Republic of Congo
Gregoire Photo Gallery
Gregoire, Africa’s oldest known chimpanzee and a celebrity throughout Congo, died peacefully at his home, the Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center, Dec. 17, 2008. As was the case every night, he was alongside his long-time companion Clara.
Gregoire lived at the sanctuary for orphaned chimpanzees for the past 11 years. He was a resilient, gentle chimpanzee who had survived more than 40 years of solitary display in a barren cage at a zoo and then an airlift during a civil war.
In Memoriam: Gregoire, 1942-2008
One of the animal world's most incredible stories of resilience and happy endings came to a quiet close yesterday: Gregoire, Africa's oldest known chimpanzee and a national hero in the Republic of Congo, died in his sleep.
The Jane Goodall Institute Mourns the Passing of Africa's Oldest-Known Chimpanzee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Claire Gwatkin Jones
703-682-9220
clairejones@janegoodall.org
