Specific image characteristics influence attitudes about chimpanzee conservation and use as pets.

Chimpanzees are endangered in their native Africa but in the United States, they are housed not only in zoos and research centers but owned privately as pets and performers. In 2008, survey data revealed that the public is less likely to think that chimpanzees are endangered compared to other great...

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Main Authors: Stephen R Ross, Vivian M Vreeman, Elizabeth V Lonsdorf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3135618?pdf=render