chimpanzee : Reo

GAIN ID number

:0439 （2024-01-20Updated）

International studbook number: -

Name	Reo
Sex	Male
Species or Subspecies	P. t. verus
Date of birth	1982.05.18
Place of birth	Institute for the Evolutionary Origins of Human Behavior
Current facility	Institute for the Evolutionary Origins of Human Behavior
Father	Gon
Mother	Reiko

Feature

Reo was the second chimpanzee born by artificial insemination in Japan. He was named after his mother, Reiko. His face is very similar to his mother's. When he gets his favorite food, he automatically vocalizes. He is a fine male and good at copulation. In September, 2006, he suddenly got myelitis. Now, he is bedridden.
He later recovered enough to be able to move around by himself. In April 2009 he was moved to a new room (North Playroom).
His blood type is A.

Character

Reo does not flatter others. He is a chimpanzee who behaves like a chimpanzee. He is honest and popular among the chimpanzee youngsters.

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Life history

1982.05.18	Reo was born at Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, (1480g, May 19, 1982). He was raised by his mother Reiko {0432} and kept together with Puchi {0436} and Gon {0437} in a group separate from the group of Ai {0434} , Mari {0274} , Akira {0435} , Pendensa {0095} and Popo {0438} .
1983.12.07	Puchi {0436} gave birth to Pan {0440} (conceived by artificial insemination). Father: Gon {0437} . As a child, Reo {0439} played with Popo and Pan, who were born around the same time as him.
1989.10.03	Ai and Akira escaped from Institute.
1994.04.28	body weight 55.5kg
1995	New outdoor enclosure was completed. All chimpanzees now kept together in one group.
1996.05.21	body weight 57.2kg
2006.09.26	Reo showed symptoms of spinal inflammation. Became bedridden.
2009.4.7	Reo was moved from hospital room to North Play Room. This room was called "Reo-Palece"
2010.6.25	Body weight: 44.1kg
2013.2.18	TV meeting with his mother, Reiko
2020.2.12	Protected-contact meeting with Pendensa
2023.09.21	died from uremia

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References

Biometry Date of investigation 2005/6/14 (23.075years old)

Right upper dental formula	Right lower dental formula	Left upper dental formula	Left lower dental formula
I1I2CP1P2M1M2M3	I1I2CP1P2M1M2M3	I1I2CP1P2M1M2M3	I1I2CP1P2M1M2M3
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Weight (kg)	Sitting height (mm)	Body length	Tail length	Sternum length	Upper arm length
58.0	878.0	542.0	0.0	217.0	313.0
Forearm length	Thigh length	Knee height	Calf length	Biacromial breadth	Pelvic breadth
324.0	324.0	0.0	270.0	238.0	303.0
Inter-trochanteric breadth	Inter-papillar breadth	Left-right chest distance	Upper-lower chest distance	Neck circumference	Chest circumference
290.0	163.0	214.0	203.0	0.0	943.0
Right arm circumference	Right thigh circumference	Calf circumference	Foot circumference	Head circumference	Head length
393.0	558.0	320.0	242.0	0.0	162.0
Head breadth	Bizygomatic breadth	Bigonial breadth	Upper face height	Face height	Nose height
129.0	137.0	96.0	98.0	134.0	55.0
External ear breadth	Inner ear breadth	Nose breadth	Total head height	Head height	Ear length
82.0	31.0	32.0	175.0	74.0	73.0
Ear breadth
65.0
Hand length 1	Hand length 2	Hand breadth	Thumb length	Middle finger length	Foot length
250.0	238.0	85.0	49.0	133.0	251.0
Foot breadth	Toe I length	Toe III length
55.0	66.0	93.0
Abdominal skinfold thickness	Triceps skinfold thickness	Thigh skinfold thickness	Back of waist skinfold thickness	Neck skinfold thickness	Underbust skinfold thickness
3.3	7.2	11.8	12.4	0.0	0.0
Iliocristale skinfold thickness	Abdominal circumference	Head and body length
10.7	805.0	0.0
Others
Testis 755954

Teat (Width)	Teat (Leng)	Teat (Wid) Left	Teat (Leng) Left
0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Testis Length	Testis Width	Testis Depth	Left Testis L	Left Testis W	Left Testis D
75.0	59.0	54.0	-	-	-

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