Sunday: Ngamba Island’s grandpa chimp stands tall

At 37, Sunday is one of the oldest chimpanzees at the Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary. Home to a little more than 50 orphaned chimps, the island on Lake Victoria opened its facilities to Sunday—also affectionately known as Grandpa—in 1998.

“His love is intensified as he ages to the extent that caregivers call him grandpa. He is estimated to have been born in 1987 [in] the Democratic Republic of Congo forests. He was brought to Uganda Wildlife Education Centre in 1989 along with Megan and Maisko,’’ Innocent Ampeire, assistant sanctuary manager, animal welfare, says.

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