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'Project Nim': A Chimp's Very Human, Very Sad Life

Bob Ingersoll (left) spent nine years with Nim, the subject of an experiment to see if apes could communicate with humans using sign language. Ingersoll is now the president of <a href=&quot;http://www.mindysmem.org/&quot;>Mindy's Memory Primate Sanctuary</a>. (Roadside Attractions)
Bob Ingersoll (left) spent nine years with Nim, the subject of an experiment to see if apes could communicate with humans using sign language. Ingersoll is now the president of Mindy's Memory Primate Sanctuary. (Roadside Attractions)

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