by Sheri Speede
logging, 45–47, 50, 64, 87, 99, 160–66
illegal, 161–66
Louisiana State University, 6–7
Lucas, Dave, 133, 136
Lucy, 231
Luke, 231
Luna Park Hotel, 69–84, 107, 125, 127–38
machetes, 60, 65, 66, 77–78, 94, 98–99, 161, 229–30
Mado, 189, 190, 212–13, 232–33, 238, 239, 243
Mahoney, Jim, 178–79, 182
malaria, 57, 160, 226
male chimpanzees, 31, 123
attacks on humans, 28–32, 215–17
bullying, 151–55, 237–38, 246
social integration and dominance hierarchy, 139–44, 145–57, 198–99, 207–9, 245–47
Mbargue, 111, 166
Mbargue Forest, 45–67, 69, 85, 87, 100, 110, 116, 159, 185, 186, 187, 225
Mbinang, 87, 159–60, 162, 166, 210
McGreal, Shirley, 8
meat. See bushmeat trade
medical care, 83, 101–5, 108, 140–42, 160–61, 171, 177–82, 208–11, 232, 239, 247
Meyene, 210, 211
Michel, Pa, 88, 92, 96
mimic behavior, 19–20, 80
Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife, 171
Ministry of the Environment and Forestry (MINEF), 46, 75, 85–86, 90–91, 130, 132–38, 171, 248
Minta, 62, 66, 67, 90–93
Mitchell, Chris, 18, 136
Moabi, 189, 213, 232, 247
monkeys, 8, 9, 14, 15, 70, 74, 94, 131, 133, 135
bushmeat trade, 77
mosquitoes, 56–57, 94, 110
motherhood, 20, 173–87, 190–96, 230–31
mouth movement, 33, 80
mud, 62–66, 100, 105, 116, 120–21
houses, 89
Muna, George, 25–27, 35–36, 110, 117, 171–72, 173, 177, 185, 193, 221–27
Nama, 69–84, 104, 107–9, 117, 125–38, 139, 191, 193–96, 199, 207, 212, 213, 215–17, 239, 240, 243, 245
death of, 247
forced seizure of, 125–38
as group leader, 207–9, 215–17
social integration and dominance hierarchy, 145–47, 207–9
transition period, 145–57
Nanga Eboko, 46–47
National Geographic, 2
Ndian River, 87, 97, 98
Ngaoundéré, 167
Nigeria, 8, 51, 109, 110, 125
night nests, 143
Njabeya, 213, 239
Njode, 171, 189
nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), 90, 92
Obala, 69, 70, 76, 133, 134
obesity, 148
Odier, Roger, 115–16, 146
Oregon, 7, 8, 9, 17, 22, 36, 94, 125, 176, 209
orphaned chimpanzees, 18, 19, 37, 123–24, 153, 155–57, 221
integration process, 189–96, 211–13, 230–31
overpopulation, 49–50
pagnes, 56
palm nuts, 76, 79, 148
Pan African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA), 248
Pandrillus sanctuary, 109
parasites, 83, 108, 145, 182
parrots, 136–37
passports, 170
Peace Corps, 55
peanuts, 57, 71, 76, 78, 108
Pearson, Kathy, 9, 11, 13
Pepe, 18–22, 25, 27–28, 30–37, 78, 104, 109, 117–24, 176–77, 179, 186, 191, 194–96, 198–205
death of, 203–5
fall from tree, 198–201
moved to sanctuary, 117–24
social integration and hierarchy, 139–44, 145–57, 198–99
transition period, 139–44, 145–57
pets, chimpanzees as, 3
Phillips, Anita, 127, 156
Pierre, 12–13
pneumonia, 13, 171
poaching. See bushmeat trade
population growth, 49–50
poverty, 12, 43
privacy, 96
protein deficiency, 60
Protocol Agreement, 171
quail, 86
Raballand, Estelle, 22–25, 30, 36–39, 45–67, 69–84, 85–93, 107, 108, 116–22, 126–38, 151, 167, 170, 171
rain, 62–66, 95–96, 100, 104, 114, 146
religion, 114
respiratory infection, 238–39
ringworm, 60
roads, 10–11, 46, 47–48, 50, 52, 60–67, 86, 91, 100, 105, 111, 116, 170
Rossell, Greg, 127, 156
Samuel, Mvoku, 190
Sanaga River, 87, 160
Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue Center, 1–3, 160
caregivers, 126–27, 141, 142, 190, 198–204, 215–17, 230, 231, 239, 242
community meeting on, 85–93
construction of, 107–24, 125
finding site for, 23, 45–67
government approval of, 85–93
illegal logging, 161–66
integration of juveniles in, 189–96, 211–13, 230–31
juvenile population, 155–57
moving chimps to, 117–24
