La Aurora Zoo in Guatemala receives six chimpanzees from Sweden

Six chimpanzees shipped from Sweden were presented Tuesday at La Aurora Zoo in Guatemala City.

“This is the only project of its kind in Guatemala or in Central America, the only exhibition of a chimpanzee family in the area,” the zoo’s administrator, Claudia Salazar, said.

Now, for the first time in 20 years, this species can be seen at a zoo in this Central American country.

According to zoo officials, the enclosure was designed to reproduce the chimps’ natural habitat and contains special shelters plus an area for socializing, and has been endorsed by the Latin American Zoo and Aquarium Association.

The family of primates was donated by the administration of the Kolmarden Zoo in Sweden, which was interested in moving the chimps to premises that adequately meet their needs and where they would raise awareness among the public about the conservation of the species.

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