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TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY ZOOM DOSSO This photo taken on June 29, 2015 shows the feeding of chimpanzees from Monkey Island, a celebrated colony of former research lab captives on an atoll deep in the jungle of southern Liberia. The colony of 66 chimps has been at the centre of an international storm, however, since the New York-based blood bank funding it announced in March it was stopping the cash. The only significant inhabitants of the six islets, the chimps have been living an idyllic existence, fed by human volunteers on their very own 'Planet of the Apes' -- a nickname given to the archipelago by local media. AFP PHOTO / ZOOM DOSSO (Photo credit should read ZOOM DOSSO/AFP/Getty Images)

TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY ZOOM DOSSO This photo taken on June 29, 2015 shows the feeding of chimpanzees from Monkey Island, a celebrated colony of former research lab captives on an atoll deep in the jungle of southern Liberia. The colony of 66 chimps has been at the centre of an international storm, however, since the New York-based blood bank funding it announced in March it was stopping the cash. The only significant inhabitants of the six islets, the chimps have been living an idyllic existence, fed by human volunteers on their very own 'Planet of the Apes' -- a nickname given to the archipelago by local media. AFP PHOTO / ZOOM DOSSO (Photo credit should read ZOOM DOSSO/AFP/Getty Images)
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