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Celebrating Sixty

Taronga Talks Season 2 Episode 3 - A Chimpanzee Special

Celebrating Sixty

Taronga Talks Season 2 Episode 3 - A Chimpanzee Special

Celebrating 60 - A Chimpanzee Special

It’s been an exciting time for Taronga Zoo’s chimpanzee group, and for chimpanzee research being conducted around the world. Taronga celebrated the 60th birthday of matriarch chimpanzee ‘Spitter’ this month, along with the 60th anniversary of Dr Jane Goodall’s ground-breaking chimpanzee research project in Gombe, Tanzania on World Chimpanzee Day.

Join us for a very special Taronga Talk, where we take a virtual tour around the world to hear from our passionate primate keepers past and present, our CEO Cameron Kerr, along with the incredible Dr Jane Goodall to celebrate this milestone!

Hear from our special guests: 

  • 00:01:31 - Primate Keepers Katie Hooker & Paul Davies in Taronga’s Chimpanzee House
  • 00:24:36 - Debbie Cox live from Liberia in West Africa
  • 00:47:07 - Dr. Jane Goodall live from the UK
  • 01:12:36 - Cameron Kerr CEO of Taronga Conservation Society Australia

Header image: Hayden Turner

Taronga’s matriarch chimpanzee Spitter just celebrated her 60th birthday.
Taronga’s matriarch chimpanzee Spitter just celebrated her 60th birthday.
Primate Keeper Katie Hooker working with the Jane Goodall Institute to release chimpanzees back to the wild in Tchimpounga Sanctuary, Republic of Congo. Photo: Fernando Turmo / Jane Goodall Institute.
Primate Keeper Katie Hooker working with the Jane Goodall Institute to release chimpanzees back to the wild in Tchimpounga Sanctuary, Republic of Congo. Photo: Fernando Turmo / Jane Goodall Institute.
Dr Jane Goodall visits Taronga Zoo’s chimpanzee exhibit, 2019. Photo: Jo Yeldham.
Dr Jane Goodall visits Taronga Zoo’s chimpanzee exhibit, 2019. Photo: Jo Yeldham.

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