by Melanie Parker | May 14, 2018 | Bailey, Breanna, Caleb, Carlos, Cory, George, Ike, Jane, Rodney, Saidah, Sawyer, The Chimps, The Monkeys, Zulu
When we think of Mother’s Day, it’s usually a day to spend time with mothers and show them our appreciation and love. But not everyone is that lucky. Human, ape, and monkey alike, some of us aren’t able to be with our mother on this special day. Most primates living...
by Laura Clifford | Dec 13, 2016 | Cory, Donald, Events, Ike, Jenny, Martina, Noelle, Rodney, The Chimps, Victoria, Zulu
If you follow the Primate Rescue Center on social media, you probably know that every year around Christmas we like to put together a “Chimpmas list” for the chimps! This year the chimps thought long and hard about what they would like, and then compiled a...
by Becca Banks | Jul 31, 2016 | Ciera, Food & Enrichment, Jake, Junior, Maddie, Martina, Noelle, Rainey, Rodney, The Chimps, The Monkeys, Toby, Tonya, Zulu
The weather here in Nicholasville, KY has been scorching this summer! The primates love to cool off with tasty frozen treats, like homemade juice pops or frozen grapes, but their favorite way to beat the heat is with a pool party! Inside each monkey enclosure are...
by Eileen Dunnington Dallaire | Apr 15, 2016 | Bubbles, Carlos, Ciera, Donald, Food & Enrichment, Jenny, Luke, Maggie, Mandy, Martina, Noelle, Non-Primate Residents, Pozna, Rainey, Rodney, The Chimps, The Monkeys, Victoria, Zulu
The chimps are kissing winter goodbye and embracing sun-filled days spent lounging, grooming and playing in their massive outdoor enclosure. What better way to ring in springtime festivities than by throwing the first outdoor chimp party of the season? Our outstanding...
by Primate Rescue Center | Feb 16, 2010 | Donald, Hazel, Rescue Stories Chimps, The Chimps, Victoria, Zulu
We first learned about the five chimpanzees living in the hills of northwest Georgia in the summer of 1997. Kevin Ivester, a former board member of the Simian Society of America, explained that little was known about the animals because the owner kept to herself. She...