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brocoli ! 31 Jul 2013 | 09:01 am
Dear Friends, Chimps love brocoli! Yes they do! Because our sanctuary lives only on donations, J.A.C.K. is being offered vegetables every week by a friend (Fynn) running a farm not far from Lu...
Tommy and Nalia are inseparable! 23 Jul 2013 | 08:09 am
Dear All, These two young chimpanzees were handed over to JACK by DRC environment officials in 2010. They had been rescued by 2 southa frican people who left the DRCongo as their job near Banalia wa...
banana and fig ice cubes 19 Jul 2013 | 06:20 pm
Dear friends, Many of you know already J.A.C.K. has now a good friend in Lubumbashi who is developping the enrichment program for the chimps. Fabienne has been with us for several weeks now and is...
compost for the green garden 10 Jul 2013 | 04:01 pm
Dear friends of J.A.C.K., Most of you know we were offered last year a netted green house from a South African company named ‘MARKET TO AFRICA’. J.A.C.K. does its best to obtain good results from th...
a silverback 5 Jul 2013 | 08:22 pm
Dear friends, J.A.C.K. Sanctuary is rescuing common chimpanzees (Pan Troglodytes Schweinfurtii) and bushbabies (Otolemur Crassicaudatus). Why now talking about ‘silverbacks’? these creatures are gor...
grooming, grooming and grooming 2 Jul 2013 | 09:37 am
Dear Friends, Most of you know what social activity ‘grooming’ is among chimpanzees and what this behaviour means in a group. The chimps can spend hours picking through each others hair. See by yours...
using tools 18 Jun 2013 | 08:27 am
Dear Friends, Tika is one of the young chimpanzee males rescued by the sanctuary and he is the oldest chimp of the nursery group. He really enjoys the enrichment set every day by Fabienne and we we...
Merci, Franck ! 14 Jun 2013 | 09:12 am
Dear Friends, Our sanctuary was offered pediatric treatments against flu: FERVEX powder which is a combination of Paracetamol and Vitamine C to provide kids just when the first signs of flu appear. ...
Kina, eye issues – again ! 12 Jun 2013 | 08:43 am
Dear All, Remember, end of last year, I told you the story of young female KINA undergoing severe eye issues. Today, again, her left eye is showing some irritation, and the iris as well as the pupil...
hunting till the last treat 8 Jun 2013 | 08:44 am
Dear Friends, Every morning, food is hidden in the open air facilities so that the chimps search and ‘hunt’ for their food. This activity sometimes last for hours and keeps them all extremely busy as ...
