Lab chimps see daylight for first time in 30 years

This is really very sweet. I think you will enjoy this as much as I did. We are not so removed from these creatures after all. You’ll see.

THIS is the moment a group of chimpanzees sees daylight for the first time in 30 years — after being locked in cages for medical testing.

The animals hugged each other in delight before they took their first steps outside.

Emotional footage, below, shows how they reacted to their new surroundings.

The outing marked the end of a 14-year bid to re-integrate the 38 primates after they spent most of their lives cooped up inside.

One commentator said: “They hugged as if saying, ‘We’re finally free.’ And then they laughed.”

See the rest of the story with pictures and history at The Sun’s website.