Chica is a female chimp
of approximately 1 year
of age. She arrived
at Tacugama the 12th
of February of 2006.
She is from Kabala,
in the north, close
to the exceptional National
Park of Sierra Leone,
where there exists a
chimp population of
between 600-800 individuals.
Chica was bought from
a poacher for $30 US
Dollars by a local man,
who kept her as a pet
for four months.
When Chica arrived
to Tacugama she was
very tiny, dirty and
appeared dehydrated.
We gave her a glass
of milk and some bananas
which she took very
fast because she was
starving. After feeding
her, we cleaned the
wound that was terribly
infected. Although it
was very painful for
her, she didn’t complain
at any moment.
The hardest thing
was leaving Chica in
her Quarantine cage.
She was a little baby
and she was afraid of
being alone in a new
place. So, she started
crying in despair. But,
slowly, she gained confidence
in her new surroundings
and started playing
with a toy and a blanket,
and lying in her hammock.
Become
Chica's guardian &
follow her progress!
