Margarete

As a young girl, she lived for a time in the circus where she had all her teeth pulled. After that, she spent part of her life in a former commercial breeding facility, where she suffered a lot and was used for reproduction, and soon after birth her babies were removed and sold throughout Brazil. In addition, she was used for reproduction in zoos and illegally spent time in several places just to generate babies, which were then sold or bartered. She is the mother of Noel and Emílio, who live in the Sanctuary. but she does not know them, as they were taken from her soon after they were born. She’s a bit grumpy and stubborn, but at the same time she’s sweet and easy going. She is very sociable, as she knows exactly how to behave in any situation different from living with other chimpanzees. She lives with the chimpanzee Maria and has a very beautiful friendship with her; the two soon became inseparable companions, they do everything together and respect and protect each other.