Animal species
Every year, hundreds of animals stay at AAP’s two rescue centres. About half of the animals are apes, such as the chimpanzee or the Barbary macaque. The other half consists of other species of exotic mammals, such as the tiger, lion, raccoon, coati, (silver) fox, serval and many other species.
Read more facts about various animal species below.
Read more facts about various animal species below.
Chimpanzee
Chimpanzees live in the tropical rainforests of Africa, but are also found in forest-savanna areas and mountain forests.
Lion
African lions live in most of the sub-Saharan region of Africa, in open landscapes with grass.
Barbary macaque
The Barbary macaque is found in Morocco,
Algeria and on the Rock of Gibraltar.
Algeria and on the Rock of Gibraltar.
Tiger
The tiger is now found in China, Korea, Russia and parts of India and the Himalayan region.
Raccoon
Raccoons lived only in North America. In the 1930s, they were brought to Europe and Asia, in part for fur farming.
Common marmoset
Common marmosets mainly live in trees. Using their claws, they can move quickly through the rainforest in Brazil.
Japanese macaque
Japanese macaques live on the Japanese islands of Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu and some smaller islands.
Long-tailed macaque
The long-tailed macaque lives in various habitats in Southeast Asia, typically in forests alongside rivers or by coastal areas.
Rhesus
macaque
The rhesus macaque lives in western Afghanistan, India and northern Thailand and can live in many different areas.