A US
chimpanzee who paints with his tongue has won a $10,000 (£6,450) prize in a
chimpanzee art competition.
Brent, 37, created a delicate, vibrantly coloured
work featuring daubs of violet, blue and yellow on paper.
The entries were judged by noted primate researcher
and conservationist, Jane Goodall.
The prize in the contest, sponsored by the Humane
Society of the US will benefit Chimp Haven, Brent's sanctuary in the US state
of Louisiana.
Cheetah and Ripley won second and third prizes in the
competition that garnered 27,000 votes.
Brent is a retired laboratory animal, and the Humane
Society says he is protective of an elder companion, named Grandma, and
"loves to laugh and play".
"All of the art was beautiful and unique, just
like chimpanzees," Jane Goodall said, in
a statement distributed by the Humane Society.
"It was
difficult to choose. It's so important that the public support all of these
sanctuaries in their mission to provide exceptional care to chimpanzees, and
other primates, who have suffered through so much."
Second-place
artist Cheetah won a total of $10,000, including a $5,000 judge's prize awarded
by Mrs Goodall. He lives at Save the Chimps in Florida.
Ripley took
$2,500 for the Center for Great Apes, also in Florida.
Other artists
won $500 grants for their sanctuaries for their participation.
Source: BBC
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