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Argentine court weighs whether an orangutan deemed a 'non-human person' can be moved to a sanctuary

A court in Argentina is set to decide if Sandra, a 29-year-old orangutan legally recognised as a "non-human person," should be released from the Buenos Aires zoo to live the rest of her life in freedom. Sharon Reich reports.