Does anyone know about this Russian chimp?

[dawnforsythe]

Pictures and stories about this baby chimpanzee say that a Russian zookeeper brought the ape home from the zoo 2 years ago. Many in the U.S. great ape groups are wondering whether this is true, and what happened to the chimp. Does anyone know about this?

Chimpanzee Adopted By a Mastiff | English Russia

 

[Elephas Maximus]

This is a female, born in Nikolaev zoo (Ukraine), in 2007. Her number in European studbook is 13478.
Transferred to Kharkov zoo (Ukraine) in 2008.

By the way, the dog is a Cane Corso, not a mastiff.

 

[dawnforsythe]

Thank you, Elephas Maximus!

 

[dawnforsythe]

Is Kharkov Zoo a good zoo? Is this chimpanzee "Nick" being treated well?