Caline

Chimpanzee

HI, MY NAME IS CALINE

Date of birth: approximately 1986
Place of birth: possibly in the wild
Date of arrival at MONA: April 12, 2023

Species: Pan troglodytes

She lived in a house with humans for the first few years before going to the zoo in La Flèche (France). She is a very sweet and friendly chimpanzee, but she knows how to show her displeasure when there is someone or something she doesn’t like.

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ABOUT CALINE

Her past

After a few years living isolated from other chimpanzees and only in the company of her owners who used her to take photos, she was deposited at the La Flèche zoo. There she lived with Hugo and little Mayumba, with whom she shared almost 20 years until Hugo was transferred to MONA due to his mental health problems, to be reunited again a year later.

Despite spending almost 20 years in the company of her fellows, she does not fully understand the codes of behavior of chimpanzees, because she was very humanized during her first years of life. Her former caretakers tell us that for this reason, she is a chimpanzee that requires a lot of attention from humans.

Her present

She has adapted very well to her new surroundings after being reunited with Hugo. She has also met a new chimpanzee, Suzie, who is her new life partner.

She has always been the bravest when it comes to exploring new spaces.

Her social life

She is curious and affable, but she can also be temperamental when a situation bothers her. Hugo is always on her toes, the teenager Mayumba sometimes likes to tease her, and her relationship with Suzie is improving day by day.

Caline likes

Exploring

She has proven to be fearless, always being the first to venture into new spaces.
Enrichments

She is excellent at using tools to achieve her rewards.
Spitting water

We still don't know why, but there are some people who get an unexpected surprise when they meet Caline.

**Anecdotes**
The first day they went out to the outdoor facility, she was the bravest and enjoyed the whole day of walks, discovering her new home.

**Anecdotes**
The reunion with Hugo was more complicated than we expected, but after a few sessions we were able to open the separation doors between them.

Caline's group: New Rescues

Suzie

One of the oldest chimpanzees in the world, she has already passed the half century.

In her early years she was exploited to take photos, but then luckily she became part of a small group of chimpanzees that finally arrived together at MONA.