuary: Sorocaba, São Paulo/Brazil
She spent a large part of her life in a circus and had all her teeth pulled out. Her body was also covered in scars.
Despite this, she was very gentle and docile, as well as humanized and sociable with other chimpanzees. She lived with Bruna and Carioca in her last years, and was also part of Gilberto’s group.
She passed away in 2008.
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