Chocolat was an infant when her family were hunted and killed.When she was rescued, she was found to have injuries from shotgunpellets that have left her with a paralyzed hand and foot on herright side. After spending the past twenty years in Kenya beinglooked after by her original rescuer, Chocolat has now found along-term home at Monkey World, which provides specialist care forchimpanzees that have been smuggled from the wild and/or sufferedabuse or neglect. To accommodate her needs, her new enclosure hasbeen treated to upgrades such as lower platforms, new nestingareas, and cargo nets, all designed to make Chocolat's new home asaccessible as possible.
Monkey World was established in 1987 to provide a home forchimpanzees who were being abused in the Spanish beach photographytrade. Since then, it has continued to rescue monkeys, apes andprosimians who have been used or abused by humans. It has assisted29 governments to confiscate and rehome the victims of the illegaltrade in primates. The 65 acre sanctuary in Dorset is now home toover 230 primates of 25 different species. Chocolat joins 52 otherchimpanzees, over 4 groups, living in as natural conditions aspossible.
Throughout the journey DHL Express provided Chocolat with VIPservice, transporting her in a custom-built crate supported by ateam of specialist keepers, aircraft engineers, cargo handlers,security personnel, and pilots. Throughout the trip Chocolatsnacked on fresh fruit, nuts and sweet potato.
