(26 Nov 2024)
NORTH MACEDONIA CHIMP
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Skopje, North Macedonia – 22 November 2024
1. Various of Mimi, 62-year old female chimp
2. Close of Mimi, 62-year old female chimp
3. Various of Jasmina Trajkovska, zoo keeper feeding Mimi the chimpanzee
4. Various of Mimi eating peanuts
5. Various of Jasmina Trajkovska, zoo keeper interacting with Mimi
6. SOUNDBITE: (Macedonian) Jasmina Trajkovska , zoo keeper
“Mimi is the oldest chimpanzee in Europe. She is 62 years old, and I met her when she came to our zoo 6 or 7 years ago and since then we have been taking care of her.”
7. Various of Mimi
8. SOUNDBITE: (Macedonian) Jasmina Trajkovska , zoo keeper
“ She is the leader of the group of chimpanzees, Koko and Izi the two male chimpanzee who often get into arguments and she steps in between to calm them down. Mimi loves flowers very much and writing on papers, the smell of flowers in spring, she goes to the meadows, searches, digs smells and eats. We always give her roses for the 8th of March, like a girl she is so happy, so joyful about it all.”
9. Wide of Izi, Male chimp, 29 years old
10. Various of Koko, Male chimp, 39 years old
11. Various of information poster about Mimi
12. SOUNDBITE: (Macedonian) Jasmina Trajkovska , zoo keeper (the chimp behind her is Izi)
” She behaves like a mother. She calms ( the other chimps) them down, like children who have argued or fought. These are the kinds of characteristic she has.”
13. Various of Dime Petkovski entering the enclosure to feed Mimi marmalade
14.SOUNDBITE: (Macedonian) Dime Petkovski, zoo keeper
” For that day (her birthday), we would make something like a cake from vegetables and fruits, which would be given, with also some peanuts and rice.”
15. Various of zoo keeper preparing fruits and vegetables for the chimps
16. SOUNDBITE: (Macedonian) Tina Mickovska, zoo official
“I believe she receives daily love, as you can see for yourself. My colleagues take wonderful care of her. You know, we continue to do our best to ensure she has everything she needs in these years—to feel loved, cared for, and to have her basic needs met, like the right type of food and preparation for her well-being. Juices, puddings, and all kinds of things are made for her to make every day interesting. Still, I think I am most proud of my colleagues, who are given their all to ensure she has a dignified life in her retirement years.”
17. Various of food being served to the chimps
18. Various of Mimi eating the food, Jasmina Trajkovska watching
19. Exterior of Skopje zoo
20. Close of giraffe mascot
21. Close of Skopje zoo sign
22. Visitors walking inside the zoo
23. Duck swimming on the lake
24. Various of animals inside the zoo
25. Family walking inside and visiting the zoo
26. Dime Petkovski, zoo keeper bringing bananas to chimps
27. Close up Izi’s face
28. Petkovski feeds banana to Koko
29. Close up chimp fingers and human fingers
30. Petkovski feeds banana to Mimi
31. Close of Mimi eating the banana
STORYLINE:
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One of the world’s oldest living chimps is Mimi the Bonobo.
Sixty-something-year-old Mimi resides in Skopje Zoo, where she enjoys flowers and marmalade straight from the jar.
STORYLINE:
Meet Mimi.
Aged around 62 years old she is one of the oldest chimps living in captivity in the world.
A resident of Skopje Zoo, Mimi, a female bonobo chimpanzee, has become a symbol of resilience and hope after enduring a lifetime of mistreatment and hardship.
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