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Léo Ferré had an adopted daughter: his chimpanzee Ppée.

Admirers of Léo Ferré know: the poet and musician had adopted with his wife Madeleine Rabereau in 1961 a baby chimpanzee. A monkey named Pepe, whom they loved madly, and whom they treated like a child. Léo Ferré even wrote a song dedicated to his chimpanzee and left his wife when the animal died.

Annie ButorGirl Madeleine Rabereau and beautiful daughter of Léo Ferré lived this whole funny story. She writes in her book “How do you expect me to forget?

Ppée had her room, her toys, she had lunch with us, took a nap, drove the car on Léo's lap. In the evening, before putting on her pajamas, she would kindly drink her herbal tea before hugging us very tightly. One day as I was walking behind my mother in one of the paths of the castle in Perdrigal, Pepe suddenly climbed a tree above me and let himself fall violently on my head. I fell in shock, almost fainted, she bit me, I uttered a cry, and in front of my interrogative mother who turned around, Pépine immediately took on a most innocent look and began to kiss me with a tender expression where she had bitten me, “You hurt yourself, she consoles you, she's your sister“. Impassive, indifferent, she continued on her way, and Ppée remorse me: hell!

Léo Ferré had an adopted daughter: his chimpanzee Ppée. - leo ferre
Léo Ferré had an adopted daughter: his chimpanzee Ppée. - animal lover leo ferre was isolated lot with a pepee monkey menagerie 0 1

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