chimp

Last week, on the 24th of October 2025, we lost Regent’s Park’s final resident chimpanzee: Koko (called Coco in older sources) was one of the last two chimps to reside at London Zoo, before the demolition of the Sobell Pavilion and restructuring of the area into Gorilla Kingdom. Leaving in...

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Pan troglodytes.

Pan troglodytes.

Pan troglodytes.

Pan troglodytes.

Do note that this image was taken on April 29th, 2023, at Zoo Miami, in Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA.

I had so many shots of this and it was so hard deciding which one to upload. I ended up going with this one because it shows how long the canine teeth really are and you can see inside the mouth pretty well.

Heidelberg Zoo 2021

Heidelberg Zoo 2021

Heyo! My name is Kr0xxx and I work as an assistant zookeeper with the primates at Aalborg Zoo, Denmark. We are currently home to 3 Western Chimpanzees (Pan Troglodytes Verus). And I am attempting my hardest to locate the older brother of My (8 years old), and son of Jutta (48 years old). His...

Chimpanzees thrive in zoos and are not traditionally though of much. However, populations of wild primates are declining fast. In the lifetime of one chimpanzee, they could be in a dire situation. Most chimps in zoos are generic mixes or unknown subspecies. Europe has a rather developed plan to...

Lush 1300m2 (13400ft²) chimpanzee exhibit at Belo horizonte zoo. The zoo houses 2 chimpanzees nowadays (the picture is from 2018. The exhibit has changed nothing since then, but at this time there were three individuals)

Pan troglodytes. Part of the indoor exhibit, showing all six chimps shortly after having been fed.

Naked Chimpanzees These are the Chimpanzees ( chimps) from the Twycross zoo at Atherstone, England. The two brothers are suffering from alopecia, which is the general medical term for hair loss. In the background you can hear some one asking the keeper about it and the keeper explaining...

I'm trying to get a sense of how many zoos had chimp shows from the 1940s to around 1975 or so. My dad trained chimps for the Detroit Zoo, and I'm wondering if that show was a rarity or if it was pretty common. I'd love to hear your memories, experiences, or see your pictures. I've just...

Chimpansee enclosure

Chester, Summer 07. Looks like good fun to me.