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Vitor Chimpanzee He arrived at the Sanctuary with a physical handicap, which was never officially explained.
Date of birth: 1997Origin: Marco Schwartz Commercial Chimpanzee Breeding Center (south of Brazil)/Circus
Sanctuary: Sorocaba, São Paulo/Brazil
He arrived at the Sanctuary with a physical handicap (had no left arm), which was never officially explained. He died in 2012.
Family
Sister
Lives in the sanctuary.
She is a large and dominant female with a strong personality. She has a habit of walking upright, especially to show her size and intimidate others.
Date of birth: 1995Origin: Kroner Circus
Sanctuary: Sorocaba, São Paulo/Brazil
Brother
Lives in the sanctuary.
Claudio was one of the chimpanzees born in an old commercial breeding facility that operated in the southern of Brazil.
Date of birth: 2000Origin: Marco Schwartz Commercial Chimpanzee Breeding Center (south of Brazil)
Sanctuary: Sorocaba, São Paulo/Brazil
Brother
Lives in the sanctuary.
He was one of the chimpanzees rescued as a baby from an old commercial chimpanzee breeding center in southern Brazil.
Date of birth: 02/02/2000Origin: Marco Schwartz Commercial Chimpanzee Breeding Center (south of Brazil)
Sanctuary: Sorocaba, São Paulo/Brazil
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