Didn't know Chimp's were that big or dangerous.

But they are soooooo cute!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jzHfibgEhU

Hahaha. Baby animals are always cute. It's when they grow up the trouble starts. Whether it is a 200lb 20yr old chimp or a grown tiger working for Siegfried & Roy (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8391183/)

It's just better to let nature be in nature. And someone needs to save all those chimps from the crazy japanese. They have monkey waiters and I've seen lots of clips of them dressing up chimps. For some reason Japan is like the Johnny Carson show 30 years ago.
 
Yep, I was totally lucky! I just try to keep my distance when around creatures that could cause some serious damage. I'll get close, but not TOO close! :)
 
http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20050817&slug=duck17m

and the follow up

http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20050824&slug=gooey24m

This ended up making national headlines for a while. When we first reported this story at work, everyone was so appalled over the fact that this "pet" duck was taken away. Except for me, a hunter, and one of the TD's, an ardent vegetarian environmentalist (and the irony of that wasn't lost on either of us). We were appalled that folks were so quick to take the "ahhhh, isn't it cute" mentality, without appreciating the fact that it was a wild animal being kept in a mint vault with diapers. That was the cruel part of the story.

I call it the "Bambification" of animals. People look at some animal they think is cute and cudly and attach a human personality to it, without appreciating the minor detail that it isn't human, and it's brain isn't wired like ours. It has a different set of needs and instincts and thought processes. That's why I always want to slap people who treat their dogs like children. They aren't. For a dog to be truly happy, you need to treat it like a, well, dog.

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DC, were you armed? It seems foolish to go into an environment like that if you aren't packing. And on a side note, do you maybe have some footage from your trip into the wild I might be able to use?
 
Mike Harvey said:
I call it the "Bambification" of animals. People look at some animal they think is cute and cudly and attach a human personality to it, without appreciating the minor detail that it isn't human, and it's brain isn't wired like ours. It has a different set of needs and instincts and thought processes. That's why I always want to slap people who treat their dogs like children. They aren't. For a dog to be truly happy, you need to treat it like a, well, dog.

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Isn't that the reason why they made movies like the Gremmlins . To warn us viewers about cute animals
 
The chimp was given Alprazolam (Xanax), a medication which was reportedly not prescribed for him, and which is known to have potentially dangerous effects upon both aggressive and unstable humans as well as dogs, for whom it's in veterinary use.

This exceeds the bounds of mere cruelty and starts shading into criminality, now.

Giving a powerful wild animal a medication known to cause depression, aggression, dizziness, seizures and hallucinations is pure malicious negligence.
 
DC said:
1. Staring is a prelude to a challenge

2. Showing teeth (such as in "smiling") is a direct challenge

3. Baboons can be extremely aggressive and vicious, easily shredding and dismembering a human quicker than you can finish reading this post
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i follow these same guidelines whenever i have to visit my mother-in-law.
 
Here is the 911 call.
Pretty disturbing. The dispatcher gets the "I really have no idea what's going on here, but send a squad car anyways" award.
 
Think you are safe from chimpanzees when riding in a vehicle?---think again.
Interesting interview with a man who survived a chimp attack and saves a friend by fighting back with a tree branch. Another friend is killed by a group of about 30!!.
LINK
bet these guys would have done anything to get their hands on a firearm.
 
In all fairness my friend is being disassembled by a rampaging chimpanzee is not something 911 operators normally expect to hear, in the course of a day's work.
 
ugafan said:
i follow these same guidelines whenever i have to visit my mother-in-law.
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LOL!

Capt Quirk said:
DC, were you armed? It seems foolish to go into an environment like that if you aren't packing.
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No, I personally wasn't armed in the camp itself. I'm sure there were weapons nearby. When outside the perimeter, we had a guide with arms. So I guess I did the best I could under the circumstances.


Capt Quirk said:
And on a side note, do you maybe have some footage from your trip into the wild I might be able to use?
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Well, possibly. I think technically Richard Branson owns the rights to the footage. What are you looking for specifically and what would you do with it? Because I might have some nice footage of animals and the bush that probably wouldn't infringe on anything he would care about. He was a super nice guy and I doubt he would bark over you showing some footage I shot of a hyena on your website or what not.
 
Ryan Patrick O'Hara said:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/16/chimp.attack/index.html

Yikes! 200lbs? In it's 20's? Older then me probably!

I feel horrible that the chimps owner had to stab it to help her friend. The story said it was like a child to the woman. I can't imagine having to kill a pet to save a friend. Horrible situation to be in.
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He's 14 and yes yes yes yes yes they are extremely dangerous and violent.

They have been known to eat babies and even small children in Africa and to attack humans very often.

The ones that have been captive or habituated around humans are the most dangerous.


They are wild F'n animals for F's Sake!
 
Sad Max said:
In all fairness my friend is being disassembled by a rampaging chimpanzee is not something 911 operators normally expect to hear, in the course of a day's work.
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Doesn't matter.

They should have rolled police as soon as she made the call.

The 911 operator is an F'n DumbAzz!
 
A 911 operator is expected to know the situation before rolling anybody anywhere.

Having heard the tape and the virtual incoherence of the caller, and considering the peculiar situation being incoherently described, I think that the operator can be forgiven for not instantly putting it all together.
 
I watched some nature show once where they filmed Chimpanzees in the wild for some months. Unlike other species where one individual might attack and kill another the Chimps would form allies and enemies within the group and have it out eventually, and the loser was dead. Not just kicked out.
 
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