Yoko
Yoko is a 40 to 45-year-old chimpanzee who has recently gained attention due to his relocation from Colombia to the Sorocaba sanctuary in São Paulo, Brazil. Having spent much of his life in unconventional circumstances, Yoko was raised in the household of a deceased narcotrafficker and became accustomed to a human-like lifestyle, including eating with utensils, wearing clothes, and even enjoying activities like riding a horse and watching television. After a series of legal and logistical challenges, Yoko is finally set to join a community of other rescued chimpanzees at the sanctuary, where he will have the opportunity to live among his own species after years of captivity.
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Argentina:
Yoko is the last chimpanzee that was in captivity in Colombia and has started a new life in a sanctuary in Brazil.
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Dominican Republic:
Yoko is a chimpanzee who was humanized due to illegal trafficking and is now in a sanctuary in Brazil.
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Venezuela:
Yoko is the last chimpanzee in captivity in Colombia who was recently transferred to a sanctuary in Brazil.
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Paraguay:
Yoko is a chimpanzee who was humanized due to illegal trafficking and is now being relocated to a sanctuary in Brazil.
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Panama:
Yoko is the last chimpanzee in captivity in Colombia, being transferred to a sanctuary in Brazil.
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Colombia:
Yoko is the last chimpanzee in captivity in Colombia being relocated to a sanctuary in Brazil.
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