So Apparently, She Was Fucking That Monkey...

[AUChizad]

Chimp had 'crazy' bond with owner

9 hours ago

Animal experts said the almost-human relationship between Travis the chimpanzee and his owner might have played a role in his savage attack on a woman.

Sandra Herold, from Stamford, Connecticut, gave Travis the finest food, and wine in long-stemmed glasses; they took baths together and cuddled in the bed they shared; Travis brushed the lonely widow's hair each night and pined for her when she was away; and if she left the house alone, Travis would give her a kiss.

"If I left with someone Travis would get upset," Mrs Herold said.

But experts say Travis' treatment would have been confusing for any animal and could have helped trigger the horrific attack on Mrs Herold's friend Charla Nash on Monday.

Police shot dead 14st Travis after he attacked Ms Nash, 55, when she arrived at Mrs Herold's house to help lure him back into the property.

Mrs Herold said Travis, 14, who had appeared in several TV commercials, was possibly being protective of her and attacked Ms Nash because she had a different hairstyle, was driving a different car and had held a stuffed toy in front of her face to get the chimp's attention.

Ms Nash, who suffered massive injuries to her face and hands, required more than seven hours of surgery and has been transferred to the Cleveland Clinic, which two months ago performed America's first successful face transplant. It is not known if she will be a candidate for a face transplant.

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

He said chimps like Travis protected 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," Mr Tello said.

[Thrilla]

Why can't people understand that they are called WILD animals for reason?  It just defies logic to me that folks have these and other animals (various felines, other primates, etc.) as pets.

Good riddance.  Darwin laughs in his grave as natural selection claims yet another victim.

[Godfather]

You want to really blink see if you can find the 911 call of this, its funny at first the 911 operator is a moron, but drops into disturbing quickly!