Chimpanzee Species Survival Plan (SSP)

Chimpanzee Species Survival Plan (SSP) Chimpanzee SSP is a group of dedicated professionals working to help all chimpanzees.

Formed in 1989, the Chimpanzee SSP works to achieve five primary goals:
(a) Ensuring the genetic and demographic health of the captive population; (b) Advancing the care of captive chimpanzees; (c) Engaging in research to help learn more about chimpanzees and their care; (d) Educating the public about critical chimp issues; (e) Partnering with other organizations that seek to improve the lives of wild and captive chimpanzees

This beautiful lady is Maizey from the Houston Zoo! Join us in wishing her a very happy 40th birthday!!! We hope it's ...
02/15/2026

This beautiful lady is Maizey from the Houston Zoo! Join us in wishing her a very happy 40th birthday!!! We hope it's her best birthday yet. May all your wishes come true, Maizey! Photo by Max Block.

We are sending big happy birthday pant hoots to Billy who is turning 20 today! He is celebrating with his friends at the...
02/13/2026

We are sending big happy birthday pant hoots to Billy who is turning 20 today! He is celebrating with his friends at the Indianapolis Zoo with a Star Wars themed party complete with a galaxy ice cake! We hope you have an amazing birthday Billy! 🪐

Photo by Alexis Vroom

We are headed to the Dallas Zoo to celebrate with Amelia! This beautiful lady is 35 today. We want to wish her the hap...
02/10/2026

We are headed to the Dallas Zoo to celebrate with Amelia! This beautiful lady is 35 today. We want to wish her the happiest of birthdays! Have fun, Amelia! Photo by the Dallas Zoo.

This handsome guy is Optimus Prime! He celebrated his 27th birthday yesterday at the Lincoln Park Zoo. His wonderful f...
02/10/2026

This handsome guy is Optimus Prime! He celebrated his 27th birthday yesterday at the Lincoln Park Zoo. His wonderful family and many friends were there to make it fabulous. We hope it was your best birthday ever, Optimus Prime! Photo by Max Block.

Happy 32nd birthday, Chiana! Her keepers at the Detroit Zoo will make sure her day is extra special. We hope it's her ...
02/10/2026

Happy 32nd birthday, Chiana! Her keepers at the Detroit Zoo will make sure her day is extra special. We hope it's her best birthday yet! Photo by the Detroit Zoo.

Happy 34th birthday, Scooter! We hope you're having a spectacular day with all of your friends at the Houston Zoo. Enj...
02/07/2026

Happy 34th birthday, Scooter! We hope you're having a spectacular day with all of your friends at the Houston Zoo. Enjoy your goodies and have a wonderful year ahead! 🥳

Happy 35th birthday, Magadi! Her keepers at the Lincoln Park Zoo will make sure she has a spectacular day. May all you...
02/06/2026

Happy 35th birthday, Magadi! Her keepers at the Lincoln Park Zoo will make sure she has a spectacular day. May all your wishes come true, Magadi! Photo by Max Block.

Join us in wishing this adorable momma a happy 19th birthday! Kianga and her daughter, Amali, live at the Little Rock Z...
02/04/2026

Join us in wishing this adorable momma a happy 19th birthday! Kianga and her daughter, Amali, live at the Little Rock Zoo. We hope Amali is letting her mom have a relaxing day. Have a wonderful birthday, Kianga! Photo by James Syler.

We're headed to the Lincoln Park Zoo to wish Eli a very happy birthday! He is turning 17 today. We hope he is enjoying...
02/04/2026

We're headed to the Lincoln Park Zoo to wish Eli a very happy birthday! He is turning 17 today. We hope he is enjoying a fun day with his friends. Have a spectacular year ahead, Eli! Photo by Max Block.

This is Sancho from the Gladys Porter Zoo! Join us in wishing him a very happy 50th birthday! We hope it's a fun fille...
02/01/2026

This is Sancho from the Gladys Porter Zoo! Join us in wishing him a very happy 50th birthday! We hope it's a fun filled day for the entire family. May all of your wishes come true, Sancho!

Yesterday Lili and Orbit celebrated their birthdays at Lion Country Safari! Lili turned 3 and Orbit turned 31. We hope...
01/29/2026

Yesterday Lili and Orbit celebrated their birthdays at Lion Country Safari! Lili turned 3 and Orbit turned 31. We hope that they enjoyed the festivities and all their goodies. Have a spectacular year ahead, Lili and Orbit! Lili photo by Lion Country Safari, Orbit photo by Max Block.

We are headed to the Los Angeles Zoo for two birthdays! Gracie is celebrating her 39th birthday and Mshindi is celebra...
01/27/2026

We are headed to the Los Angeles Zoo for two birthdays! Gracie is celebrating her 39th birthday and Mshindi is celebrating his 12th birthday. We hope their big day was full of fun, laughter and lots of birthday loot. Happy birthday Gracie and Mshindi!

Photo of Gracie by Max Block
Photo of Mshindi by Lori Conley

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