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    Research chimps enjoy retirement -- at last

    For the first time in their lives, four aging chimpanzees once used in federal research can go outside whenever they like. They can lie on the grass, clamber onto a platform 20 feet up on a chimp-style jungle gym and gaze freely at the open sky, the vista unbroken by steel bars. Read more

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  • Two chimps walk together at Chimp Haven
    Feb. 19, 2013: Two chimps walk together at Chimp Haven in Keithville, La.
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    AP Photo/Gerald Herbert
  • A baby chimp's hands touch those of other chimps at Chimp Haven
    Feb. 19, 2013: A baby chimp's hands, left, are seen touching the hands of other chimps at Chimp Haven in Keithville, La.
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    AP Photo/Gerald Herbert
  • chimp climbs a pine tree at Chimp Haven
    Feb. 18, 2013: A chimp climbs a pine tree at Chimp Haven in Keithville, La.
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    AP Photo/Gerald Herbert
  • A mother chimp holds a piece of lettuce in her mouth
    Feb. 19, 2013: A mother chimp holds a piece of lettuce in her mouth as she carries her baby at Chimp Haven in Keithville, La.
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    AP Photo/Gerald Herbert
  • The hands of a baby chimp cling to its mother at Chimp Haven
    Feb. 18, 2013: The hands of a baby chimp cling to its mother as she walks at Chimp Haven in Keithville, La.
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    AP Photo/Gerald Herbert
  • A mother chimp carries her baby
    Feb. 19, 2013: A mother chimp carries her baby at Chimp Haven in Keithville, La.
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    AP Photo/Gerald Herbert
  • A mother chimp relaxes with her baby at Chimp Haven
    Feb. 19, 2013: A mother chimp relaxes with her baby at Chimp Haven in Keithville, La.
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    AP Photo/Gerald Herbert
  • Adult chimp plays with a young chimp at Chimp Haven
    Feb. 18, 2013: An adult chimp plays with a young chimp at Chimp Haven in Keithville, La.
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    AP Photo/Gerald Herbert
  • Animal care specialist feeds HIV-infected chimps at Chimp Haven
    Feb. 19, 2013: Adrienne Mrsny, an animal care specialist, feeds chimps in a section reserved for HIV-infected chimps at Chimp Haven in Keithville, La.
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    AP Photo/Gerald Herbert
  • Two chimps tussle for food at Chimp Haven
    Feb. 19, 2013: Two chimps tussle for food at Chimp Haven in Keithville, La..
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    AP Photo/Gerald Herbert
  • A baby chimp shows a variety of expressions
    Feb. 19, 2013: A baby chimp shows a variety of expressions as it sits in its mother's arms at Chimp Haven in Keithville, La.
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    AP Photo/Gerald Herbert
  • Chimps use sticks to poke into a mock termite mound
    Feb. 19, 2013: Chimps use sticks to poke into a mock termite mound to taste a sweet substance placed in the mound by keepers at Chimp Haven in Keithville, La.
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    AP Photo/Janet McConnaughey
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    Research chimps enjoy retirement -- at last

    For the first time in their lives, four aging chimpanzees once used in federal research can go outside whenever they like. They can lie on the grass, clamber onto a platform 20 feet up on a chimp-style jungle gym and gaze freely at the open sky, the vista unbroken by steel bars. Read more

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  • Research chimps enjoy retirement -- at last
  • Two chimps walk together at Chimp Haven
  • A baby chimp's hands touch those of other chimps at Chimp Haven
  • chimp climbs a pine tree at Chimp Haven
  • A mother chimp holds a piece of lettuce in her mouth
  • The hands of a baby chimp cling to its mother at Chimp Haven
  • A mother chimp carries her baby
  • A mother chimp relaxes with her baby at Chimp Haven
  • Adult chimp plays with a young chimp at Chimp Haven
  • Animal care specialist feeds HIV-infected chimps at Chimp Haven
  • Two chimps tussle for food at Chimp Haven
  • A baby chimp shows a variety of expressions
  • Chimps use sticks to poke into a mock termite mound
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