Chimp Eden

This enclosure contains 13 chimpanzees, all rescued individuals. Charles, who was rescued from an entertainment circus in South Africa and arrived in December 2008, was formerly the dominant male in this group. This group contains two adult females, Jessica the dominant female who was rescued from the entertainment circus in South Africa and Martha, who was rescued from being kept in solitary confinement in Ghana. In July 2008, seven babies (Charlene, Marco, Mowgli, Azzie, Bazia, Mary, and Tamu) were rescued from Sudan where they were all victims of the bushmeat trade. The two others are Suzie, who was rescued from the entertainment industry and Lily, who was a victim of the bushmeat trade. As of 2023 this group comprised alpha male and female Tamu and Jessica, Charles, Martha, Suzie, Lily, Marco, Bazia, Mary, Charlene, Mowgli, Azzie, and baby Amari (born 2017).[1]

This enclosure contains 15 chimpanzees, all rescued individuals except Thabu. Zacarias (Zac), an adult male who was rescued from Angola after being found chained to a tree outside a nightclub in Luanda, was the dominant male in this group before being overthrown by Thomas.[2] Joao is an old male who was kept at a zoo in Mozambique.[3] Other members of the group include Cozy, who was found rescued from Italy where he was kept in solitary confinement and needed rehabilitation into social skills. There were two young females, Zeena, who was rescued from the United Arab Emirates and Sally, who was rescued from Luanda, Angola. In April 2007, five baby chimps (Charlie, Nina, Thomas, Dinka, and Zee) were rescued from Sudan where they were all victims of the bushmeat trade. All settled in remarkably well. Two others, Sampa and Tony, were rescued from Angola where they were being confined to an inhospitable cage. Tony was found to have a cataract in one of his eyes and after a risky operation, he regained sight in his eye. Claudine and Claude were added to the group, but Claude was subsequently transferred to the adult group where he was introduced to both Amadeus and Nicky. In April 2013, Nina and her son, Thabu, were reintegrated after she unintentionally became pregnant and was separated from the group to give birth to Thabu in January 2013. As of 2023 this group comprised alpha female Nina, Sampa, Thomas, Zac, Joao, Cozy, Tony, Sally, Zeena, Zee, Claudine, Dinka, and Thabu.[1] Lika and Claudette have been integrated into this group.

This enclosure contains five chimpanzees, all rescued individuals and is the only group composed entirely of adult chimpanzees. Amadeus, who was relocated to the sanctuary from the Johannesburg Zoo, is the dominant male in this group. Amadeus took over the group after former alpha male Abu, who was relocated to the sanctuary from the Johannesburg Zoo, died. A former member was Nicky, who was rescued from being kept as a human, was the second ranking male and had a tendency to constantly court the females, which usually got him into trouble. The females include Jinga, a female who was rescued from a liquor factory, and Mimi, who was rescued along with Jinga, Lika, who was rescued from a solitary cage in Luanda, Angola, Josephine, who was rescued from a solitary confinement in a shipping container in Luanda, Angola, and Claudette, who was relocated to the sanctuary from the Johannesburg Zoo. Claude was rescued from Central African Republic and originally introduced to juvenile group 1, but was moved to this enclosure and introduced to Amadeus and Nicky. As of 2023 this group comprised alpha male and female Amadeus and Mimi, Claude, Jinga, Josephine, Claudette, and Lika.[1] Lika and Claudette have been moved / integrated into group 2.