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Can Chimps Talk?

Student Handout

Protecting Animal Rights

Researchers
You are planning a research project which will involve tests and observations of a group of primates. Choose your research project from the following list.

  • Understanding primate intelligence

  • Finding the "hairy gene" and a cure for baldness

  • Developing an AIDS vaccine

Choose your primary method of research from the following list.

  • Observation of animals in their natural habitat with no intervention.

  • Interacting with animals in their natural habitat.

  • Interacting with animals in a research facility.


Describe some of the details of your proposed project. What type of space will you need for the project? How long will the research project last? How will you provide food and other necessities for the animals?

Chimpanzees
You are grown chimpanzees living in the African forest. Describe some of your daily activities and give suggestions for how you will be able to continue these activities while participating in a research project.

This experimentation agreement

is made this ___________ day of ___________________________ 19 _________ by and between ______________________________________________ ("Researchers") and __________________________________________________ ("Subjects")

1. The research project will begin on ___________________________________ and will end on ___________________________________ unless terminated prior to such time for cause.

2. The Subjects agree to participate in the following experiment:



3. During the length of the project, research will be conducted from _________ a.m./p.m. to _________ a.m./p.m.

4. During the length of agreed experimentation, the Researchers will provide to the Subjects a suitable environment, including the following features:



5. This agreement may be terminated upon occurrence of any of the following events:





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