Chimpanzee Anton

Most of the ex-laboratory chimpanzees were stolen from the jungle as baby monkeys and had to watch their families being killed. Once they arrived in Austria, they were kept in an experimental laboratory for 30 years, without contact with other apes in a very small space. Animal experiments on apes have been banned in Austria since 1997 and since then the chimpanzees have been reclaiming their lives. The management and care of the animals was handed over to the safari park in Gänserndorf, which finally went bankrupt in 2004. Since then, their fate has been uncertain. In 2009, they were taken over by Gut Aiderbichl from a bankruptcy estate and have been under our protection ever since. Anton is the "smart one" in the group. He always needs and seeks reassurance in the form of physical contact. The ladies particularly like him. He is considered a "womanizer" and, together with Helene, takes care of the children in the group. In the meantime, he has also learned to display typical male chimpanzee behavior from time to time. He tries to impress, although he still sometimes lacks skill and only tries.