Thoto RIP
This sketch is another one
I recently painted of a resident at SAVE THE CHIMPS. Thoto was a circus chimp
which had all his teeth pulled out as a measure of protection for his handlers
afraid he might bite them. Thoto was eventually sold into medical research and
forced to live in a cage. I instantly fell in love with his face when I saw his
picture and it inspired me to paint him. This beautiful chimp is a perfect
example of the great work that Save the chimps do because poor Thoto was forced
through most of his life as an entertainer and lab experiment but thanks to
save the chimps he was able to live the last ten tears of his life as a chimp.
For a full obituary of
Thoto please go HERE and please consider donating some money in his honor.
Meet Thoto in this clip from YouTube. I was hoping to meet him one day but I am so happy that I could paint his portrait and honor him and save the chimps in this way.
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