five times stronger than a human

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Chimpanzee (Pantroglodytes)

Weight: 100 to 120 pounds

Height standing: 4 to 5.5 feet

Diet: Plant material, insects

Strength: About five times that of humans.

Lifespan: 55 to 60 years


http://www.latimes.com/news/custom/showcase/la-me-chimp5mar05.story

[Freebird12004]

1. An excellent example of why wild animals should be left in the wilderness

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2. what amazed me

was the viciousness of the attack.

wow.

[Freebird12004]

4. We keep parrots.

They seldom bite only once.

[CottonBear]

3. Damn. The husband got mutilated.

They don't even mention that he got his testicles ripped off too...just damn.
I suppose those chimps don't appreciate captivity as much as those people thought they did.

"Davis, 62, who remained in critical condition Friday at Loma Linda University Medical Center, was badly disfigured. According to his wife, he lost all the fingers from both hands, an eye, part of his nose, cheek and lips, and part of his buttocks. His foot was mutilated and his heel bone was cracked.

"They don't think he's ever going to be the same," LaDonna Davis said, her voice strong but her hands shaking."

http://www.latimes.com/news/custom/showcase/la-me-chimp5mar05.story

[warrior1]

5. birthday party gone wrong...

"Chimpanzees have a real sense of right and wrong and fairness and unfairness," said Fouts, who has worked with chimps for four decades. "It sounds like people were showering a lot of attention on Moe, birthday cake and the like…. Perhaps the other chimps were jealous of Moe."

Can only guess, but this is good a reason as any.

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6. when good chimps go bad

i thought that was curious too.

i suppose chimps don't have the ability to sulk or lash out in passive aggressive behavior.