Every visitor to the Belgrade Zoo visitor encounters the chimpanzee statue of Sami, one of the most beloved animals that lived in Serbia’s capital. Sami lived in the Belgrade Zoo between January 1988 and September 1992. A month after he arrived from Osijek Zoo and Aquarium, he escaped twice. He was captured both times and returned to the zoo, but citizens felt empathy for the animal, feeling a kinship to his plight as they lived under communist rule. Vuk Bojović, who was a zoo director at that time, managed to gather funds…
