Police shoot, kill chimp that attacked woman

Sevi · 02-16-2009, 11:59 PM

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(CNN) -- A woman has been hospitalized with serious injuries to her face, neck and hands after a pet chimpanzee attacked her at a friend's home in Stamford, Connecticut.

Charla Nash, 55, had just arrived at her friend Sandra Herold's house when the chimp, named Travis, jumped on her and began biting and mauling her, according to Stamford Police Capt. Rich Conklin, who said the attack was unprovoked.

Herold had called Nash over to her house to help get Travis back inside after he used a key to free himself from the house.

After the attack, Herold was unable to pull the primate off her friend. She then called 911 before grabbing a butcher knife and stabbing the chimp, who police said was like a child to her.

Stamford police shot the chimp multiple times when he ripped off a side mirror and tried to enter a police cruiser, Conklin said. Travis returned to the house and died inside.

Conklin estimated Travis to be in his 20s, weighing close to 200 pounds.

The police captain also said this isn't the first interaction his officers have had with Travis -- the chimp escaped in 2003 and "wreaked havoc" on the streets of Stamford for a couple of hours.

In 2005, a different chimp escaped from California's Animal Haven Ranch and chewed off a man's nose and genitals.

During an interview after that attack, wildlife expert Jeff Corwin told CNN's Anderson Cooper that chimpanzees are "absolutely powerful."

"It's often said that an adult chimpanzee weighing in at 150 pounds is three to seven times stronger than a human being," Corwin said.

"The thing about chimpanzees is, we sort of look at them through our rose-colored cultural glasses of the cute little chimp in the 'Tarzan' movie. Those are very young chimps. Chimps grow up, they become very powerful. They are very complex in their behavior. They have a whole range of emotions, including violence and anger."

Wow.
A chimpanzee, eh?
Pretty extreme

02-17-2009, 01:42 AM

These chimpanzees seem like worthy opponents. I SHALL BATHE IN THEIR BLOOD! TO BATTLE!

kluang · 02-17-2009, 04:14 AM

The chimp should rape her

shadow_moon · 02-17-2009, 10:25 AM

200lbs, the chimp's heavier than me...

is it legal to have a chimps as pets?

Spiegel · 02-17-2009, 02:13 PM

I would assume you need some type of license to keep one. The part about Travis wreaking havoc on the streets made me think of a chibi-king kong running amok.

02-17-2009, 10:23 PM

Chimps are manly beasts. They're also very dirty fighters. First things they go for when attacking a man are the genitals.

blake · 02-17-2009, 11:05 PM

I find it hard to believe a chimp could overpower me. Therefore I am gonna go to my zoo and challenge one to physical combat.

Spiegel · 02-18-2009, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by LonelyNinja

Chimps are manly beasts. They're also very dirty fighters. First things they go for when attacking a man are the genitals.

I understand now what it means when someone says "I'm gonna go apeshit on your ass!".

02-17-2009, 01:42 AM	#2
Miburo Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Police shoot, kill chimp that attacked woman These chimpanzees seem like worthy opponents. I SHALL BATHE IN THEIR BLOOD! TO BATTLE!

02-17-2009, 04:14 AM	#3
kluang One Punch Man Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,418 Thanks: 3,186 Thanked 4,659 Times in 2,099 Posts	Re: Police shoot, kill chimp that attacked woman The chimp should rape her __________________ To err is human, to forgive, divine. Humans aren't machines... they have souls, feelings. They live, they die, they love, they hate... And yes, they even make mistakes..... When kluang finds you creepy and wrong then you are beyond horrible. He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you. Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Being Malaysian is about driving in a German car to an Indian restaurant for an Indonesian food, then travelling home, grabbing a Pakistani kebab on the way, to sit on Swedish furniture and watch American shows on a Japanese TV. Because we have no originality.

02-17-2009, 10:25 AM	#4
shadow_moon ANBU Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: somewhere in earth Posts: 1,686 Thanks: 0 Thanked 128 Times in 99 Posts	Re: Police shoot, kill chimp that attacked woman 200lbs, the chimp's heavier than me... is it legal to have a chimps as pets? __________________ Be awed by my prowess! - Keigo Atobe

02-17-2009, 02:13 PM	#5
Spiegel Pirate King Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Grand Line (New World) Age: 25 Posts: 4,902 Thanks: 1,069 Thanked 1,604 Times in 846 Posts	Re: Police shoot, kill chimp that attacked woman I would assume you need some type of license to keep one. The part about Travis wreaking havoc on the streets made me think of a chibi-king kong running amok. __________________ "Inherited will, the destiny of the age, and the dreams of its people. These are things that will not be stopped. As long as people continue to pursue the meaning of freedom, these things will never cease to be!" -Gol D. Roger Ex-Kakashi87

02-17-2009, 10:23 PM	#6
LonelyNinja Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Police shoot, kill chimp that attacked woman Chimps are manly beasts. They're also very dirty fighters. First things they go for when attacking a man are the genitals.

02-17-2009, 11:05 PM	#7
blake Hunter-Nin Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: awesomeville pop. 1 Age: 23 Posts: 1,173 Thanks: 118 Thanked 305 Times in 197 Posts	Re: Police shoot, kill chimp that attacked woman I find it hard to believe a chimp could overpower me. Therefore I am gonna go to my zoo and challenge one to physical combat.

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