Where Is Chimp Crazy’s Tonka Now? About the Sanctuary He Calls Home [Video]

Tonka, the chimpanzee at the center of the HBO docuseries Chimp Crazy, is far removed from the drama included in the show today.

The 32-year-old primate first rose to fame in the 90s, when, as a young primate, he appeared on television and in numerous films, including George of the Jungle, Babe: Pig in the City, and Buddy — in which appeared alongside Alan Cumming — according to Save the Chimps, Tonka’s current sanctuary home.

After Tonka matured and grew too large and unpredictable for entertainment work, he started residing full-time at a primate breeding facility that later became a nonprofit called Missouri Primate Foundation (MPF) (previously known as Chimparty). In the late 2010s, Tonia Haddix, a former nurse turned exotic animal enthusiast, took over ownership of MPF’s seven primates, including Tonka, from Connie Casey.

Chimp Crazyreveals that in 2019, after ownership of the animals was transferred to Haddix, she was added as a defendant to …