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Research chimpanzees may get a break.
Retirement from research is to be expected for many of the chimpanzees currently at biomedical facilities. Chimp Haven offers forested habitats, large social groups and AAALAC-accredited care for chimpanzees retired from government sponsored projects. The sanctuary currently provides a home to over 130 chimpanzees and has almost 100 hectares on which to expand. A fabricated “termite mound” serves as an enrichment device, allowing chimpanzees to use tools to retrieve treats, much like their wild counterparts do to extract termites. See de Waal FBM (e1001291).
Image Credit: Amy Fultz, Chimp Haven
Citation: (2012) PLoS Biology Issue Image | Vol. 10(3) March 2012. PLoS Biol 10(3): ev10.i03. https://doi.org/10.1371/image.pbio.v10.i03
Published: March 27, 2012
Copyright: © 2012 de Waal. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Retirement from research is to be expected for many of the chimpanzees currently at biomedical facilities. Chimp Haven offers forested habitats, large social groups and AAALAC-accredited care for chimpanzees retired from government sponsored projects. The sanctuary currently provides a home to over 130 chimpanzees and has almost 100 hectares on which to expand. A fabricated “termite mound” serves as an enrichment device, allowing chimpanzees to use tools to retrieve treats, much like their wild counterparts do to extract termites. See de Waal FBM (e1001291).
Image Credit: Amy Fultz, Chimp Haven