In March 2015 Iris was retrieved from a roadside zoo in Florida following an undercover PETA investigation . She had reportedly been kept alone in a 'tiny and dark cell ' for three years . The ape was re-homed her at the Save the Chimps sanctuary in Georgia . Keepers say it was love at first sight when she met 40-year-old Abdul .
In March 2015 Iris was retrieved from a roadside zoo in Georgia following an undercover PETA investigation . She had reportedly been kept alone in a 'tiny and dark cell ' for three years . The ape was re-homed her at the Save the Chimps sanctuary in Florida . Keepers say it was love at first sight when she met 40-year-old Abdul .