This chimpanzee was born in the old Viveros zoo 27 years ago and was key in the integration of the male that arrived from Fuengirola to form the reproductive group that lives in BIOPARC Valencia.

Sunday, August 10. This hot Sunday morning a huge fruit cake, jellies, juice and biscuits He welcomed the chimpanzee family when they came out to their enclosure. Before this moment occurred, the Bioparc public was able to see the gorillas who were watching expectantly the movement of the keepers who finished preparing the feast that the other group of great primates would give shortly after on the occasion of the birthday of one of its members. .

As always, the first to leave was “NAPO”, the dominant male. After quickly inspecting the present and fresh food, the rest quickly proceeded to distribute the “treats”. Kimbo kidnapped the part of him that he took to the other side of the river and the birthday girl enjoyed the cakes and jellies. All in view of many tourists, many of them foreigners who exclaimed in different languages ​​when seeing this unexpected painting.

Spark has always been especially loved for several reasons. First of all because it was the first chimpanzee born in Valencia, 27 years ago today. And the second and perhaps transcendent for the purposes of the species in BIOPARC, his work in introducing the player into the group, Napoleon the dominant male who arrived 7 years ago from BIOPARC Fuengirola. Thanks to this, the family has had optimal and stable development, in addition to culminating its important role in the European conservation program for this species with the birth of Kimbo 5 years ago.

Kimbo was the first chimpanzee born in Bioparc Valencia and this morning maybe one of the ones they have enjoyed the most, we will always be left wondering if this family remembers that Every August the anniversary of Chispi is celebrated.

This activity, in addition to being attractive and exciting for visitors, represents environmental enrichment, a stimulus for animals. Your body and facial expressions are essential to strengthen social bonds and events like these enhance them. And from an awareness point of view they help draw attention to the critical situation of this species. Bioparc, through the Bioparc Foundation and in collaboration with the Jane Goodall Institute, participates in the West African chimpanzee conservation program in Senegal and Guinea. Currently the chimpanzees, animals with which the human race shares 98% of its DNA, are in serious condition Danger of extinction.