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Protecting the Chimpanzees from Cold Winter Weather
Project Chimps is working to protect former research chimpanzees from the cold winter weather at its sanctuary in the Blue Ridge Mountains of north Georgia. Some chimps like it hot and some chimps like it cold.
Read MoreHercules, Leo and Group go Outdoors for the First Time at Project Chimps
Hercules and Leo were the first two chimpanzees in their social group to explore Project Chimps’ forested outdoor Peachtree Habitat on May 8, 2018. It was an important day in the lives of these well-known former research chimpanzees and a new beginning in their lives of retirement at Project Chimps. Hercules, Leo and their seven…
Read MoreTwo Well-Known Former Research Chimpanzees Relocated to Permanent Sanctuary
Morganton, GA (March 21) — Two well-known former research chimpanzees now have a forever home in the Blue Ridge Mountains, thanks to a cooperative agreement between the New Iberia Research Center in Louisiana and Project Chimps, a 236-acre sanctuary in north Georgia. Hercules arrived at Project Chimps on March 21. Photo by Crystal Alba/Project Chimps…
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