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TIL a chimpanzee that was socialized to humans since birth could log onto a computer to look at pictures, watch television using a remote control, brush his teeth, feed hay to his ownerโ€™s horses, water plants and learned the schedule of passing ice cream trucks.

via reddit.com

that was me!

see this post fucks me up whenever i see it becauseย this chimpanzee ripped off a womanโ€™s face and handsย and the op just completely fails to mention that

Wild ๐Ÿ‘ animals ๐Ÿ‘ are ๐Ÿ‘ not ๐Ÿ‘ pets ๐Ÿ‘ donโ€™t ๐Ÿ‘ keep ๐Ÿ‘ primates ๐Ÿ‘ they ๐Ÿ‘ are ๐Ÿ‘ not ๐Ÿ‘ cute ๐Ÿ‘ they ๐Ÿ‘ will ๐Ÿ‘ fuck ๐Ÿ‘ your ๐Ÿ‘ shit ๐Ÿ‘ up ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

Like, seriously, hereโ€™s an excerpt

โ€œOn February 16, 2009, Travis attacked Sandra Heroldโ€™s 55-year-old friend Charla Nash, inflicting devastating injuries to her face and limbs. Travis had left the house with Sandra Heroldโ€™s car keys, and Nash came to help get the chimp back in the house; upon seeing Nash holding one of his favorite toys, Travis immediately attacked her. Travis was familiar with Nash, who had also worked at the Heroldsโ€™ towing company, although Nash had a different hair style at the time of the attack. The chimp had been taking medication for Lyme disease. Herold, then 70 years old, attempted to stop Travis by hitting him with a shovel and stabbing him with a butcher knife. โ€œFor me to do something like that โ€“ put a knife in him โ€“ was like putting one in myself,โ€ Herold later said. The chimp turned around, she said, as if to say, โ€œโ€˜Mom, what did you do?โ€™โ€ The ape was angered more. Herold then called 9-1-1 and pleaded for help. Travisโ€™ screams can be heard in the background of the tape as Sandra pleads for police, who initially believed the call to be a hoax, until she started screaming, โ€œHeโ€™s eating her!โ€ Emergency medical services waited for police before approaching the house. Travis walked up to the police car when it arrived, tried to open a locked passenger door, and smashed a side-view mirror. Then he went calmly around to the driverโ€™s-side door and opened it, at which point Officer Frank Chiafari shot him several times. Travis retreated to the house, where he was found dead next to his cageโ€

Iโ€™ve heard the 911 call, it is truly sickening. I canโ€™t even imagine the level of agony that woman endured.

America needs to be stopped. Just because you CAN do something, doesnโ€™t mean you SHOULD.

Places like big cat rescue are overrun with the results of idiots like these.

If it can bite your face off it is NOT A PET!

also, please, think about how awfully it ended for the animal. there were no winners here. none.