Center for Great Apes

The Center for Great Apes’ mission is to provide a permanent sanctuary for orangutans and chimpanzees who have been rescued or retired from the entertainment industry, from research, or from the exotic pet trade; to educate the public about captive great apes and the threats to conservation of great apes in the wild; and to advocate for the end of the use of great apes as entertainers, research subjects, and pets.

Center for Great Apes

Date opened	1993
Location	Wauchula, Florida
No. of animals	47
No. of species	21 Orangutans 26 Chimpanzees
Website	www.centerforgreatapes.org

Center for Orangutan and Chimpanzee Conservation, Inc

Tax ID no.	65-0444725
Revenue (2015)	$1,956,713

Notable residents

• Bubbles – former companion of Michael Jackson
• Bella – CareerBuilder 2004 Super Bowl XL campaign
• Sam "Sammy" - starred in the movie Dunston Checks In