Grace
From: $10.00 / month
Grace was born at Primarily Primates Feb. 18, 2007, making her the youngest chimp at the sanctuary. Her mother, Hope, was born on Jan. 5, 1997, in the gloomy confines of the Laboratory for Experimental Medicine and Surgery in Primates, a New York University research laboratory that was closing. The chimpanzees at the laboratory faced being transferred to the Coulston Foundation, where they could have been subjected to invasive or toxic research, unless PPI could raise the funds necessary to build them a habitat. PPI secured the funds and came to the rescue. Hope, just 10 months old, and nine other chimpanzees arrived at the sanctuary in November 1997. Thanks to PPI, Hope was free of research protocols and living with a compatible group of younger apes, including Thomas, who had not yet had a vasectomy, resulting in Hope’s unexpected pregnancy. Grace is independent, high-spirited, and intelligent. She is also quite strong, often hanging high above the ground with one arm, dangling there precariously. Grace’s favorite foods are apples, grapes, and bananas.