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Chimp MORITZ The Moritz Group, aka Group of Ten. Outdoor Enclosure D. Probably, Moritz was born free in 1983 in Sierra Leone (Africa). In 1986, he was kept in captivity and isolation for animal research. All experiments on him were stopped in 1997. In 2002, the doors of his cage were finally opened and he resettled among the group living at Gänserndorf. Moritz remains traumatized to a degree even now. He has the highest rank in his group and can be very dominant and energetic. Anton and Susi are his best friends in the group. He treats them with great sensitivity. He acts like a father to the young chimps and knows the games that will thrill the entire group. During his first excursion to the 2000-sq.m. open-air enclosure, it was as though he were embracing the world. He inspected every nook and cranny and made an important discovery. When he gripped an electric wire, he got a slight shock. But he was not in shock and, at first, just sat down and reflected. His new world also had limits, but they were also for his own protection. 14
Chimp ANTON The Moritz Group, aka Group of Ten. Outdoor Enclosure D. Born free in Sierra Leone in about 1982. In 1986, the chimpanzee catchers trapped him. The last images, which must have affected him, would be of his dying mother. It was dark in the cage in which he was flown out of Africa. His “home” for the next 20 years was a cramped cage in the research lab. After the lab’s takeover by Baxter pharmaceuticals group – the company did not conduct research with chimps – Anton was set free. That was in 1997. In 2002, he also resettled in Gänserndorf and moved into spacious living quarters with the Moritz Group. Moritz is his best friend. He is one of the three group leaders and helped rear the three youngsters David, Alfred and Xsara. 15
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Page 7 and 8: A LOST CHILDHOOD The Trauma of Isol
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