A year-long BBC investigation into the brutal smuggling of chimpanzees found that as pets in wealthy homes or as performers in commercial zoos, baby chimps can command a price tag of $12,500, a little under £10,000.

But that might all change because the same software that recognises you in a friend’s social media post is being adapted to tackle the illegal trade in chimpanzees. Enter: Chimpface.
The idea came to conservationist Alexandra Russo when she contacted the non-profit Conservation X Labs and met computer vision expert Dr Colin McCormick.
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