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Toni the Chimpanzee
Written by MONA Administrator   
Monday, 09 March 2009 00:00
Toni


History: Born in Guinea-Bissau in approximately1983 and he arrived at Mona in 2001. He previously starred in several ads for McDonalds other  the various activities in the entertainment as circus, cinema etc .... In recent years before his rescue he was confined in a cage inside a small truck with other chimps in different cages.

Personality: Being smaller in size than the others, has to play twice as a juvenile or behave like an adult when the situation requires it.  He was a malformation growth in the spine. He loves to receive attention from caregivers and visitors and he does not always s.

Likes:  Loves to play and groom other members of the group . He likes seasonal fruits, nuts and fruit juice.

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Last Updated on Thursday, 22 July 2010 22:46
 

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