social integration and dominance hierarchy, 139–44, 145–57, 198–99, 207–9, 245–47
transition period, 142–44, 145–57
sarcoptic mange, 237
savanna, 61
Schot, Mirjam, 190
sexual behavior, 139
shackled chimpanzees, 69–84, 130–31
Shuster, Gabriela, 190
Simon, 247
Sivan, Avi, 18
Sivan, Talila, 18
snakes, 94, 100, 200
social integration and dominance hierarchy, 139–44, 145–57, 198–99, 207–9, 245–47
Souchal, Agnes, 197–205, 213, 220–21, 223, 225, 232, 238–41, 245, 246
South Cameroon, 45
spinal cord injury, 200
Stone, Edmund, 17–23, 25–26, 29, 30, 36, 109, 114, 125, 174, 175, 185, 228
surgery, 177–82, 208–11, 232
Szczupider, Monica, 2, 239
Tafon, Bibila, 133, 136
Tchimisso, Raymond, 221–24
teeth, 73
Theodore, Mr., 210–11
Tidwell, Dr. Jim, 209–10
trains, 167
trees, 61, 98, 143, 157
cutting path through, 98–99
falls from, 198–201
logging, 45–47, 50, 64, 87, 99, 160–66
tuberculosis, 11, 118, 145, 247
unemployment, 42
vasectomy, 213, 232
vegetarianism, 7, 88
vigilantism, 42–43
village, 57–60, 85–105, 241
cataract surgeries, 210–11
ceremonies and traditions, 56–60, 92–93
childbirth, 182–85
community meeting about chimpanzee sanctuary, 85–93
life and society, 159–72
vocalizations, 18–19, 27, 31, 72, 118, 120, 121, 145, 154, 179–80, 190, 195–96, 201, 204, 236–38, 240, 246
wages, 55
water, 64, 66, 67, 74, 79, 97–98, 200
wildlife protection and conservation, 14–15, 19, 49–50, 74, 90, 248–49
Cameroon government policy, 49–50, 74, 76, 85–87, 119, 132–38, 156, 164, 171, 222, 248
women, 52, 54, 56, 48–49, 89, 95–97, 113
childbirth, 101–4, 182–85
multiple wives, 59, 60, 87
World War I, 51
Yaoundé, 12–13, 18, 23, 39, 64, 67, 69, 76, 83, 104, 105, 108, 109, 110, 114, 171, 172, 177, 185, 224–28, 239
Yaoundé Zoo, 18, 22, 133, 136
yogurt, 78, 230
Yong River, 64, 99, 160
Photographic Insert 1
A loving moment with Launa, who had been kept on a chain until we rescued her.
Credit: Monica Szczupider
Dorothy, captive and miserable for decades at Luna Park.
Credit: Sheri Speede
Dorothy, finally free of the heavy chain around her neck.
Credit: Agnes Souchal
Nama, enjoying a cigarette, entertaining tourists.
> Credit: Karl Ammann
Nama, in the fresh forest air, observing the world from a tree branch.
Credit: Marie-Eve Lavigne
Nama, napping in the sunshine.
Credit: Agnes Souchal
Jacky, trapped in a cage at the Atlantic Beach Hotel.
Credit: Sheri Speede
Jacky, once deemed “insane,” found peace at the sanctuary.
Credit: Marie-Eve Lavigne
The alpha couple, Nama and Jacky, in a warm embrace.
Credit: Agnes Souchal
Visiting Pepe despite a warning sign on the cage at the Atlantic Beach Hotel.
Credit: Edmund Stone
Pepe had been easy to love from the start.
Credit: Leslie Kadane
Becky, delighting in a stuffed panda that Sheri and Edmund had brought to her.
Credit: Sheri Speede
Pepe grooms Sheri through the bars of his cage at the Atlantic Beach Hotel.
Credit: Edmund Stone
Becky, the mischief maker, in a tree at the edge of the forest.
Credit: Marie-Eve Lavigne
The Atlantic Beach Hotel, where Jacky, Pepe, and Becky were kept in small cages for so many years.
Credit: Sheri Speede
Relaxing near Jacky, Pepe, and Becky in their satellite cage, at Sanaga-Yong Center.
Courtesy of the author
Aerial view of the camp from a helicopter, set in a remote part of Cameroon.
Credit: Sheri Speede
A raffia cover keeps Sheri’s and Kenneth’s sleeping tents cool and dry.
Credit: Sheri Speede
Sheri with Edmund, who was pivotal in getting the sanctuary started.
Credit: Al Hainisch
Kenneth Fonyoy, Sheri’s driver and translator, with the ever-faithful Pajero.
