Fauna Foundation Chimps

The Shaky Tree was designed by Dr. Roger Fouts. Constructed from criss-crossed telephone poles and steel bars, it is 25 feet high and 15 feet wide with platforms on different levels.The chimps can climb and swing or just find a quiet spot up high to hang out. It makes a great chase apparatus and has a circular walkway around the top that even the humans can use to cross the building.

The Shaky Tree does exactly that-shakes! In fact, male chimps can use the movement as a form of display as the apparatus can make a lot of noise, making it quite intimidating. The structure is simply a brilliant form of enrichment for the chimps.

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posted 18 May, 2013
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Rachel enjoying a little raison bread!

Meet the girls of Fauna. Rachel, Petra, Maya, Chance and Sue Ellen– extraordinary female chimpanzees who were robbed of their opportunity to be mothers. Instead of growing up in the wild, living in supportive family troops and raising their young, these remarkable beings were locked in lab cages, isolated and alone.

Today we celebrate all the chimpanzees who were never given the chance at a normal life and who never were able to grow up with their own mothers. You are truly loved