OMG!! That poor lady!! Pretty cool that the Defense Dept is doing this.
An adult chimp is massively powerful and never tame.
I remember when this happened. It was pretty clear that the chimp’s owner was seriously mentally ill. She treated it like a person, up to and including sleeping in the same bed with the damned thing. If I recall correctly, she was giving it Prozac or some other antidepressant.
She is VERY far down on the list of people who are qualified to own and handle a 200 lb wild animal that is three times as strong as a man.
At the time I was hoping she would go to prison, but I don’t think she was ever charged or convicted for anything.
To understand the brute strength of any animal vs humans, try taking a 40 pound dog for a nice walk and have a squirrel run by.
If the dog has not been trained to ignore the squirrel, he could dislocate your arm running after it!
I KNOW.
Now, multiply that x5 and put a mean, nasty, simian brain behind it.