The first, still a breaking news story from Stamford, CT - a pet chimpanzee went on a rampage and attacked a visitor to his owner's home this afternoon. Evidently the attack was brutal (the victim has life threatening injuries). The police were called by the chimp's owner and they too were attacked upon their arrival. They had to shoot (and kill) the monkey.
An update on this horrible story -
Police released the calls to 911... the chimp's owner called the police begging them to come over right away and shoot the animal. She thought the chimp killed her friend (who had come over to visit). Evidently the chimp had REALLY tore into the friend (who is now in critical condition with life-threatening injuries). Supposedly the monkey had Lyme Disease and was given some Xanax earlier in the day. There's no word yet on whether that Xanax had affected the chimp enough to make him start the attack.
What a weird story!!
Chimps can be vicious. Several years ago an older couple was visiting a chimp, that they had raised for years and had donated to a zoo. It was the monkey's birthday and they were bringing him a cake (which is a story all on its own). I think this chimp was 35-40, but it inexplicably attacked and mauled the man (I can't remember if the man survived).
Also, when chimps give birth in the wild, the mothers have to hide the babies so that the fathers won't eat them.
That is a strange story. I wonder if the Xanax made him crazy. I had heard that the police ran to their car to protect themselves from the perturbed primate, but the chimp got into the vehicle where the police shot him. He then ran from the car bleeding and the police followed the blood trail into the house and found him dead.
