Chimps still aren't considered people. Brandon Wade/AP Images for The Humane Society of the United States and Chimp Haven hide caption
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Should chimps have the same legal rights as these lawyers? Steven Wise, president of the Nonhuman Rights Foundation, who is representing research chimps Hercules and Leo, says yes. Assistant Attorney General Christopher Coulston disagrees. They both made their arguments Wednesday in Manhattan State Supreme Court in New York. Richard Drew/AP hide caption
Star enjoys a moment in the sun at the Chimp Haven sanctuary in Keithville, La. Brandon Wade/AP Images for The Humane Society of the United States and Chimp Haven hide caption
Chimps, they are kind of like us — but not quite, a court ruled. Sonja Probst/MD/Landov hide caption
A four-month-old baby chimpanzee at the National Zoo in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in February 2013. Mohd Rasfan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption