MARSHALL CITY, April 27 — Floating on a river boat near a Liberian island, vet Richard Ssuna watches intently as animal carers wade towards the shore hurling fruits and imitating chimpanzee calls as they go.
Sixty-five chimps are spread across six uninhabited river islands near the Atlantic Ocean, about 55 kilometres south of the West African country’s capital Monrovia.The chimps are the remainders of a group of about 400 ex-test subjects of a US-funded research project — and have survived decades of invasive experiments. Some of the animals underwent several hundred biopsies.
During Liberia’s devastating 1989-2003 civil war, the chimpanzees nearly starved to death as the country imploded around them. For reasons that remain unclear, NYBC cut funding in 2015 — in a move that provoked global outrage — abandoning the apes on the tiny river islands incapable of supporting them.
Local staff at the research centre kept showing up to work to help the chimps when NYBC cut funding — at a time when an Ebola epidemic was raging in Liberia. Rights groups and US financial giant Citigroup also provided relief funds during the turbulent period. The chimp, named Bullet, lost the limb as a infant when poachers killed his mother and ripped him from her arms. He then ended up at the research lab.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Turkish court jails Erdogan critic Kavala for life | Malay MailISTANBUL, April 26 — A Turkish court yesterday sentenced leading activist Osman Kavala to life in prison on controversial charges of trying to topple the government that had already seen him jailed without a conviction for more than four years. The panel of three judges also jailed seven other...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »
Australia PM trails in poll amid criticism over handling of China-Solomons deal | Malay MailSYDNEY, April 26 — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is struggling to close the gap with the main opposition ahead of an upcoming general election, a poll showed today, amid criticism over his handling of a security pact between China and Solomon Islands. A poll for The Australian...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »
White House: Higher inflation factors into review of tariffs on Chinese goods | Malay MailWASHINGTON, April 26 ― The Biden administration is carefully studying the inflationary impact of tariffs imposed on China by former President Donald Trump's administration given a surge in consumer prices, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said yesterday. Psaki said she had no news on tariff...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »
HSBC first-quarter pre-tax profits drop nearly 30pc to US$4.2b | Malay MailHONG KONG, April 26 ― HSBC said today that first-quarter profits dropped nearly 30 per cent owing to higher-than-expected credit losses and inflation but the Asia-focused lending giant remained upbeat about its outlook. The London-based bank announced pre-tax profits of US$4.2 billion (RM18.3...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »
Musk gets Twitter for US$44b, to cheers and fears of 'free speech' plan | Malay MailNEW YORK, April 26 ― Elon Musk clinched a deal to buy Twitter Inc for US$44 billion (RM191.6 billion) cash yesterday in a transaction that will shift control of the social media platform populated by millions of users and global leaders to the world's richest person. It is a seminal moment for...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »
Twitter CEO tells employees company is in the dark over future under Musk | Malay MailSAN FRANCISCO, April 26 ― Twitter Inc Chief Executive Parag Agrawal told employees yesterday that the future of the social media firm is uncertain after the deal to be taken private under billionaire Elon Musk closes. He was speaking during a company-wide town hall meeting that was heard by...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »