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At a sanctuary, Independence Day takes on a whole new meaning. All 95 of the #chimpanzees who call the Blue Ridge Mountains home grew up in a research lab environment. But, here at Project Chimps, they have the independence to choose how they want their food served, which groupmate(s) they play with or even if they want to go outside. Like Gracie. After 10.5 years in research, she arrived at #sanctuary in 2016. That was eight years ago and she's only chosen to go outside once in those eight year