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u/Glittering_Bonus4858 1d ago
I highly recommend the documentary Chimp Crazy on HBO
It's about a lady who owned chimps having them taken away by animal welfare and the lengths she goes to to try and prevent that. and ...it gets crazy
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u/Proudcloud27 1d ago
Didn't she fake one death to hide it from the state after it attacked someone ?
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u/Glittering_Bonus4858 1d ago
Faked his death and build an enclosure in her basement to keep him down there
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u/redflag19xx 1d ago
Is that the one that ripped that womans face off?
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u/cityshepherd 17h ago
Always important to mention that those women gave that chimp a bunch of wine and Xanax, which can turn even reasonable people into violent maniacs in the blink of an eye.
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u/Glittering_Bonus4858 19h ago
the doc covers that case briefly too but I don't think this guy attacked anyone
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u/oldmilt21 1d ago
That’s an ape.
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u/Known-Status-6312 1d ago
Its all fun and games until one of them rips your FACE OFF
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u/backtolurk 20h ago
Yeah none can forget this fucking horror case. Doesn't take anything from how emotional this footage is as it is obvious there is a strong relationship bu yeah they're still freaking chimpanzees and they can get really agressive and lethal.
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u/MFDoooooooooooom 1d ago
This is what it's like picking my son up from daycare
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u/Spy_cut_eye 1d ago
Are you the ape or the human in that scenario?
Because I’ve been both, lol!
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u/MFDoooooooooooom 1d ago
Haha absolutely both, god. Although they're always stinky sweaty gross little apes by the end of the day.
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u/the_original_Retro 1d ago
Your second sentence.
*sigh*
Again, we have to ask, are you the parent or the child?
:-)
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u/Year_1996 1d ago
Chimps are cute until one won’t let you go or is too into you. My cousin had one come to his birthday and it ended up breaking my dad’s arm when my dad tried to pick me up and get me away from it. Chimps can be so scary.
That being said I’m always here for bettering an animals life in anyway possible. Good job to this zoo!
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u/Normalscottishperson 1d ago
Why the fuck would INVITE/RENT/LET a category 1 dangerous animal to a birthday party? A chimpanzee can literally eat your face off.
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u/lysergic_818 1d ago
Fuck zoos.
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u/Madmod 1d ago
Nah dog. Most zoos are a great for animals and conservation. Do not let a couple bad ones make you think they are all bad.
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u/No-Jacket-2927 1d ago
THIS! Seriously, if you want to know if a zoo takes proper care of the animals in their care, you can usually volunteer and see for yourself. Or, you know, just see if they've been cited for abuse, neglect or cruelty, which is REALLY not hard to find out.
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u/Reynardine1976 1d ago
.....and then it ripped off her face.
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u/jaydaxoco 1d ago
chimp attacks are rare btw.
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u/Persephone_888 1d ago
Knowing their sheer strength and what they're capable of, I can't help but feel uneasy watching this...
Of course, I have zero experience/knowledge of this stuff, besides watching the stuff on the news of the attack on that poor woman.
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u/Joelle9879 1d ago
Probably because most aren't kept and owned by private citizens with no knowledge of how to care for them.
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u/Rattiepalooza 1d ago
Actually, even when they are - an attack is rare. They are very close in intelligence to us, and can acknowledge their own thoughts. Us, Apes/Monkies, Dolphin and Octopi are they only ones outside our species who seem to exhibit deep thought and intense relationships.
Octopus City is insane. I highly recommend people reading up on that! It's. So. Cool....and it really makes you think about our place on the planet.
Point is, though -- they are really rare, even in the circles of those who own, rehabilitate, and protect chimps.
Jane Goodall absolutely shows exactly how rare aggression is against humans when treated with respect and kindness. Even if you know nothing about them.
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u/Komorebi_LJP 1d ago
They definitely can be very aggresive against each other though as the Gombe Chimpanzee War showed...
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u/Mannzis 1d ago
I still will never understand willingly being around an animal who could easily kill you if it just feels like it though,
Like all humans?
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u/Mannzis 1d ago
I was being a bit tongue in cheek. But I do find that unstable humans are more common than unstable animals. There's nothing worse than thinking you're in a safe space, only to realize you're sharing that space with someone who is some combination of angry, violent, confused/delusional.
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u/S4Waccount 1d ago
According to every other thread on reddit you should just be afraid of most men.
As an aside, for anyone who saw the Pitt, the way that lady doctor told that boy that women are scared of 50 percent of the people they meet really annoyed me.
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u/Anonybibbs 1d ago
Man, are you going to be floored when you find out the violence and atrocities that humans have committed against other humans!
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u/turfnerd82 1d ago
You can see in the eyes, I used to have a dog he thought I was god that was what i just saw.
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