marie2
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ORIGINAL: Vendaval If memory is correct, an adolescent chimp is stronger than an adult homo sapien. Ah, after a quick search, it turns out that the Jane Goodall Institute strongly advises against keeping chimps as pets for these very reasons. "Chimpanzees Don't Make Good Pets" "Chimpanzee and monkey infants are irresistibly cute, and it might seem that raising one would be just like raising a human child. As infants, chimpanzees are affectionate, needy, and a delight to interact with. But chimpanzees grow up fast, and their unique intelligence makes it difficult to keep them stimulated and satisfied in a human environment. By age five they are stronger than most human adults. They become destructive and resentful of discipline. They can, and will, bite. Chimpanzee owners have lost fingers and suffered severe facial damage." http://www.janegoodall.org/chimp_central/conservation/issues/as_pets.asp This rings a bell. I remember seeing a TV program a while back with a female activist on it, and I think it was Jane Goodall. They had these people on the program that raise these little chimps like babies and children. They dress them in little outfits, take them out to the park, put them in the swings etc. It was quite a controversial documentary with the pet owners feeling strongly that there was no danger, but the stats of injuries etc proving otherwise.
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