Center for Great Apes

Founded as a nonprofit organization in 1993, the sanctuary has about 70 orangutans and chimpanzees who were formerly used in entertainment, scientific research, or the exotic pet trade.

[2] The sanctuary sits on 100 acres of land in rural Florida, southwest of Orlando.

The backstory of six of the chimpanzees at the Center for Great Apes was featured in the TV documentary series Chimp Crazy.

As a result of a People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals lawsuit, they were removed from a facility in Missouri and sent to the sanctuary in 2021.

[4] The Center for Great Apes is the only accredited orangutan sanctuary in the United States.

The Center for Great Apes has about 2 miles of aerial trailways.
The Center for Great Apes includes about 2 miles (3.2 km) of aerial trailways, allowing chimpanzees an orangutans to explore the sanctuary.
Jonah, a chimpanzee, plays in a tub at the Center for Great Apes
Jonah, a chimpanzee, plays in a tub
Three orangutans look toward the camera
Sunshine with her daughter Cahaya and friend Keagan
Marco smiles as he sits in the grass ina huge habitat at the Center for Great Apes
Marco the chimpanzee at the Center for Great Apes was wild-caught in Africa and sold to a circus in America and then sold to a family. He arrived at the Center for Great Apes in 2005.
Mari, a pure Sumatran orangutan, at the Center for Great Apes
Mari , a Sumatran orangutan, arrived at the Center for Great Apes from a language and cognition study in Georgia. She has no arms due to an accident prior to her arrival at the Center for Great Apes.