-JQ- Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 This is awful. I don't understand why people have wild animals for pets...owner tries to stab chimp to no avail (no CCW?). It bit off both of the victims hands before it could be shot. Everyone seems shocked - like when elephants go "wild" - guess what?! They ARE wild! http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,494067,00.html Have you ever noticed that those "little" chimps have HUGE teeth? awful awful awful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-ManBart Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Yeah, really sad stuff....I feel bad for the chimp and the victim....no winner in that one. R, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-shot Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Wow, it ate her hands. My cats are so cute and fluffy, but if they weighed 200lbs, I'd be visiting them in the zoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Ho Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Wild animals, especially primates are fascinating, but so are supernovae. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Primates are both predictable and unpredictable--kinda like humans. Therefore potentially dangerous or even lethal. I leave monkeys well enough alone. And anything that even LOOKS like a monkey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Ho Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Primates are both predictable and unpredictable--kinda like humans. Therefore potentially dangerous or even lethal. I leave monkeys well enough alone. And anything that even LOOKS like a monkey. Hey, I'm not that bad.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Lord Gomer Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 In the words of Marcel Ledbetter, as told by Jerry Clower, when he saw a monkey in a cage... He looks too much like folks to be let out of there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 This particular animal had a "prior", too. And did you see the SIZE of that thing??!?!?!? Gah, I didn't realize they even GOT that big!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 (edited) Wow, it ate her hands. Yes, but just to clarify ............ "He bit both of her hands off and the cop told me he just kept eating her." This dosent sound like a nibble, or a dog-bite. :surprise: Edited February 17, 2009 by CHRIS KEEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe4d Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 chimps are apes. People see the young ones all the time and make assumptions. Adult chimps are large strong animals, they are also predators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 They've been known to harrass, torment and kill EACH OTHER, too. They're not without sin amongst themselves. Kinda like people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxshooter Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Chimps are known to regress to the wild state as they get older. Most of the trained chimps you see on TV , movies and stage acts are given to zoos when they reach a certain age because of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Ho Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Chimps are known to regress to the wild state as they get older. Most of the trained chimps you see on TV , movies and stage acts are given to zoos when they reach a certain age because of this. I think this is a good example of the problem. Chimps do not regress to a wild state. They are always in a wild state. Hence the difference between domesticated and wild animals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm iprod Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 They get old and they get grumpy. Sound familiar. A friend of mine works at the local zoo and helps out with the primates. They are behind bigger bars than some of the worst murderers we have here for a reason. Pepper Spray does not work as well on them as it does on us if things go wrong. The older primates are segregated if they become too violent with the other primates and sometimes kept seperate for the rest of their lives. This is not always made public as someone will feel sorry for the poor darling. Once they show dangerous aggresive behaviour they are fed by more than one person and from a distance. This will most often cause them to become more irritable as they require contact but they are too dangerous for that contact to be human. Euthanasia is often the best course of action for all concerned. Sad but true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentlemanJim Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 This is a pretty ugly thing. Poor people Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzygä Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 This is a pretty ugly thing.Poor people +1 I feel really sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel1212 Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 chimps are apes. People see the young ones all the time and make assumptions. Adult chimps are large strong animals, they are also predators. What he said. In the wild they go on hunting expeditions. Yes that is right, they go HUNTING! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Animals are animals. Humans regularly misplace trust on them as though they're capable of reason. Then recoil in shock and horror when they act exactly as nature intended. What a disgusting story. Grotesque! Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Norman Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 The PROBLEM anthropomorphism [an′thrəpōmôr′fizəm] Etymology: Gk, anthropos, human, morphe, form the assignment of human shapes and qualities to other animals. We look at a cute little fuzzy animal and we see the cartoon creatures from Looney-Toons and Disney. We forget that they are wild animals and that given the chance, they will eat us. They do not hire a hitman to get their meat and they don't get iot off of the supermarket shelf, they go out and take a bite out of it as it attempts to either run away or bite back. One wins, one loses. Also this sad case is a perfect example of why 911 is just government sponsored 'Dial-A-Prayer" Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-JQ- Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 How cute?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpeltier Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Wow, it ate her hands. My cats are so cute and fluffy, but if they weighed 200lbs, I'd be visiting them in the zoo. Not me. Ever hear the story of the St james case in I think california. They were visiting their boy Moe at a preserve when they were attacked by several chimps that had escaped their enclosure. That man had more than his share of missing body parts and survived. As others have stated these are WILD animals brought into peoples home. They aint no curious George here but dangerous animals 4-5 times stronger than the average human. I am still trying to make sense of all this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 (edited) Not me. Ever hear the story of the St james case in I think california. They were visiting their boy Moe at a preserve when they were attacked by several chimps that had escaped their enclosure. That man had more than his share of missing body parts and survived. Here is that story: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/03/04/...ain678061.shtml Also this sad case is a perfect example of why 911 is just government sponsored 'Dial-A-Prayer"Jim I agree wholeheartedly Jim. If you knew the cops were going to be 9-10 minutes away while "someone" (a primate in this case) attacked and almost killed someone on your property ..... would you keep / own a gun ? I would. Of course you never know, so my advice is be prepared. Edited February 22, 2009 by CHRIS KEEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpeltier Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 http://www.esquire.com/features/chimpanzee...0409-3?src=digg This is the latest on the older story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Gruesome gruesome story. Makes me glad I still have all my fingers. Not that I ever worked with wild animals in such a capacity, but table saws, circular saws, and other such power tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 People just have to smarten up and accept the fact that wild animals are just plain DANGEROUS for the most part, especially in the ordinary home setting. Now, if you're qualified to keep sanctuary animals on your rural property and have the right personnel, the proper infrastructure and know what the game is all about, then fine. But many people get into the "oh, what a cute little lizard..." mind-set and the next thing they know they have a full-grown alligator in their bathtub (or a chimp) that they can't handle and are frankly scared of. Then what...?... Some blame needs to be placed on the people who SELL/transfer these animals to the naive buyer/recipient, too. What the hell are they thinking...? (other than to make money, I imagine)......... The whole deal bugs me no end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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