Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary

Chimpanzees are not native to Kenya so finding this rescue is a bit of a surprise.  The sanctuary takes in chimps mostly from conflict areas and those illegally adopted as “the cutest pet ever”, until they get to be about ten years old and demonstrate just how strong and wild they are. The chimp park is worth reporting on mostly because of this:

The sanctuary is double fenced, and in that gap area, there is a human containment cage with reinforced steel along all facets. Why is this necessary?  Because there are two chimps who are extra-clever and extra-strong. One has learned how to put two wires from the electric fence to short-circuit it then escape the first stronghold.  If/when this happens, there is an immediate call out for all humans to go into the cage until the chimps can be bribed or sedated back into their sanctuary.

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