Chimpanzee Village
Chimpanzee Village

Chimpanzee Village

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Marshall, Liberia

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Chimpanzee Village in Marshall Territory, lower Margibi County,there are over sixty domesticated chimps grunting and drumming on hollow trees for attention from nearby town's residents or a philanthropist from afar since they were left abandoned following a virus test conducted in the 1970s by New York Blood Center.They were used by scientists who were searching for vaccines to treat hepatitis B and river blindness.
These chimps are practically pin-up due to the fact that they've managed to survive disease,two civil wars and numerous medical test and experiment for over 40 years.

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