Posted on 02/18/2009 12:18:17 PM PST by PilotDave
The 15-minute recording captures the bizarre horror of Monday's attack, which left a 55-year-old woman critically injured and the 200-pound ape dead in a hail of police gunfire.
"Hurry, please! He ripped her face off," the ape's frantic owner, Sandy Herold, 70, is heard telling the dispatcher on the tapes released Tuesday night.
"Listen to me, you have to shoot him."
The terrifying screeches of Travis the chimpanzee are heard as he mercilessly pounces on Herold's pal, Charla Nash.
"He killed her!" Herold told the dispatcher. "He ripped her apart. He tried attacking me. How fast can you get here?"
The dispatcher sounds incredulous as Herold describes how she had to stab the burly ape and only aggravated him.
"He's eating her," Herold screamed. "Please have them go faster."
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What you are saying about XANX is true. Its a human medication and the results on a chimp are not known.
But I don’t think the woman was an idiot and she and her friend have suffered enough. She was misguided and probably lonely.
How fast can you get here?
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When seconds count, police are only minutes away.
No doubt she fed him her diet of Cheetos, fries, double shakes, lots of chocolate chips and cake. All that sugar probably drove the poor beast over the edge.
Even a 100 pound chimp will rip your arm off and beat you over the head with it. They are incredibly powerful animals.
I was wondering that same thing “wink wink”
That’s just nasty. (puking in trash can)
Travis was kinda fat, but still strong.
Kind of like our liberal politicians and how they view the TALIBAN.
So far, I have not read that, and she did not say that in the interview that I watched.
What a moron I’d rather have a tiger in my house than a chimp. Seriously at least if a Tiger kills you its usually pretty quick while an ape will pull your arms out of your sockets and claw your eyes out.
To boot tigers are usually more predictable.
Tragedy for the owner? ARe you kidding?
THe tragedy was the overwhelming irresponiblity of the stupid woman. Save your sympathy for someone who deserves it.
That is one time where I think I can say it would have been a good time to spank that monkey BEFORE he did all that bad stuff..
Golly!!
Sorry to have to say it, then you're an idiot.
Oops,thats .40S&W,sorry.
You know,, but when you have to resort to such methods, dare i suggest considering a chihuahua?
Well, that's the charitable view, but....domesticating any powerful wild animal is at best a risky enterprise.
I see people with wild, large cats....and I wonder when the cat plans to put the mustard on them.
In general, the people who do this seem to be risk takers who don't think things through very well, or simply disregard anyone who tries to caution them.
For me, that's sort of the functional definition of an idiot.
From the Guinness book of records 1975
In 1924 “Boma” a 165 lbs male chimp at the Bronx zoo, New York, recorded a right handed pull (feet braced) of 847 Lbs on a dynamometer.(the comparison given is 210 lbs for a man of the same weight). On another occasion, “Suzette” registered a pull of 1260 lbs while in a rage (same zoo).
A record form the USA of a 100 lbs chimp achieving a dead lift of 600 lbs with ease suggests that, with training, a Male gorilla could raise 1800 lbs.
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