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Chimpanzees are not pets. They are wild animals who are meant to live in the wild, not in our homes. Those that have been taken from the forest and their mothers belong in a sanctuary or a high quality zoo. Like human children, ape children learn in a social context by watching and imitating adults. Chimps that grow up apart from a normal group fail to learn the nuances of chimp etiquette, and are likely to behave abnormally.

As adults, chimpanzees have at least 5 times the strength of humans and can be very aggressive and dangerous around people. Zoos usually refuse to accept private owned chimps because they tend not to fit into established groups. Historically, many private owned chimps have end up in medical research laboratories. Today they are likely to end up in roadside zoos.

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