As we were leaving our group of chimps on the last day, one of the male chimps, Darwin, walked right past us on the path that we were on. We all stepped off the path as best we could so that he could come past us. He was so close that we could have touched his back and I found myself holding my breath, not wanting to disturb him in any way. It was a moment that I will remember forever.

Below are some of our memories.