Yerkes National Primate Research Center Field Station
The Yerkes Field Station, which houses 3,400 animals, specializes in behavioral studies of primate social groups, and is located 30 miles (50 km) north of Atlanta, on 117 acres (473,000 m²) of wooded land, off Webb Gin House Road, near Lawrenceville, Georgia.
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