A heartwarming video captures the touching moment when Vanilla, a chimpanzee who survived a harrowing laboratory experiment programme, witnesses the sky for the first time in her new sanctuary home.

WATCH | From confinement to contentment: Rescued chimp witnesses sky for first time in 28 years

A Washington state sanctuary for chimpanzees once used for scientific research has scaled back its staffing and donned personal protective gear to avoid infecting the primates during the worldwide coronavirus pandemic.

Chimpanzee sanctuary staff take steps to protect the animals against coronavirus

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WATCH | From confinement to contentment: Rescued chimp witnesses sky for first time in 28 years

Chimpanzee sanctuary staff take steps to protect the animals against coronavirus