This is Yoko, a 38-year-old chimpanzee, on his way to a sanctuary in Brazil. His story is extraordinary: he was kidnapped as an infant and raised by a Colombian drug lord, who taught him to smoke, wear clothes and eat with a knife and fork. 

“The degree of tameness is very high – he basically behaves like a child,” said his veterinarian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2025/mar/28/week-in-wildlife-relief-for-traumatised-lions-a-shy-deer-and-a-stork-doing-yoga

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just read about yoko, the 38-year-old chimp heading to a sanctuary in brazil. his life was wild—raised by a colombian drug lord, he smokes and eats with a fork! hope he finds peace now 🙌 read more: theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2025/mar/28/week-in-wildlife-relief-for-traumatised-lions-a-shy-deer-and-a-stork-doing-yoga