Posted on 08/25/2021 8:00:23 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
A Belgian zoo banned a local woman from visiting the park's chimpanzee exhibit due to her "affair" with one of the primates.
A chimpanzee named Chita arrived at the Antwerp Zoo 30 years ago. Over the past four years, Adie Timmermans has visited the primate every week, developing a close bond with the animal.
"I love that animal, and he loves me. I haven't got anything else. Why do they want to take that away," Timmermans said, per Newsweek. "We're having an affair, I'll just say."
According to the outlet, the "affair" Timmermans mentioned involved the primate and woman waving and blowing kisses to each other from opposite sides of the glass surround the ape's enclosure. The zoo recently expressed concern about the lengthy relationship, claiming it's negatively impacting Chita's rapport with the zoo's other chimpanzees.
"When Chita is constantly busy with visitors, the other monkeys ignore him and don't consider him part of the group, even though that is important. He then sits on his own outside of visiting hours," the zoo said.
"An animal that is too focused on people is less respected by its peers. We want Chita to be a chimpanzee as much as possible," the spokesperson for the facility added.
Antwerp Zoo noted that Chita's fascination with humans is present because he was a pet before joining the facility. The zoo has now banned Timmermans from making contact with Chita to prioritize his well-being.
Timmermans accused the zoo of being unfair, saying, "other dozens of visitors are allowed to make contact. Then why not me?" Newsweek reported.
Zookeepers are now working toward helping Chita learn to interact more with his fellow primates.
(Excerpt) Read more at people.com ...
“We had a gorilla at our zoo when I was a kid Big Silverback...”
I ‘grew up’ with Samson, at the Milwaukee County Zoo.
He’s now a museum piece, which makes me sad, but also honors him.
https://www.mpm.edu/plan-visit/exhibitions/permanent-exhibits/first-floor-exhibits/samson
I really don’t care for Zoos. I understand the preservation and the research part of it, and I know they’ve vastly improved through the years, but they still make me kind of sad - especially for the animals that are as smart as humans, and infinitely smarter than Socialist Democrats. ;)
San Diego Zoo, 1968....
Watching a big Silverback Gorilla and several female gorillas in a huge open area...The Silverback suddenly stopped and started sniffing the air...he then turned and went over to a female and slapped her in the back the head, knocking her down...He grabbed her by the waist and picked her up from behind, and then started humping her...
people watching started grabbing kids to leave and others laughing loud...The gorilla kept on humping and just looked up at the people like he was thinking “See what I’m doing?”
It was hilarious!!!!
That explains so much !
Hey at least she wasn’t sleeping with him and giving him booze like that crazy CT lady did with Travis!
The chimp was a pet, for goodness sake! Let them make faces at the glass!
who remembers the nutbar who took baths and drank wine with her monkey, until Romeo ripped her neighbors face off??
People are nuts!
best lead-in of a song.
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Haha
Is that Big Mike on the left?
That is the most pathetic thing I have heard this week.
Haven’t you heard about the chimp, known as the Chita?...
"You can't prove I was anywhere near there..."
Days like these I miss the “Not a Ping List”
Every time I see those two, I’m reminded of the marriage proposal I once got.
I was working in a Garden Center, and was helping two ‘Norwegian Bachelor Farmers’ with a big seed order. One of them said to me, “You look like a strong, hard-working woman. Brother and I have been looking for a wife since Ma passed.”
OMG! One of the funniest, most creepy things that’s ever been said to me!
P.S. We three have been happily married for 12 years now.
*SNORT*
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