Chimpanzee Dorli

Jelle | Chimpanzee

Jelle lived in a Dutch zoo in a group of over 20 chimpanzees. Unfortunately, he killed some chimpanzee babies there and attacked the chimpanzee mothers, presumably due to power struggles. He would have been euthanized as a result. His last chance was with us in the male group. But here too, Jelle inflicted serious injuries…

Schuscha | Chimpanzee

In 1986, she came to the laboratory as a chimpanzee child, alone and isolated. Her cage with a grid floor was not much bigger than she was. She was released from the experiment in 1997 and then gradually got to know other chimpanzees in a re-socialization programme. Shusha gave birth to her son David in…

Gogo | Chimpanzee

His origins are described quite simply as "tomboy". That was in 1976, when he was just two years old. That's when he suffered the same fate as the other baby monkeys. Bullets flew through the air, a crate lid slammed shut - off to the laboratory. In 2002, he moved with the others from the…

Ingrid | Chimpanzee

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 great apes have been banned in…

David | Chimpanzee

David was born in an experimental laboratory, but fortunately he was never used in research. His father died in the laboratory and his mother Shusha was unable to breastfeed him - possibly due to an untreated infection. Shusha was particularly caring towards David, but his nurse at the time had to bottle-feed him at home…

Benjamin | Chimpanzee

Benjamin was the first to venture through the large concrete ring into the outdoor enclosure and likes to sit on the fence above the staff entrance. Benjamin is the only male in the group and has had to learn to adapt to the ladies and respond to each individual female chimpanzee. At first, it was…

Martha | Chimpanzee

For Michael Aufhauser, it was Martha who ultimately persuaded him to agree to the takeover. When he looked into Martha's eyes during his visit, he was deeply touched and recognized her grief. He already knew her biography. When she was less than a year old, she experienced the attack by ape traders in her home…

Isidor | Chimpanzee

The childhood of chimpanzees follows a plan in nature, the imprinting phase is of the utmost importance. There is a lot to learn in the jungle, about animals, about heat and periods of rain, and much more. Isidor's development into a chimpanzee child had only just begun. Monkey hunters came into the forest. 1979 was…

Thomas | Chimpanzee

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…

Gabi | Chimpanzee

Gabi was born in freedom in the African bush in 1979 and was not even a year old when she was captured by humans for research. She lost everything. You can read a lot in her eyes. In 1992, black and white photos were taken of her in her experimental laboratory cage (6 square meters).…

Spätzle | Chimpanzee

Most of the ex-laboratory chimpanzees were kept in an experimental laboratory for 30 years, without contact with other chimpanzees 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 taken over…

Kathi | Chimpanzee

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 and in a very small space. Animal experiments on great apes have been banned…