March 4, 2005
WE ARE FAMILY (via Bryan Francoeur):
Chimps critically injure sanctuary visitor (AP, 3/04/05)
A couple's plans for a birthday party for their former pet chimpanzee turned tragic when two other chimps at an animal sanctuary escaped from their cage and attacked. The man was critically injured with massive wounds to his face, body and limbs, and the attacking animals were shot dead.St. James and LaDonna Davis were at the Animal Haven Ranch in Caliente to celebrate the birthday of Moe, a 39-year-old chimpanzee who was taken from their suburban Los Angeles home in 1999 after biting off part of a woman's finger.
Moe was not involved in Thursday's attack, said Steve Martarano, a spokesman for the California Department of Fish and Game.
The couple had brought Moe a cake and were standing outside his cage when Buddy and Ollie, two of four chimpanzees in the adjoining cage, attacked St. James Davis, Martarano said.
Bet they brought yellow cake with chocolate icing instead of chocolate with white icing. Philistines... Posted by Orrin Judd at March 4, 2005 5:06 PM
See, now this is what happens when you let lower life forms think they are our equals. he only appropriate response for chimps to have in the presence of humans is cowering terror.
Posted by: Amos at March 4, 2005 8:11 PMNasty creatures.
Posted by: Robert Schwartz at March 4, 2005 10:42 PMReally, you creationists! Of course they are just like us. Why, 98.7% of their DNA is identical and they use tools. Just like the Hell's Angels.
Posted by: Peter B at March 5, 2005 7:54 AMi hate chimps; experiment away i say. now the orangutang, that's a noble animal.
in the movies the chimp they were going to visit would have intervened to save its owner. in real life he opened the cage to let the two killers out, urging them on in chimp talk to "go for the nuts".
sorry to seem so heartless, but the comic potential of this episode is just too rich to ignore.
Posted by: at March 5, 2005 11:14 AM