She spent much of her childhood in a zoo in Lisbon, Portugal. When she was a young adult, she was transferred to a zoo in Brazil, and on May 25, 2010, Leila arrived at Anami along with Tota, her adoptive “mother.”

She was extremely aggressive toward everyone on the team, banging hard on the bars and not accepting the presence of humans. Over the years, she learned to trust her caretakers, realizing that they posed no threat.

Currently, Leila lives in harmony within a group and interacts with everyone as if she had always been part of it. When she is happy with an enrichment item, she runs to hug the others.