Keep Afrika the chimp safe Afrika is a sweet and playful baby chimpanzee. She lives at a special sanctuary on a big island on Lake Victoria, in Uganda. Afrika is the smallest of a group of rescued orphan chimps. Afrika was born in 2007 and her early childhood was very sad, becoming an orphan when she was only a few months old. She was found by wildlife rangers in a tiny wooden cage. Poachers had killed her mother and family and locked her up. There is a terrible trade selling baby chimps as pets, even though this is illegal. Poor little Afrika was very upset, ill and dirty. It is very difficult to care for a baby chimp – wild animals belong in the wild and never make good pets. When she was rescued by Born Free she was given special care and medicines to make her better. With the help of good food she has slowly grown healthy and strong, and is starting to behave like a wild chimp. And she has a friend! Mac is another rescued baby chimp and he and Afrika get great comfort from cuddling each other.  Support Meddling Monkeys             Give a one-off charitable gift   Your donation Donations will help buy food for Afrika and friends, and support Born Free's protection and rehabilitation of great apes worldwide.

Did you know? Chimps build nests high in the trees to sleep in. They are the closest relative to humans in the animal kingdom. Chimps use tools to collect insects and honey to eat. Some chimps have learnt to use sign language to communicate with people!

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