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Chimpanzee
Extraordinary case of chimpanzee mother caring for disabled infant
A chimpanzee mother cared for her disabled infant in the wild in Tanzania, Japanese researchers have reported.
Denmark bans bestiality, New York may rule that chimps are ‘legal persons’
Denmark passed legislation on Tuesday banning bestiality, toughening a law that animal rights activists feared was encouraging animal sex tourists to visit...
New York court rules that chimpanzees have no human rights
In the first case of its kind, a New York appeals court rejected on Thursday an animal rights advocate’s bid to extend ‘legal personhood’...
One Direction slammed for using chimpanzee in new ‘Steal My Girl’ music video
Animal rights activists have called for One Direction to cut immediately a scene containing a chimpanzee from their new music video.
Monkey business: Court to decide if chimps should get ‘human rights’
A New York court is set to decide whether chimpanzees are entitled to “legal personhood” and the protections that go with it.
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