The chimpanzee family from the Valencian conservation park enjoyed the celebration prepared by the animal care team with striking decorations and a spectacular cake.
A authentic birthday party, this is how you can define the celebration that you enjoyed this morning the BIOPARC Valencia chimpanzee family. Because the reason was not for less then Cala, the smallest, turns one year old today.
El animal care equipment She has taken great care to decorate the outside area with colorful garlands and prepare a huge cake with delicious vegetables and fruits that, for such a special event, included ingredients such as pineapple, grapes, strawberries and her favorite jellies. All of this is part of the wellness techniques with environmental enrichments aimed at surprising the group of chimpanzees, and this has certainly been the case.
This first anniversary of Cala brings hope to the subspecies Pan troglodytes verus, critically endangered.
After the first moment of euphoria and the typical phrases and "screams" of the species, each one has been choosing according to their tastes. The birthday girl, the chimpanzee Cala, has first shown caution on the back of her mother Noelia but, quickly, her enthusiasm for these stimuli They have taken him everywhere to run around. With his recent teething he has started to eat solid food and today the new flavours have amazed him.
Behind his “brother” Djibril, who loves jellies and has stocked up on them, he was also able to try this sweet protein treat. The other females, Natalia, Eva, Malin and Py also took advantage of the festive event and Moreno, playing his role as a male, kept order and, of course, enjoyed the feast.
The BIOPARCs are home to the largest group in Spain, with a relevant role in their conservation, both in the European “ex situ” programme, and in Africa through the collaboration of the BIOPARC Foundation with the Jane Goodall Institute.
A large number of people, especially families, came to BIOPARC to share this commemoration on a sunny Valencian morning. The park's objectives include bringing wild nature closer and raising awareness of the threat of biodiversity loss in order to mobilize society to protect it.. These actions are a different way of promoting knowledge and commitment specifically about these species. Pan troglodytes verus It is a subspecies of chimpanzee classified critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Breeding controlled under scientific criteria is essential to ensure their survival and BIOPARC houses the largest group in Spain, with 8 animals in Valencia and 2 more in BIOPARC Fuengirola. Especially after the pLoss of the other calf last year, the vitality of Cala is a reason for optimism and overall shows the prominent role in the European program (EEP) for the conservation of this emblematic species.
At the same time, the action of the BIOPARC Foundation which partially finances part of the Reforestation and Agroforestry Sustainability Program in the habitat of chimpanzees with the in situ conservation project in Kedogou (Senegal) with the Jane Goodall Institute Spain.