Chimpanzee
HI, MY NAME IS WATY
Date of birth: 1996
Place of birth: in captivity, Valencia
Date of arrival at MONA: June 30, 2002
Subspecies: hybrid of Pan troglodytes troglodytes x Pan troglodytes verus
Waty is the daughter of two chimpanzees who lived in a truck. She arrived at MONA with Bongo. They were both in very bad conditions: thin, malnourished, and very traumatized. They had been confiscated from a trainer who was using them for shows by the Circo Mundial Italiano because they were undocumented.
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ABOUT WATY
Her past
At the time of her rescue she was fully active in the world of show business, but we suspect that she had only a few years left of “usefulness” because she was already showing a very strong and rebellious character.
Although young chimpanzees are usually very interested in their young, Waty did not seem to notice little Bongo crying to ask for her attention. In addition to this strange behavior, Waty spent a lot of time hugging a pile of straw, rocking. This behavior is typical of chimpanzees that have been separated from their mothers as babies, as it helps them to comfort themselves from the lack of maternal hugs.
A vigilant Waty
About to start a strength display to intimidate somebody, maybe the photographer?
Her present
She has become a very fast and graceful female. She is very intelligent socially. She understands all the tools for bonding very well and loves to spend hours and hours in grooming sessions.
She still rocks before going to sleep, but in general you could say that she is a very balanced chimpanzee.
Her social life
She is very intelligent socially, she knows who to approach and when to calm the group’s spirits, or the opposite! Woe to anyone who dares to offend her, she will stretch all her contacts to teach them a lesson. But although she seems stiff, she is actually very sociable and affectionate. Her best friend for years is Africa, they are inseparable.
Waty likes
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Balancing herself
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Receiving affection
When Waty meets the new keepers, she tests them and, if one is clueless, they can get a scare.
It was thought that Waty was the daughter of one of Marco’s brothers, but genetic tests refuted this.
Waty's group: Mutamba
Àfrica
Taken from the jungle as a baby, smugglers abandoned her to her fate in a cage at the port of destination.
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Waty
La vam rescatar del Circ Mundial Italià, estrella principal d’un dels seus espectacles amb animals.
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Juanito
He arrived when he was one year old and his integration into the group was recorded by National Geographic cameras.
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Bongo
Rescued from the circus at the age of two, he arrived very thin and with a great fear of physical contact.
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