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Cláudio Chimpanzee
Claudio was one of the chimpanzees born in an old commercial breeding facility that operated in the southern of Brazil.
Date of birth: 2000
Origin: Marco Schwartz Commercial Chimpanzee Breeding Center (south of Brazil)
Sanctuary: Sorocaba, São Paulo/Brazil

He is the son of Gilberto and Lulu and the younger brother of Carlos. He arrived at the Sanctuary as a baby in 2001. Despite being a very dominant male, he is also gentle, sociable, and temperamental. Today, he lives with the chimpanzee Sofia.

He likes to groom and, when he gets injured, he makes sure to show his wounds to the people he trusts to be taken care of. Like his brother Carlos, he also enjoys making faces when he sees his reflection in the mirror; he is quite active and cheerful.

Fun fact: Claudio is one of the chimpanzees in the photo that is the basis of the logo for Projeto GAP Brasil – https://www.projetogap.org/en/logo-history/

Fun fact 2: Claudio was one of the chimpanzees born in an old commercial breeding facility that operated in the southern of Brazil. Fortunately, as a baby, he was part of the group that was transferred, founded the Great Apes Sanctuary in Sorocaba, São Paulo, and put an end to the breeding activities for the animals sale purpose. This move, which also marked the beginning of the GAP Brazil Project, took place in 2000.

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Família
Mother
Lived at the Sanctuary.
in memoriam
Lulu
Chimpanzee
She was used for breeding at the Marco Schwartz Chimpanzee Breeding Center (south of Brazil).
Date of birth: 1984
Origin: Marco Schwartz Commercial Chimpanzee Breeding Center (south of Brazil)
Sanctuary: Sorocaba, São Paulo/Brazil
Father
Lives at the Sanctuary.
Gilberto
Chimpanzee
He was used as a breeding male in a former commercial center that operated in the south of Brazil.
Date of birth: 1985
Origin: Marco Schwartz Chimpanzee Breeding Center (south of Brazil)
Sanctuary: Sorocaba, São Paulo/Brazil
Brother
Lives at the Sanctuary.
Carlos
Chimpanzee
He was one of the chimpanzees rescued as a baby from an old commercial chimpanzee breeding center in southern Brazil.
Date of birth: 02/02/2000
Origin: Marco Schwartz Commercial Chimpanzee Breeding Center (south of Brazil)
Sanctuary: Sorocaba, São Paulo/Brazil
Brother
Lived at the Sanctuary.
in memoriam
Vitor
Chimpanzee
He arrived at the Sanctuary with a physical handicap, which was never officially explained.
Date of birth: 1997
Origin: Marco Schwartz Commercial Chimpanzee Breeding Center (south of Brazil)/Circus
Sanctuary: Sorocaba, São Paulo/Brazil
Sister
Lives at the Sanctuary.
Mônica
Chimpanzee
She arrived at the Sanctuary in 2006, she is the sister of Carlos, Claudio and Vitor, but she never met them, as she was sold to the circus as a baby. She is a large, dominant female with a strong personality.
Date of birth: 1995
Origin:
Sanctuary: Sorocaba, São Paulo/Brazil

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