Chimp attacks vs Shark attacks

Do you know how the media seems to always explain away shark attacks by stating the shark probably mistook the human as a seal--"its natural prey?"

Well, maybe this chimp mistook his victim as a fruit or nut?

Keli the Grey wrote:Do you know how the media seems to always explain away shark attacks by stating the shark probably mistook the human as a seal--"its natural prey?"

Well, maybe this chimp mistook his victim as a fruit or nut?

Actually, the owners are explaining that he reacted violently to his owner's having changed her hairstyle. (I think she dyed her hair baboon butt blue.)

Well, if the chimp was this civilized .....

At the time of the 2003 incident, police said the Herolds told them the chimpanzee was toilet trained, dressed himself, took his own bath, ate at the table and drank wine from a stemmed glass. He also brushed his teeth using a Water Pik, logged onto the computer to look at pictures, and watched television using the remote control, police said.

Maybe he was reacting to .... uh .... that close friend coming too often for a visit in the middle of the day .......

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SamCogar wrote:Well, if the chimp was this civilized .....

At the time of the 2003 incident, police said the Herolds told them the chimpanzee was toilet trained, dressed himself, took his own bath, ate at the table and drank wine from a stemmed glass. He also brushed his teeth using a Water Pik, logged onto the computer to look at pictures, and watched television using the remote control, police said.

Maybe he was reacting to .... uh .... that close friend coming too often for a visit in the middle of the day .......

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Are you blaming porn?

I've never heard of porn being blamed for someone messing up a person's face.

SamCogar wrote:Well, if the chimp was this civilized .....

At the time of the 2003 incident, police said the Herolds told them the chimpanzee was toilet trained, dressed himself, took his own bath, ate at the table and drank wine from a stemmed glass. He also brushed his teeth using a Water Pik, logged onto the computer to look at pictures, and watched television using the remote control, police said.

Maybe he was reacting to .... uh .... that close friend coming too often for a visit in the middle of the day ........

Now I dun tolt ya so, ........ now didint I?

STAMFORD, Conn. — Travis the chimpanzee's relationship with his owner, a lonely widow, was closer than those of some married couples. She gave him the finest food, and wine in long-stemmed glasses. They took baths together and cuddled in the bed they shared. Travis brushed Herold's hair each night and pined for her when she was away. If she left the house alone, Travis would give her a kiss. "If I left with someone Travis would get upset," Herold said Wednesday.

Experts say the unusually human relationship would have been confusing for any animal. It may have also played a role in Travis' savage attack Monday on Herold's friend, 55-year-old Charla Nash of Stamford.

"This is a crazy relationship," said Stephen Rene Tello, executive director of Primarily Primates, a sanctuary for chimps in Texas. "He was probably very bonded with her. I can kind of see it in his eyes this is his surrogate mother."

And chimps like 14-year-old Travis, who was shot and killed by police, protect their mates and turf.

"If there is another person entering his space, he might consider it a threat to his territory, or even his mate," Tello said.

http://www.ajc.com/news/content/shared-gen/ap/National/Chimpanzee_Attack.html

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