So far all the chimps, from the oldest Ricky, 47, down to the youngest Liberious nine, have adapted well to their new environment and are enjoying their expensive playground.

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Elsbach, a management professor at the University of California, Davis, who has researched the effects of nonterritorial offices on workers, found that most workers adapted to their new work environment, but some of those who didn't felt they had lost some of their identity in the office because they weren't able to personalize their space.

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