James and Other Apes (#JAPES)

Jape name: #19 Wendy

Edition: 1 of 1

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Collection

Long before BAYC, James Mollison spent four years traveling the world to photograph the great apes, which are now being minted by ART3.io for the first time, in official partnership with OpenSea.

JAPES presents 52 individual portraits of the apes, alongside their names, stories & unique real life traits — with exclusive unlockable content for collectors.

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JAPE story

Wendy was given to the sanctuary by a Chinese family who had held her for six years. She had often be made to walk upright. On arrival at the sanctuary she spent 2 weeks in a cage at the side of enclosure, to get to know the other chimpanzees. When she entered group, all chimpanzees liked her, and, unusually, there was no fighting. She quickly became the matriarch of the group, and had and the other chimps go to her when sad or wanting to resolve a conflict. She was intelligent and calm.

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