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12.21.2012 at 6:45am
Save the Chimps Bids a Sad Farewell to Two Beloved Elders
Save the Chimps would like to pay tribute to two of our beloved senior citizens who have passed away in recent months, Stu and Thelma. Both of these incredible chimps endured years ...of unimaginable hardships but thankfully found a peaceful retirement at Save the Chimps.
We are honored to have known and loved them, and their absence is deeply felt by all.
http://www.savethechimps.org/stu-and-thelma
Save the Chimps would like to pay tribute to two of our beloved senior citizens who have passed away in recent months, Stu and Thelma. Both of these incredible chimps endured years ...of unimaginable hardships but thankfully found a peaceful retirement at Save the Chimps.
We are honored to have known and loved them, and their absence is deeply felt by all.
http://www.savethechimps.org/stu-and-thelma
My name is Stu
Birthday: 1949 or 1962
Family: Island 11
Mother: Unknown
Father: Unknown
Siblings: Unknown
Stu’s records indicate that he was born sometime between
1949 and 1962, so he may have been as old as 63 or as young as 50.Stu was
probably captured somewhere in Africa when he was an infant, and was brought to
the United States where he first went to a CDC laboratory in Phoenix, and then
ended up at Holloman Air Force Base. It’s possible he was an experimental
subject in the early days of space research. In 1967, Stu was transferred to a
lab known as LEMSIP, where he lived for the next three decades in a cage no
larger than 5’x5’x7’ high, suspended off the ground like a birdcage. For nearly
thirty years, Stu never went outdoors, never saw the sun or sky, and never set
foot on solid ground. In 1996, LEMSIP closed, and Stu was transferred to New
Iberia Primate Research Center, where he lived for four years before being
transferred to the Wild Animal Orphanage in San Antonio, TX.
WAO went bankrupt in 2010, and Save the Chimps rescued Stu
and three other elderly companions—Mona, Ursula, and Andrea—in 2011. Stu became
a member of Doug’s Group, and found friendship with many chimpanzees, including
Garfield, Rebel, Emily, Tanya, and others. On one memorable occasion, Stu’s
caregivers discovered Stu sitting on Rebel’s back while holding onto a beam
over his head. Rebel was bouncing up and down, shaking Stu as he hung onto the
bar. Stu laughed and laughed, and their silly antics went on for at least 20
minutes. He may have been an old man, but he was young at heart.
Stu spent a happy year on his island home, where he relished
the wide open spaces of the outdoors. He endeared himself to his caregivers who
fell in love with his spunky spirit. He was pampered and fussed over until his
final moments. He passed away due to complications related to respiratory and
cardiac disease, surrounded by those who loved him.
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May God Bless Stu in Heaven Forever..
.I'm just so grateful he died at Save the Chimp and NOT at the WAO. Knowing that he had a least one year of freedom on an island away from the WAO makes his passing a little easier. May Stu run wild and free forever...
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