Tag Archives | Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage

People ask us about the fruits we buy for the chimpanzees.  Each Tuesday and Friday as we head into town, we are met by six local farmers along the dirt road. We order wild fruits and vegetables as we head towards Chingola and collect it on our way back.  Across the Kafue River on the [...]

Dear Friends, I ended November’s newsletter by mentioning that I would write this month about the usage of tools.  Milla, the elderly matriarch of the Enclosure Two group, has demonstrated that to us very clearly this month.  Unfortunately we where not able to get any photos!  Where is the camera when you need it? Albert [...]

Five new chimpanzees available for adoption – including a trio that were rescued together from the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2004 – and an updated page of chimpanzee residents are among the recent changes to the website of the Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage. Chimfunshi’s website can be reached at www.chimfunshi.org.za. The Chimfunshi website also includes [...]

It all begins with the first rain shower.  From the dry, barren areas to the fresh shades of green and the smell of clean air!  The dry October heat pounds off the dusty dirt roads, the trees and open flood plains wilt under the sun’s rays. Then, there in the far distance, the early rain [...]

Dear Friends, The Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage was founded 25 years ago in Zambia, when a wildlife ranger brought a badly injured baby chimpanzee to the cattle farm of David and Sheila Siddle. That chimpanzee – nicknamed “Pal” – recovered as a result of the Siddles’ love and care, and set in motion a chain of events [...]

I have seen many strange sights in my travels around Africa. Once in Kenya’s Aberdare Mountains, I chanced across a pure black, melanistic leopard. It melted into the mist before I could raise my camera. In the vast desert wastes that have to be traversed to get to Kenya’s Lake Turkana, we often encountered Samburu [...]