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Koto

Category: Uncategorized | Date: Feb 18 2008 | By: admin

I received a question about the picture of a chimpanzee above this weblog. It is Koto, who has been with us since October 2005. His mother was killed by a hunter in the area of Koto. Koto was kept in horrific conditions, tied by a rope, alone in a dirty room. He was confiscated and brought to the Limbe Wildlife Centre.

Koto is a very affectionate chimpanzee that likes to be hugged. After spending a year and a half in the infants group, he was moved to the group of young chimpanzees. From the first moment he has been doing well there. There is not as much physical contact with keepers and volunteers in this group as there was in the infants group, but Koto is playing a lot with the other chimpanzees and seems to enjoy being in the older group. He is now around three years old so he has grown a lot since the picture was taken.

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7 Responses to “Koto”

THERESA SISKIND, on 18 Feb 2008

Thanks Simone, Koto is absolutely beautiful. Great to hear he enjoys playing with his buddies. So very tragic that his mother was killed. It just breaks my heart what is happening to all primates…many a night I cry myself to sleep over this. And I continue to pray.

Lucia Cristiana, Brazil, on 18 Feb 2008

Thank you to the info. I love Koto. This precious chimp have a sad story, but with your help he has a second chance.

Lucia Cristiana, Brazil, on 28 Feb 2008

Is everything well there in LWC? Ida’s Africa email me today about policy situation and turmoil results there in Cameroon. I hope you and precious animals at LWC are safe and well. Please, give us more info. Thank you.

Theresa Siskind St Petersburg FL, on 01 Mar 2008

Lucia, I just read about this in Africa news…and I’m very concerned also. The LWC is located in the south western province, where a lot of the turmoil is reported to be occurring. Please Simone, let us know how you all are doing and please take care.

Lucia Cristiana, Brazil, on 03 Mar 2008

Dear Theresa, to our huge joy AllAfrica report that after social tension, calm and peace return to Cameroon. It’s wrote, literatim, that “inhabitants of five of Cameroon’s ten provinces are once more up and doing. These much cherished peace and tranquillity could be discerned in the faces and reactions of the people resident in the provinces of Centre, Littoral, West, Southwest and Northwest”. Cheers Theresa, Simone, Stephen and cameroonian.

Theresa Siskind St Petersburg FL, on 03 Mar 2008

Lucia, thank you so much for this update…and all your kind words and support.

Theresa Siskind St Petersburg FL, on 04 Mar 2008

Hi Simone, thanks for your kind email, we are very relieved to hear things have settled down. Hopefully, peace will prevail. Just helped with the milk donation, I know the babies are hungry! Please take care and bless everyone for doing such a wonderful job with all the different animals and parrots.

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