Chimpanzee Caged for 28 Years... First Time Seeing the Sky, Emotional Gestures

Rescued by Save the Chimpanzee in July Last Year
Currently Living with 18 Chimpanzees on the Lawn

A video showing a chimpanzee, who had lived confined in a small cage for nearly 30 years since birth, reacting with apparent awe upon seeing the sky for the first time has become a hot topic.

On the 27th (local time), the U.S. animal organization 'Save the Chimps' introduced a 29-year-old female chimpanzee named 'Vanilla,' who had spent her entire life confined in laboratory and sanctuary cages.

A video showing a chimpanzee, who had lived confined in a narrow cage for nearly 30 years since birth, reacting as if marveling at the sky for the first time is gaining attention.
[Photo by Save the Chimpanzee YouTube]

According to the organization, Vanilla was separated from her mother immediately after being born in 1994 and lived in a small metal cage at a primate research laboratory in New York. After the lab closed in 1997, she was sent to a sanctuary in California with poor conditions. There, Vanilla was again kept indoors in a cage, chained.

Vanilla, who had been confined indoors all along, was rescued by Save the Chimps in July last year. Since then, she was moved to a chimpanzee sanctuary located on the east coast of Florida. This sanctuary features a vast outdoor lawn covering 3 acres (approximately 12,000 square meters). Eighteen chimpanzees already live there.

The organization released a reaction video showing Vanilla's behavior after first arriving at this sanctuary. [Photo by Save the Chimpanzee YouTube]

The organization released a video showing Vanilla's reaction upon first arriving at the sanctuary. Upon stepping into the sanctuary, Vanilla warmly embraced the alpha male named 'Dwight,' who had been living there. Then, Vanilla immediately looked up at the sky. She stared for a long time, seemingly amazed by the sky she was seeing for the first time, before wandering around the lawn.

Save the Chimps stated, "Vanilla is currently socializing well with the other chimpanzees and adapting successfully. She can live here for another 30 to 40 years. It seems she is happy to finally have her own world in a natural habitat."

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