<p>A chimp and a baboon were rescued from cramped conditions by rescue organization Lwiro Primates in the Democratic Republic of Congo on April 19.</p><p>Along with the help of Kahuzi Biega National Park, Lwiro Primates freed the illegally held chimp and baboon in a village not far from Lwiro in the province of South Kivu. The animals were given up by a family who wanted to give them a better life, according to a post on the Lwiro Primates Facebook page.</p><p>The organization said the pair will join a group of a group of primates after they pass quarantine at their sanctuary.</a></p><p>“Thanks to the work of sensitization more people understand that wild animals deserves better. The family who held them for all these years call us because they want for them a better life, and we are going to provide it,” the post read. Credit: Lwiro Primates via Storyful</p><br />
