The world recently got a look at one of the unique assets on the Treasure Coast.
In December, the decade-long "Great Chimpanzee Migration" concluded as the last 10 of 266 chimps were relocated from a former research lab in Alamogordo, N.M., to the 150-acre Save the Chimps sanctuary in western St. Lucie County.
On April 18, members from the Saint Lucie River Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution visited the Chimpanzee Center near Fort Pierce, bringing donations of fruits, vegetables, peanut butter and other treats.
Florida is well known for its retirement communities, often catering to residents with similar lifestyles and interests. There’s a community in Fort Pierce that provides accommodations to a special kind of retiree: chimpanzees.
FT. PIERCE, Fla. -- Usually walled off from the outside world, this weekend the public gets a rare glimpse inside the Save the Chimps sanctuary and the lives of these chimpanzees.