Credit: Sheri Speede
Sheri (center), French volunteer Laurence Vial (left), and Estelle Raballand (right), just after testing a chimpanzee for TB at the Atlantic Beach Hotel.
Courtesy of the author
Sweet and smart Simossa, who was raised around humans, needed a gentle introduction to her chimpanzee community.
Credit: Monica Szczupider
A drink and a laugh with Chief Ibraham of Mbinang on New Year’s Day.
Credit: Agnes Souchal
A girl from Bikol 2, bringing bananas for the chimpanzees.
Credit: Lynn Clifford
Kenneth with Mado and Gabby. The chimps loved him.
Credit: Sheri Speede
Caregivers Emmanuel and Paulins with a baby group.
Credit: Sheri Speede
Baby Bouboule, who was later adopted by Dorothy.
Credit: Sheri Speede
Bikol and Gabby, the first babies rescued, at the Sanaga-Yong Rescue Center.
Credit: Sheri Speede
Waiting for needed traveling papers just after officials confiscated Caroline from a hotel.
Courtesy of the author
Gabby, playing like a typical chimpanzee baby.
Credit: Sheri Speede
Dorothy tenderly grooms Nama.
Credit: Agnes Souchal
Photographic Insert 2
Dorothy (in profile) was always kind, patient, and forgiving.
Credit: Marie-Eve Lavigne
As personnel manager, Raymond Tchimisso was called “Le Grand Chef” (“the Big Chief”) by sanctuary staff.
Credit: Agnes Souchal
Agnes sits beside Marylise and the baby named after Agnes.
Credit: Lynn Clifford
The staff of the sanctuary. Sheri delivered the baby on the far right. Annarose is being held by her babysitter.
Courtesy of the author
Sheri, who is pregnant, cares for Gabby, who is sick.
Courtesy of the author
Sheri, six months pregnant, carries Caroline.
Courtesy of the author
Sheri, with Annarose, collecting wood chips to use as bedding for the chimps.
Courtesy of the author
The one-room cabin at Sanaga-Yong Rescue Center that Sheri and Annarose shared.
Courtesy of the author
Annarose, George, and Sheri, during a brief visit to the camp by George.
Courtesy of the author
Dorothy with the chimp named Bikol, whose name means “the King” in the Bamvéle dialect.
Credit: Agnes Souchal
Hope tries to stop Simon and Gabby from fighting.
Credit: Jacques Gillon
Emma, Njabeya, Mado, and Future, grooming.
Credit: Agnes Souchal
Dorothy, giving Gabby a ride with Bouboule on her left.
Credit: Sheri Speede
Grooming as a pleasurable community event. Manni watches Bouboule grooming Jacky.
Credit: Agnes Souchal
Sheri, Tilly, and Shy, who is eating a papaya.
Credit: Monica Szczupider
Nama and Emma take pleasure lounging in the dirt.
Credit: Agnes Souchal
Once Dorothy had adopted him, Bouboule stayed close to his new mother.
Credit: Sheri Speede
Now that he had a mother to nurture and protect him, Bouboule could relax.
Credit: Sheri Speede
Like the chimps did with one another, Sheri established and maintained friendships through grooming.
Credit: Monica Szczupider
Sheri and a grown-up Gabby speak to each other through the fence.
Credit: Ann de Graef
Over time, Becky became gentler, and her relationships with both humans and other chimpanzees grew more harmonious.
Credit: Karen Bachelder
Dorothy, whose funeral would one day teach the world about the depth of animal feeling.
Credit: Agnes Souchal
Dorothy and Bouboule, even when he was an adult, maintained a close relationship.
Credit: Agnes Souchal
The people of the village came to the camp en masse to pay their respects to Dorothy.
Credit: Monica Szczupider
Dorothy’s funeral. Sheri cradled her head while the other chimpanzees gathered to view her body.
Credit: Monica Szczupider
Jacky became a definitive leader and helped keep the peace among the chimpanzees.
Credit: Carol Yarrow
About the Author
Sheri Speede, a doctor of veterinary medicine, collaborated with the Cameroon government to found the Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue Center, a forested home for orphans of the illegal ape meat trade. With Edmund Stone, she established In Defense of Animals—Africa (www.ida-africa.org) as a division of IDA International and as the U.S. base of support for the work in Cameroon. Between 1998 and 2011 she lived in Africa full-time; currently, she splits her time between Africa and Portland, Oregon.
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Speede, Sheri.
Kindred beings : what seventy-three chimpanzees taught me about life, love, and connection / by Sheri Speede. — First edition.
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1. Chimpanzees—Behavior. 2. Cognition in animals. I. Title.
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