Billy Chimpanzee
He is very intelligent and individualistic; sometimes explosive, doesn't like to share his stuff. When he was in the circus, still very young, he lived for a brief time with two chimpanzees that are in the Sanctuary, Tião and Monica, but as Billy doesn't have good memories of the times he lived in the circus, they didn't get along, so he didn't live together in the Sanctuary.
Date of birth: 07/10/1994
Origin: Circo Kroner
Sanctuary: Sorocaba, São Paulo/Brazil

Billy

He was bought by a circus as a baby and arrived at the Sanctuary in 2004. He is very intelligent and individualistic; sometimes explosive, he doesn’t like to share his stuff. When he was in the circus, still very young, he lived for a brief time with two chimpanzees that are in the Sanctuary, Tião and Monica, but as Billy doesn’t have good memories of the times he lived in the circus, they didn’t get along, so he didn’t live together in the Sanctuary. He is affectionate and very playful. He loves to see his reflection in the mirror. He is very expressive, asks for what he wants with gestures and likes to point out parts of his face when he is looking at himself in the mirror such as eyes, mouth, teeth, etc.

Resident's History
posted in 12 Jun 2023
Billy and the humanization dilemma
Billy is an example of how humanized chimpanzees can become outside of their natural environment. Despite being an indicator of his intelligence, his behavior will always be a reminder of his past.
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posted in 23 Feb 2011
Billy discovers an extinct friend
CHIMFUNSHI SANCTUARYChimfunshi Sanctuary, in Zambia, is the largest sanctuary of chimpanzees in Africa. The history of the sanctuary and of family Siddle, which founded and manages it, is also linked to the history of hippo baby called Billy (they thought it was a female and put this name wrongly).Billy,
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