I think it’s really important for a place like Japan to exist to get back to
place like Japan to exist to get back to
place like Japan to exist to get back to the chimpanzees they have provided so
the chimpanzees they have provided so
the chimpanzees they have provided so much to all of us over the years if you
much to all of us over the years if you
much to all of us over the years if you think about it we never would have gone
think about it we never would have gone
think about it we never would have gone to the moon without a chimpanzee who
to the moon without a chimpanzee who
to the moon without a chimpanzee who went first we wouldn’t have hepatitis
went first we wouldn’t have hepatitis
went first we wouldn’t have hepatitis vaccines that we have now that most
vaccines that we have now that most
vaccines that we have now that most children in public schools receive they
children in public schools receive they
children in public schools receive they have provided us with so many different
have provided us with so many different
have provided us with so many different things they’re so genetically similar to
things they’re so genetically similar to
things they’re so genetically similar to us they are so intelligent I do see it
us they are so intelligent I do see it
us they are so intelligent I do see it as a great step forward that that the
as a great step forward that that the
as a great step forward that that the National Institutes of Health has
National Institutes of Health has
National Institutes of Health has decided that all but 50 of the federally
decided that all but 50 of the federally
decided that all but 50 of the federally owned chimpanzees that are used in
owned chimpanzees that are used in
owned chimpanzees that are used in research should be retired and Jim Haven
research should be retired and Jim Haven
research should be retired and Jim Haven is working with them to try to figure
is working with them to try to figure
is working with them to try to figure out exactly how that should happen we
out exactly how that should happen we
out exactly how that should happen we are one of two countries who currently
are one of two countries who currently
are one of two countries who currently still use chimpanzees in research
what no juice oh I’ll come back and get
what no juice oh I’ll come back and get you okay people laugh I can talk to them
you okay people laugh I can talk to them
you okay people laugh I can talk to them like they’re really people and I really
like they’re really people and I really
like they’re really people and I really do not give them that respect they
do not give them that respect they
do not give them that respect they deserve that respect and I give them
deserve that respect and I give them
deserve that respect and I give them that and I think it helps give me solace
that and I think it helps give me solace
that and I think it helps give me solace every day when I go home and I know you
every day when I go home and I know you
every day when I go home and I know you know what I’m giving back to them I’m
know what I’m giving back to them I’m
know what I’m giving back to them I’m doing my part as a human being I’m
doing my part as a human being I’m
doing my part as a human being I’m giving back to them there were some
giving back to them there were some
giving back to them there were some chants of course that were born in the
chants of course that were born in the
chants of course that were born in the laboratory setting so we’re talking you
laboratory setting so we’re talking you
laboratory setting so we’re talking you know 20 30 sometimes you know 30-plus
know 20 30 sometimes you know 30-plus
know 20 30 sometimes you know 30-plus years of them being acclimated to being
years of them being acclimated to being
years of them being acclimated to being in a captive environment so that is what
in a captive environment so that is what
in a captive environment so that is what was the norm for them it’s always very
was the norm for them it’s always very
was the norm for them it’s always very amazing to see them once they do make it
amazing to see them once they do make it
amazing to see them once they do make it to Chimp Haven and see that there is a
to Chimp Haven and see that there is a
to Chimp Haven and see that there is a difference between the life that was and
difference between the life that was and
difference between the life that was and I like that now it is some of these guys
I like that now it is some of these guys
I like that now it is some of these guys because they have been used in research
because they have been used in research
because they have been used in research some of them are afraid of the grass
some of them are afraid of the grass
some of them are afraid of the grass it’s a foreign substrate to them so
it’s a foreign substrate to them so
it’s a foreign substrate to them so they’re really hesitant they look around
they’re really hesitant they look around
they’re really hesitant they look around for affirmation like is this okay and
for affirmation like is this okay and
for affirmation like is this okay and they’ll touch it gingerly and some of
they’ll touch it gingerly and some of
they’ll touch it gingerly and some of them will decide to say very close
them will decide to say very close
them will decide to say very close they’re what we call wall Walker’s so
they’re what we call wall Walker’s so
they’re what we call wall Walker’s so they’ll stay close – with familiar to
they’ll stay close – with familiar to
they’ll stay close – with familiar to them so that’s the cement and that’s
them so that’s the cement and that’s
them so that’s the cement and that’s also the mesh that’s comfortable for
also the mesh that’s comfortable for
also the mesh that’s comfortable for them it makes them feel safe they’re
them it makes them feel safe they’re
them it makes them feel safe they’re used to that
and then some of these guys dart out
and then some of these guys dart out immediately and they want to look around
immediately and they want to look around
immediately and they want to look around they’re curious they want to look
they’re curious they want to look
they’re curious they want to look through all the different structures and
through all the different structures and
through all the different structures and enclosures
I think the most touching interaction
I think the most touching interaction that I’ve seen is when they come out and
that I’ve seen is when they come out and
that I’ve seen is when they come out and they just look up and it’s almost like
they just look up and it’s almost like
they just look up and it’s almost like this look of amazement
this look of amazement
this look of amazement there’s nothing covering me there isn’t
there’s nothing covering me there isn’t
there’s nothing covering me there isn’t a cave year you know I can see trees I
a cave year you know I can see trees I
a cave year you know I can see trees I can climb trees in order for us to take
can climb trees in order for us to take
can climb trees in order for us to take them out of the research setting that
them out of the research setting that
them out of the research setting that means we’ve got to build and we’ve got
means we’ve got to build and we’ve got
means we’ve got to build and we’ve got to make capabilities to take them on and
to make capabilities to take them on and
to make capabilities to take them on and we’re up for that challenge
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